98 LEPIDOPTEROLOGICAL GLEANINGS. 



Distinguished from Plectophila by the nearly obsolete 

 tongue, short palpi, and peculiar male antennae. In general 

 facies the following species nearly resembles Plectophila 

 poliochyta Turn. 



ARAEOSTOMA AENICTA, 11. Sp. 



alvixro~, obscure. 



(J 9 17-28. Head and thorax fuscous with some 

 whitish scales. Palpi short, slender, not reaching base of 

 antennse ; terminal joint in $ |, in $ \ ; fuscous mixed 

 with whitish in $ . Antennse fuscous, in 9 with obscure 

 whitish annulations, pectinations in $ 3. Abdomen 

 fuscous, apices of segments on dorsum reddish-ochreous, 

 on sides and lower surface whitish in 9 . Legs fuscous 

 mixed with ochreous- whitish ; posterior pair mostly ochreous- 

 whitish. Forewings elongate-oval, costa strongly arched, 

 apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; fuscous with 

 patchy whitish irroration ; a dark fuscous discal dot above 

 middle at \, a second obliquely elongate before | ; posterior 

 third of costal edge whitish with four dark fuscous dots ; 

 a fine crenulate whitish line just before termen ; cilia 

 fuscous, in 9 with some whitish admixture. Hindwdngs 

 and cilia fuscous. 



Q. Brisbane in September ; four specimens (1 $ , 3 9 ) 

 received from Mr. R. Illidge. 



MAROGA LEPTOPASTA, 71. Sp. 



keTiroJiaarog, lightly sprinkled. 



$ 46-50 mm. Head whitish. Palpi dark-fuscous. 

 Antennse dark-fuscous, paler towards apex ; in ^ shortly 

 laminate and minutely ciliated. Thorax gre}', tegulse 

 whitish. Abdomen fuscous, bases of segment suffused 

 with ferruginous ; three basal segments grey ; tuft and 

 apices of lateral marginal hairs ochreous ; underside whitish. 

 Legs fuscous ; posterior tibise, and posterior surface of 

 middle tibise ochreous ; middle and posterior tarsi annu- 

 lated with whitish. Forewings svib-oblong, costa straight, 

 apex rounded-rectangular, termen scarcely oblique, rounded 

 beneath ; grey- whitish very sparsely irrorated with large 

 single black scales ; sometimes a black discal dot at f ; 

 cilia whitish, sometimes with a few black scales. Hind wings 

 somewhat prominent at tornus ; whitish ; cilia whitish. 



