96 LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL GLEANESTOS. 



Gen. LOPHOBELA yy)v. 



hifpo^ehiQ, with tufted weapons (palpi). 



Head with appressed hairs. Tongue weakly developed. 

 Palpi moderately long, curved, ascending ; second joint 

 with long scales anteriorly forming a large triangular tiift ; 

 terminal joint as long as second, rather stout, slightly 

 roughened anteriorly, tolerably pointed. Antennae of $ 

 bipectinated, basal joint stout. Thorax smooth. Posterior 

 tibiae densely rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings 

 with termen sinuate ; 2 from *, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to 

 termen, 8 to apex. Hind wings Mith termen sinuate ; 

 3 and 4 connate or short-stalked, 5 parallel to 4, 6 and 7 

 connate or short- stalked. 



LOPHOBELA SINUOSA, 11. Sp. 



Sinuof-us, many- curved. 



(J 18 mm. Head whitish, sidetufts slightly ochreous- 

 tinged. Palpi whitish with some fuscous irroration, base 

 of second joint on external surface and apex of terminal 

 joint fuscous. Antennae fuscous ; pectinations in (J 3, 

 Thorax ochreous- whitish, bases of patagia greyish-tinged. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey, bases of segments brownish- 

 ochreous. Legs grej' mixed with whitish ; apical tarsal 

 joints fuscous ; anterior pair wholly fuscous. Forewings 

 oblong, costa strongly arched near base, thence slightly 

 .sinuate, apex acute, termen sinuate ; pale brownish -grey, 

 apical half beyond a line from J costa to § dorsum densely 

 irrorated with white, costal edge and a small tornal area 

 greyish ; a dark fuscous line from base of costa, soon 

 bifurcating, one limb approaching costa, the other median 

 to \, turned slightly upwards at extremity, and gi\ing 

 off a branch towards dorsum from near extremity ; cilia 

 brownish -grey, apices fuscous. Hindwings Avith apex 

 acute, termen sinuate ; pale grey ; cilia pale grey, apices 

 except towards tornus whitish. 



Type in Coll. Lyell. 



N.Q. Townsville in September ; one specimen stated 

 to be bred, but without particulars, received from Mr. F. 

 P. Dodd. 



