91 QUEENSLAND I.KPIDOPTERA 



second, cylindrical. Antennae filiform, ciliate. Thorax with 

 tufts of hair laterally and posteriorly. Abdomen moderate. 

 Forewings elongate lanceolate, veins 2 and H stalked, .5 wanting, 

 S to apex. Hindwingh' M and 4 stalked, ;; wantintj, 6 

 closely parallel with 4 near margin, 8 approaching 7 beyond 

 middle. Woorda is the native name for a kangaroo, from Kan- 

 garoo land. 



WOORDA AQUOSA, NOV. SP- 



^ IG T^\- Head ochreous. Palpi and antennae fuscous. 

 Thorax fuscous irrorated with smoky black, and shading 

 to ochreous posteriorly. Abdomen ochreous fuscous, grey 

 laterally underneath. Forewings narrow, costa nearly straight, 

 hind margin obliquely rounded, blackish fuscous, splashed 

 with grey and creamy brown dashes and markings. Forewings 

 with a narrow median ochreous white or creamy band, from base 

 to just before the half of wing, nearer to costa, thence diffused 

 and mixed with grey, gives off spurs to costa, irrorated with 

 bluish specks ; a submedian line of grey and blue specks from 

 base, and suffused with bluish to ^ inner margin ; a small 

 white discal dot in middle subtended from median band, a 

 suffused area of light fuscous brown from three-fourths, passing 

 in streaks to anal angle, and again more or less sparingly to 

 hind margin, and a wider belt to ^ costa; costal area more 

 or less irrorated with lines or spots of fuscous ; a discal 

 dot near middle in black band. Cilia fuscous with black diffu- 

 sions. Hindwings smoky grey, becoming lighter toward base 

 and inner margin, darker on veins ; a hind margiuskl dark 

 fuscous fine line. Cilia light fuscous. May Orchard, Brisbane. 



WULLABURRA, NOV. OEN. 



Head loosely scaled. Tongue not well developed. Palpi 

 short subascending, cylindrical. Antennae filiform, long, basal 

 joint elongate, tufted. Thorax smoth scaled, hairy beneath. 

 Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibife clothed with very long 

 hairs, spurs moderately developed. Forewings narrow elongate, 

 5 wanting, 7 from 8, 8 to costa. Hindwings narrow, 8 connateor 

 anastoming with celle obliquely elongate before half wing, thence 

 narrowing to apex, 5 wanting. Cilia long. Wullaburra is a 

 native name for the '\Voomera. 



WULL.VBURRA NIGROMEDIA, NOV. SP. 



^ 20 i)\.R' Head ochreous grey, face ochreous. Palpi 

 ochreous on under side, fuscous above. Antennae fuscous, with 

 rosette of fuscous grey hairs at base. Thorax grey, dorsum 



