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Philobota gummosa, n. sp. 



J 5 . 16-19 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellow. Palpi 

 ])ale ochreous-yellowish, externallj- suffused with dark fuscous. 

 Autcniial ciiiatious of cJ 1. Abdomen grej', anal tuft pale ochreous. 

 I'orewings elongtite, moderate, coi^ta moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen slightly rounded, oblique ; ochreous-orange or 

 ochreous-yellow ; eosta, termen, and dorsum more or less strongly 

 suffused with dark fuscous ; two more or less developed anteriorly 

 confluent moderately broad streaks of fuscous or dark fuscous 

 suffusion running from near base above middle to costa beyond 

 middle, and to termen above tornus, sometimes almost obsolete : 

 cilia, rather dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 

 NoHiH AusTKALiA, Port Darwiu [Dodd) ; seven specimens. 



Philobota apricata, n. sp. 



cJ . 22-25 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellow. Antennal 

 ciliations 1. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark fuscous 

 externally except apex, terminal joint with anterior edge dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forevvings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex obtuse, termen somewhat rounded, rather strongl}^ oblique ; 

 ocbreous-yellow ; costal edge black towards base ; first discal 

 stigma minute, second small, blackish (in one specimen both absent) : 

 cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hindwiugs grey ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous tinged with grey. 



Wkst Australia, Perth, in December and January (BertJtmul) ; 

 hree specimens. Type in Coll. Lyell. Allied to aeto]jis. 



Philobota epularis, n. sp. 



$ . 23 mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi with second joint 

 long, yellow-whitish, suffused with fuscous anteriorly and towards 

 base dark fuscous externally (terminal joint broken). Thorax 

 dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen rather dark fuscous, apex 

 yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen nearly straight, rather oblique ; pale whitish-yellow, costal 

 edge ochreous-yellow ; base narrowly dark fuscous ; an irregular 

 deep fuscous-purple transverse fascia from middle of costa, narrow 

 and sinuate inwards on upper half, dilated beneath to form a 

 blotch extending on dorsum from middle to near tornus ; a narrow 

 purple terminal fascia from apex to tornus : cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 oil termen mixed with purplish towards base. Hindwiugs dark 

 grey ; cilia oclireous-whitish suffused with brownish on basal half. 

 West Australia, Perth, in February (Berthoud) ; one specimen. 

 Type in Coll. Lyell. Nearly allied io fascialls. 



Philobota macropodias, n. sp. 



2 . 23-24 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Paljn yellow-whitish 

 sutluscdly sprinkled with dark fuscous. Thorax deep fuscous- 



