BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER. 73 



Fam. N0T0D0NT1D.4]. 



(ieu. A N T I M I M A nov. 



dm III no;, closely imitating. 



Froii.s iDiiiided. Tongue well-developed. Palpi .^hort, 

 porrect, with long rough hairs. Antenntv in 9 simple 

 ((J unknown). Thora.x not crested. Fore wings with 2 

 from |. 3 from angle, from middle of areole, which is 

 formed by 1> arising from 10 and anastomosing with 7, H. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 .^^eparate, o oljsolescent from above 

 middle of discocellulars. (> and 7 stalked. 8 appro .ximated 

 to near entl of cell. 



Allied to Desiolmia, l)iit v\itliout trace of thoracic 

 crest. The following species closely resemble a Nocfuid. 



ANTIMIMA CRYPT.TCA W. sp. 



xgvTiTiy.o;. capable of concealment. 



2 . 44 mm. Head, pal])i, and thorax grey. Antennae 

 ochreoiis-fuscous. Abdomen and legs grey-whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa straight nearly to apex, 

 apex pointed, termen slightly iiowed. rather strongly 

 obhque ; grey, rather densely irrorated with whitish; a 

 rather Inoad darker grey line, interru[)ted on veins, from 

 termen beneath apex to before tornus. and continued as 

 a narrow streak along dorsum to base : ciha grey-whitish. 

 Hindwings giey. towards base whitish : cilia white. 



Ty})e in West Australian Museum. 



W.A. Qnindalup : one s))ecimen : recei\ed from Mr. 

 W. P>. Alexander. 



PHERASPIS SVM.METRA W. Sp. 



(Tvu/itTOo;. similar. 



(J . 48 mm. Head whitish. Paljji whitish-oehreous, 

 on dorsum fuscous. Antenm^ whitish-oehreous ; in (J with 

 short pectinations (1|), each with a short terminal bristle. 

 Thorax grey mixed with whitish. Abdomen ochreous ; 

 terminal segments whitish. Legs grey- whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa rather strongly arched, 

 apex rounded, termen bowed, oblique ; grey irrorated with 

 whitish : hues obscure, fuscous : an oblique line from | 

 costa to l)ase of dorsum : a w avy hne from ^ costa to ^ 

 dorsiim : two faint olilicpie parallel dentate lines from costa 



