of the Australian Pyralidina. 433 



inteiTiipted dark fuscous Hues. Hiud wings pale greyish ochreoiis, 

 irrorated with fuscous, sonietiiues] whitish towards base ; two 

 parallel well-defined dark fuscous lines, second indistinct on upper 

 half, from bej'ond middle of eosta to middle of inner margin, with 

 an irregularly rectangular angulation at one-thu'd from costa 

 subterminal Une and cilia as in fore wings. 



Very similar in general appearance to P. hehraicalis, 

 SnelL, which I have not seen ; but, if the description 

 and figure are accurate, P. myina is easily recognised 

 by the characteristic median parallel lines of hind 

 wings. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; six specimens sent by Mr. G. 

 Barnard. 



Paraponyx decussalis, Walk. 



Zehronia decussalis, Walk., 481 ; Z. medusalis, ib., 

 486. 



(^ , 5 , 14—16 mm. Head, antennjE, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 white ; anterior tibiae and tarsi suffused interiorly with fuscous. 

 Palpi with 2nd joiut densely' scaled, terminal joint nearly as long 

 as 2nd, roughened with scales anteriorly, pointed; white, 2nd joint 

 externally fuscous except towards apex. Fore wings elongate- 

 triangular, costa almost straight, apex rounded, hind margin 

 gently rounded, rather oblique ; snow-white ; costa somewhat 

 sprinkled with ochreous towards base ; two small romad blackish 

 spots placed transversely in disc at one-third, the upper posterior ; 

 a somewhat 8-shaped black discal spot bej'ond middle ; a slender 

 irregular light ochreous fascia fi'om two-thirds of costa to two- 

 thirds of umer margin, mixed with blackish on costa, from below 

 costa to middle semicircularly curved outwards ; a very irregular 

 light ochreous fascia midway between this and hind margin, 

 tolerably thick on upper half, very slender on lower ; a waved dark 

 fuscous line near and parallel to hind margin, connected with it by 

 irregular fuscous scales on veins ; cilia white. Hind wings white ; 

 a central light ochreous discal spot, hardly perceptibly connected 

 with a short u-regular line from middle of inner margin ; a narrow 

 irregular partially internipted light ochreous fascia at three-fourths, 

 tolerably parallel to hind margin ; a waved dark fuscous line near 

 hind margin ; cilia white. 



Shorter-winged and more neatly marked than the 

 other Australian species. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; several specimens sent by 

 Mr. G. Barnard ; also occurs in Ceylon. 



