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Conogethes, Meyr. 

 Conogethes lictor, n. s. 



g , 22 — 23 mm. Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen fuscous ; 

 antennal ciliations one-third. Palpi dark fuscous, base white. 

 Legs pearly-white. Fore wings elongate-triangular, costa pos- 

 teriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, hind margin oblique, 

 strongly bowed ; fuscous ; lines slender, dark fuscous, well-marked ; 

 first from one-fourth of costa to one-third of inner margin, almost 

 straight ; second from three-fifths of costa, triangularly indented 

 inwards immediately below costa, below middle rectangularly bent 

 inwards to beneath discal spot, and again rectangularly bent to 

 inner margin before middle ; costa whitish-ochreous from before 

 first line to beyond second, before second line dilated into a 

 triangular blotch reaching half across wing, its anterior edge 

 margined by the transverse linear dark fuscous discal spot ; cilia 

 fuscous, with a darker line near base, with a white space above 

 anal angle. Hind wings with colour, discal spot, second line, and 

 cilia as in fore wings ; but second line not indented beneath costa, 

 white space of cilia larger. 



Townsville, Queensland ; several specimens (coll. 

 Macleay). 



Conogethes cedilis, n. s. 



J , 21 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen light 

 fuscous ; antennal ciliations one. Legs fuscous-whitish. Fore 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly gently arched, apex 

 obtuse, hind margin obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; a small cloudy 

 dark fuscous mark from costa near base ; lines slender, somewhat 

 irregular, darker fuscous, indistinct ; first from one-fourth of costa 

 to one-third of inner margin, slightly curved ; second from two- 

 thirds of costa, where it forms a small spot, irregularly curved 

 outwards, below middle bent inwards to beneath discal spot, and 

 again bent to inner margin beyond middle ; costal edge immediately 

 before and beyond second line ochreous-white ; discal spot narrow, 

 transverse, somewhat inwards-curved, ochreous-white, laterally 

 dark-margined, touching costal edge before second line: a darker 

 fuscous hind-marginal line ; cilia white, with a dark fuscous 

 interrupted line appearing to form bars on basal half, terminal 

 half greyish tow aids middle of hind margin. Hind wings with 

 colour, second and hind-marginal lines as in fore wings; cilia 

 white, basal half barred with dark fuscous. 



Townsville, Queensland ; several specimens (coll. 

 Macleay). 



