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Macrobathra nctozyga, n. sp. 



c? $ • 18-19 mm. Head ochreous-white, sides of crown blackish. 

 Palpi ochreous-wliitish, terminal joint with a blackish line on each 

 side. Thorax ochreous-whitish or whitish-ochreous, with a rect- 

 angular blackish spot on middle of anterior margin. Abdomen pale 

 ochreous-yellowish. Forewiugs elongate-lanceolate ; pnrple-black- 

 ish ; extreme base whitish-ochreous ; a narrow pale greyish-ochreous 

 streak along dorsum from base to tornus, with triangular promi- 

 nences before and beyond middle ; a narrow rather oblique white 

 fascia from before 5 of costa running into first of these ; a rounded 

 white spot on middle of costa ; a rounded or subtriangular white 

 spot on costa at 4, and a very small white spot on termen slightly 

 anterior to this : cilia grey, towards tornus ochreous-white. Hind- 

 wings dark gx'ey, lighter anteriorly ; cilia grey, becoming suffused 

 with pale ochreous towards tornus and dorsum. 



Queensland, Herberton, in December and January (Dodd) ; 

 tliree specimens. Probably nearest cri/maUa. 



Macrobathra anacampta, n. sp. 



5 . 13-15 mm. Head dark fuscous or bronzy-grey, face Avhite. 

 Palpi blackish lined with white, second joint white towards base 

 Antennre white, basal half dotted and lined with dark fuscous 

 Thorax blackish, patagia silvery-white. Abdomen dark grey 

 Porewings elongate-lanceolate ; blackish ; three slender silvery- 

 white fasciae becoming snow-white on costa, first at |, rather 

 oblique, not reaching dorsum, second median, direct, third from |- of 

 costa to tornus, interrupted in middle, posterior margin concave : 

 cilia dark grey. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 



Queensland, Herberton (Dodd), Brisbane, in February ; three 

 specimens. Confused with constrictella, but markings silvery-white, 

 not silvery-metallic, and third fascia posteriorly concave, not 

 straight. 



Macrobathra nomaea, n. sp. 



$. 10-11 mm. Head whitish-yellowish. Palpi ochreous-white, 

 terminal joint with a fine blackish lateral line towards apex only. 

 Thorax purple-blackish. Abdomen grey, two basal segments 

 suffiise'd with ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 

 purple blackish ; markings ochreous-Avhite ; a moderately broad 

 slightly oblique fascia at | ; triangular spots on costa in middle and 

 at 4, and a larger rounded spot un tornus mid^vay between them : 

 cilia grey, on tornal spot whitish towards base. Hindwings rather 

 dark grey, lighter toAvards base ; cilia grey. 



Ceylon, Colombo [Machvood), Peradeniya (Green), in May ; two 

 specimens. 



