90 QUEENSLAND LEPIDOPTERA 



hindmargin rounded, rich velvety black with bright white mark- 

 ings. Forewings with three transverse fasciae, broad and con- 

 spicuous ; iJrst fascia obliquely from costa just beyond base, does 

 not reach inner margin by one- fourth breadth of wing, and is 

 broadened in middle by a cross bar broken off, as it were, and 

 showing denticulate edges as if it had been torn off; the second 

 fascia from a point at middle of costa, broadens into a six-sided 

 rhomb, and only just stops short of, or is diffused to inner 

 margin ; the third fascia at three-fourths is broad at the costa, 

 and bows anteriorly, anterior border, thence a straight line to 

 ;■ inner margin, posterior border deeply dentate and con- 

 tracted in }niddle, then forms a tooth projection on posterior 

 border, and takes a straight course to inner margin. Cilia, 

 fuscous, prominently white along hindmargin. Hindwings 

 light fuscous. Cilia, light fuscous. One specimen, Brisbane. 



MACROBATHRA VEXILLARIATA. NOV. SP. 



$ 16 Dun,. Head black, face white. Palpi white, terminal 

 joint shaded Avith light fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax. 

 fuscous, the dorsum anteriorly and the patagia white. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Forewings costa gently rounded, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded, fuscous black with scattered grey scales, markings 

 white or cream coloured. Forewings with a dot on ^ costa, a 

 triangular blotch, with base on f costa, to just before apex ; the 

 apex of the triangle nearly reaches to inner border, a conspicuous 

 small square spot on ! costa. thence diffuses to a smoky tinted 

 white which extends more or less diffused along the whole inner 

 border, sending up a small projecting tooth-like spot, interme- 

 diate to second and third costal dots ; a few scattered black 

 specks on this inner border white surface ; a band or line of rich 

 black borders base and inner margin of wing for a short distance, 

 thi'^ is finely bordered with a line of white ; the white diffusion 

 plays more or less to base through centre of ground colour. 

 Cilia black, light grey towards inner margin. Hindwings 

 fuscous grey, diffused in middle with lighter grey. Cilia, a 

 smoky grey, lighter grey toward base of inner border. One 

 specimen, Brisbane. 



MACROBATHRA OBLIQUATA, NOV. SP. 



2 13 n|^TT[. Head black, face white. Palpi creamy white, 

 tipped with diffused fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax black. 

 Abdomen smoky fuscous. Forewings, costa gently rounded, 

 hind margin rounded ; rich velvety black, with conspicuous 

 creamy white marks ; a broad fascia at one-third obliquely to 



