Old World Lyriiantriidx. in the National Collection. 393 



Hardly separable from virguncula, but uniformly smaller. 

 One of the males from Queensland was received from Dr. 

 Turner as panabra. 



PORTHESIA GALACTOPIS. 



PortJicsia galadopis, Turner, Tr. Koy. Soc, S. Austral., 1902, 

 p. 176. 



2 ^, 1 ?, Queensland, 



PoRTHESIA ENTHYSANA. 



Porthcsia enthysana, Turner, Tr. Roy. Soc, S. Austral., 

 1902, p. 175. 



1 $ , Queensland ( Tamer). 



PORTHESIA MIXTA. 



Poi'thesict mixta, Butler, Ann. Mag. N. H. (5), ix, p. 88 



(1882). 

 Leucoma mixta, Kirby, Cat. Moths, i, p. 445 (1892). 



2 ^, Tasmania, including the type. 



PORTHESIA FIMBRIATA. 



Teara fimhriata, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc, N. S. W., 1891, 



p. 285. 

 Forthesia fimhriata, Turner, Tr. Roy. Soc, S. Austral, 1902, 



p. 176. 

 2 $, Queensland (Turner). 



PORTHESIA ALIENA. 



Forthesia aliena, Butler, Trans. Ent. Soc, 1886, p. 386. 

 Leucoma aliena, Kirby, Cat. Moths, i, p. 445 (1892). 



1 ^ , Peak Downs (type). 



PORTHESIA MELANOSOMA. 



Porthesia> melanosoma, Butler, Ann. Mag. X. H. (5), ix, p. 87 



(1882). 

 Leucoma melanosoma, Kirby, (^at. Moths, i, p. 445 (1892). 



1 ^ , Melbourne (type). 



PORTHESIA NIGRIFINIS, nov. 



9 . Antennae oclireons-grey, sliafts white ; head, body above and 



below, legs, and wings above and below pure white, without any 



markings. There is a very slight ochreous tinge on the thorax and 



