42 STTTDIES IN AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA. 



coxse and femora pale-fuscous ; anterior tibiae and tarsi 

 annulated with fuscous. Forewings triangular, costa 

 straight to near apex, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, 

 strongly oblique ; whitish-ochreous with some pale-fuscous 

 suffusion especially on costa ; a white subcostal dot at i ; 

 a squarish white subcostal spot, outlined with fuscous, 

 at ^ ; a fuscous line from anterior margin of this to ^ dorsum ; 

 a fuscous line from f costa very obliquely outwards for a 

 short distance, then acutely toothed and transverse to 

 middle of disc ; space between this and following line clear 

 white ; a dentate line from shortly beyond preceding, 

 at first transverse, then bent inwards at a right angle to 

 beneath middle of disc, again bent and sinuate to ^ dorsum ; 

 eilia fuscous, apices clear white. Hindwings with termen 

 slightly rounded ; whitish-ochreous with fuscous lines ; 

 a dentate transverse line at ^ ; a dentate line from § costa 

 gradually approaching termen, beyond middle sharply 

 bent inwards and continued to § dorsum ; a fuscous 

 terminal line ; cilia white, towards tornus with a fuscous 

 basal line. 



Sir Geo. Hampson refers this species to the genus 

 Samea. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.A., Port Darwin, in October and January ; two 

 specimens received from Mr. F, P. Dodd. 



Tyspanodes metachrysialis. 

 Tyspanodes metachrysialis, Low., Tr. R.S.S.A., 1903, p. 63. 

 Tyspanodes phoeosticha, Turn., P.R.S.Q., 1912, p. 146. 



Gen. ToRQUEOLA. 

 Torqueola, Swin., A.M.N. H. (7), xvii., p. 382 (1906). 



Frons flat. Tongue well-developed. Palpi moderately 

 long, ascending, appressed to face ; second joint moderately 

 thickened with loosely appressed scales, but not dilated 

 nor tufted, terminal joint short, obtuse, dilated fanwise 

 with loose scales. Maxillary palpi minute. Antennae of $ 

 with basal joint much dilated and excavated into a deep 

 notch on inner side, with a short corneous spine from lower 

 margin of notch, then simple to \, from \ to middle dilated 

 and shortly bipectinate, from middle to a.pex slightly 



