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Philobota ignave, n. sp. 



d" 18-21 mm., 2 25-27 mm. Head iu c? ochreoiis-wliitish or 

 pnlo }ello-\v-ochreous,iii 5 light greyish-ochreous. P.ilpi oclmous- 

 wliitish, anteriorly fuscous. Antcnnal cili;itions of J 2. Thorax 

 ■\\iiitish-ochreous more or less infuscated, especially in 2 • Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, in c? moderate, in $ 

 narrower, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; whitish-ochreous, in d sometimes slightly infuscated 

 posteriori}', in $ more generally infuscated; costal edge blackish 

 towards base ; in (^ a fuscous dot above middle of disc and two on 

 end of cell sometimes indicated, often wholly absent: cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwi)igs in c? rather dark grey, in $ grey ; cilia 

 wliitish-ochreous, in 2 tii'ged with fuscous. 



NoKTH Australia, Port Darwin [rodd) • eight specimens. 



Philobota isolitha, n. sp. 



(i . 15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen slate-grej*. 

 Antennal ciliations 1. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 

 gently arched, apex somewhat pointed, termen very obliquely 

 rounded ; glossy slate-grey : cilia concolorous. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey ; cilia grey. 



VicTOETA, Monbulk, in October {Lyell) ; one specimen. Type in 

 Coll. Lyell. 



Pliilobota carinaria, n, sp. 



cJ . 18 mm. Heal and thorax light ochreous-ycllow. Palpi 

 pale yellow, second joint more or less grey. Antennal ciliations 1. 

 Abdomen grey, anal tuft pale yellowisli. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex rouiul-poiuted, termen nearly strniglit, rather 

 strongly oblique ; light ochreous-yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous 

 at base : cilia whitish-ochreous slightly tinged with grey. Hind- 

 wings dark grey ; cilia grey. 



West Australia, Perth, in November and February {Bcrthoud) ; 

 two specimens. Type in Coll. Lyell. Apparently near mciachroa. 



Philobota limonia, n. sp. 



c? 2 ' 17-18 mm. Head light grey. Palpi light grey, apex of 

 second joint whitish, terminal joint whitish, anterior edge dark 

 fuscous. Antennal ciliations of cJ 2|. Thorax pale ochreous- 

 yellowish. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen hardly rounded, oblique ; pale 

 (ifhreous-yellowish ; costiil edge daik fuscous at base : cilia pale 

 oclireous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia grey. 



Xkw South AVales, Glen Inues, 'MOO feet, in December ; two 

 specimens. 



