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The following notes are arranged in systematic 

 sequence : — 



EPIPASCHIADiE. 



From a consideration of increased material, I now 

 conclude that several of the genera in this family 

 established by myself and others on neural characters 

 are not tenable ; the characters employed, viz., the 

 anastomosing of veins 7 and 8 of the hind wings, and 

 stalking of veins 4 and 5, though valuable in other 

 families, are here found to differ not only in closely 

 allied species, but also sometimes in individuals of the 

 same species. I propose, therefore, to sink Cacozelia, 

 Grote, as synonymous with Stericta, Ld. : and to 

 include Catamola, Meyr., and Astrapometis, Meyr., as 

 well as the American Deuterollyta, Ld., and Mochlocera, 

 Grote, under the head of Epipaschia, Clem. As thus 

 defined, Stericta will differ from Epipaschia essentially 

 only by the penicillate maxillary palpi of the male. 

 Titanoceros should have the maxillary palpi absent ; but 

 I have only seen the one specimen. The classification 

 of the Australian species will then be as follows : — 

 Titanoceros cataxantha, Meyr. ; EpipascMa saburalis, 

 Walk., E. etassota, Meyr., E. capnopis, Meyr., E.funerea, 

 Walk. ; Stericta demotis, Meyr., S. tornotis, Meyr., 

 S. habitalis, Gn., S. thyridalis, Walk., S. recurvalis, Walk., 

 S. cholica, Meyr., S. costigeralis, Walk., S. xanthomelalis, 

 Walk., S. pyrastis, Meyr. 



Epipaschia, Clem. 

 Epipaschia saburalis, Walk. 

 Also from Albany, West Australia ; in December. 



Epipaschia funerea, Walk. 



Also from Glen Innes (3500 ft.), New South Wales ; 

 Melbourne, Victoria : Perth, West Australia ; in 

 November and December. 



Stericta, Ld. 

 Stericta {?) demotis, n. s. 

 2 , 21 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous, mixed with 

 whitish-ochreous and dark fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochrecras, 



