BY THOS. P. LUCAS, M.R.C.S. l-il 



to I inner margin ; the first transverse line is only a light 

 difi'usion, the second and third are sufi'used with grey, which is 

 shaded into the space they enclose ; the fourth is very conspicuous 

 is parallel with the hindmargin, the space it encloses with the 

 third contains a black discal spot, and is freely suffused with 

 ochreous orange : the broad band between lines four and five is 

 freely dusted with grey. Cilia as forewings. Under surface of 

 all wings light ochreous, freely speckled and dusted with grey 

 fuscous. Brisbane. 



ASPIDOPTEEA AMBIENS. NOV. SP. 



5 $ 28-33 111^ ]]\. Head deep cherry red, with a line of 

 four ochreous dots across face, and an interrupted ochreous line 

 between antennae. Palpi cherry red, with second and third joints 

 finely tipped with ochreous. Antennae ochreous fuscous, finely 

 irrorated on basal third with cherry red. Legs cherry red, with 

 grey banded lines. Thorax light fuscous grey, with a faint' 

 tinge of lilac. Abdomen fuscous grey, diffused with light lilac 

 red. Forewings gently dilate, costa rounded at apex, hind- 

 margin strongly bowed, crenulate, fuscous grey, freely diffused 

 with lilac red, and transversely crossed by circular, interrupted, 

 dotted lines of ferrous fuscous ; an ochreous costal line with 

 short bars of ferrous fuscous edged with cherry red ; a faint 

 reddish discal spot ; a wavy ferrous fuscous dotted line from i 

 costa to if inner margin, darker as it approaches costa and inner 

 margin ; a ferrous fuscous hindmarginal line of crenulations 

 and dots, with a suffused, narrow, reddish-brown band anteriorly. 

 Cilia reddish-brown, with white lunations in crenulations. 

 Hindwings as forewings, with dotted line continued to inner 

 margin, darker and bowed outward along costa ; hindmargin 

 reddish fuscous, without ferrous dots. Cilia creamy white. Under 

 surface of all wings grey, tinted with lilac red, with the lines of 

 upper surface intensified and tinged with purple ; in forewings a 

 violet suffusion along costal half of hindmargin, narrowing 

 toward costa ; a like suffusion on hindmargin before costa. 

 Brisbane, one pair, at light. 



GALANAGEIA. NOV. GEN. 



Head and face smooth. Antennae unipectinated, abruptly 

 becoming ciliated in apical fourth. Tongue developed. Palpi, 

 moderate, with closely adpressed hairs, terminal joint very short 



