BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER. 97 



COMPSOTORiVA ECCRITA, n S]). 



exxQiTog, picked out. 



^ 32 mm. Head whitish ; face pale fuscous. Palpi 

 moderate, second joint reaching base of anteniif^, terminal 

 joint stout, h ; fuscous, apex of second joint and a broad 

 median band on terminal joint whitish. Antennae whitish, 

 becoming fuscous towards apex ; ciliations in (J 1. Thorax 

 fuscous, anterior margin whitish. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish. Legs ochreous whitish mixed with fuscous ; 

 anterior and middle tarsi fuscous . anterior tibiae densely 

 dilated with hair-scales. Forewings moderate, costa gently 

 arched, apex obtusely rounded, termen rounded, scarcely 

 oblique ; 7 and 8 coincident, running to apex ; fuscous ; 

 a large ill-defined basal subcostal whitish suffusion ; a large 

 ochreous- whitish tornal suffusion extending nearly to apex, 

 and connected with basal suffusion above fold ; some 

 blackish scales tending to form a streak on basal half of 

 fold ; a large irregularly oval discal spot beyond middle, 

 fuscous outlined with blackish ; several fine short blackish 

 streaks between this and apex ; cilia pale fuscous towards 

 apex mixed with whitish. Hindwings ochreous-whitish ; 

 cilia ochreous-whitish with a fuscous spot at apex. 



Certainly allied to C. oligarchica, although vein 7 of 

 forewings is absent — an inn-eliable character for generic 

 distinction in this group. Xylomima Turn., is a genus 

 near to and derived from Compsotonia. 



N.Q. Kuranda near Cairns ; one sj)ecimen received 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Gen. PLECTOPHILA. 



To this genus I refer Lichenaula choriodes Meyr., 

 jpolioehyta Turn., and micradelpha Turn. 



Gen. ARAEOSTOMA nov. 

 agatoarofiog, with weak mouth. 



Tongue weakly developed, nearly obsolete. Labial 

 palpi short, not reaching base of antennae, smooth, slender. 

 Antennae of ^ unipectinate. Thorax smooth. Posterior 

 tibiae rough- haired. Forewings with 2 from §, 7 and 8 

 long-stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 

 >6 and 7 connate. 

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