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costa, interrupted beneath it, becoming paler towards inner mar- 

 gin, edged with dark grey ; first three narrow, third from two-fifths 

 of costa to before middle of inner margin ; fourth moderate, from 

 two-thirds of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, sharply angu- 

 lated at one-fourth from costa, almost confluent with an irregular 

 discal spot in angle, posterior edge indented towards inner margin ; 

 fifth narrow, parallel to fourth, posteriorly merging into irregular 

 reticulations ; cilia fuscous. Hind wings with apex obtuse, hind 

 margin rounded ; reddish-ochreous, obscurely reticulated with 

 fuscous ; four tolerably parallel curved fascia: indicated by fuscous 

 opposite-waved margins, space between second and third forming 

 four partially hyaline circular spots in disc ; cilia fuscous, towards 

 anal angle tips whitish. 



Queensland; one specimen (coll. Macleay). Pheno- 

 menally large as compared with allied forms from 

 neighbouring regions. The pectination of the antennae 

 is but an exaggeration of the dentation which occurs in 

 some other species. 



Siculodes aurata, Butl. 



Pharambara aurata, Butl., Ann. Mag. N. H., 1882, 

 233 ; Sicidodcs hydreutis, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. 

 N. S. W., 1886, 253). 



Since seeing Mr. Butler's type (from New Britain) I 

 have been enabled to make this identification. 



Sicidodcs crypsiria, n. s. 



Pharambara reticulata, Butl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., 

 1886, 420. 



I make this change for the reasons stated at the 

 beginning of this paper. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; sent commonly by Mr. G. 

 Barnard. 



Siculodes rhythmica, n. s. 



$ , 19 mm. Head and antennae grey-whitish. Palpi whitish- 

 grey, slender, smooth, ascending, terminal joint moderately long. 

 Thorax white, anterior margin suffused with pale greyish-fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish. Legs white, banded with dark grey. Fore 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, hind margin very obliquely rounded ; veins 8 and !t 



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