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wings very elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly arched, apex 

 rectangular, hind margin obliquely rounded, somewhat sinuate 

 beneath apex ; deep ochreous-yellow, in female paler ; markings 

 snow-white, obscurely margined with dark grey , an elongate- 

 triangular spot on base of inner margin parallel to costa, reaching 

 disc at one-third ; a moderately broad rather outwardly oblique 

 fascia-like spot from inner margin at two-fifths, reaching half 

 across wing, its apex produced into two long teeth posteriorly ; a 

 leaden-metallic elongate mark on anal angle ; a moderate out- 

 wardly oblique fascia from two-thirds of costa, reaching two-thirds 

 across wing, and a narrower fascia from costa near before and 

 parallel to hind margin, both attenuated and almost or quite 

 meeting at lower extremity ; an interrupted black hind-marginal 

 line ; cilia shining whitish-grey. Hincl wings snow-white ; a dark 

 grey irregular fascia at one-third, anteriorly suffused ; an irregular 

 ochreous-yellow grey-margined fascia from middle of costa to anal 

 angle, dilated beneath, followed by an iridescent pale grey narrow 

 fascia with an acute tooth beneath ; space between this fascia and 

 marginal spots closely speckled with black ; five roundish black 

 marginal spots on upper portion of hind margin, first and fifth 

 smaller, all surrounded with clear white and connected by yellow 

 dots ; apex narrowly ochreous-yellow ; cilia shining whitish-grey, 

 with a dark grey basal line. 



Cairns, Queensland; three specimens (coll. Macleay 

 and Lucas). 



Cataclysta, Hb. 

 Cataclysta lampetialis, Walk. 



Cataclysta lampetialis, Walk., 451. 



? , 17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellowish mixed 

 with white. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Abdomen yellowish, 

 segmental margins whitish. Legs whitish, anterior pair with apex 

 of joints dark grey. Fore wings very elongate-triangular, costa 

 almost straight, apex rounded, hind margin obliquely rounded ; 

 ochreous-yellow, from base to two-thirds irregularly irrorated with 

 black ; a straight narrow leaden-metallic partially blackish-mar- 

 gined fascia from beneath costa at three-fifths to before anal angle; 

 a transverse white laterally black-margined spot in disc at three- 

 fourths, nearly reaching costa, narrowed beneath ; a narrow leaden- 

 metallic blackish-margined fascia near and parallel to hind margin, 

 becoming white above, not reaching costa, beneath attenuated and 

 bent down to anal angle ; an interrupted black hind-marginal line ; 

 cilia whitish-grey, with a darker grey line. Hind wings with all 



