BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER, M.D., F.E.S. 143 



markings dark-fuscous ; a dot on base of costa, another on mid- 

 base, and a third in disc near second ; a small triangular blotch 

 on dorsum at ^, its apical portion composed by a strong tuft oC 

 raised scales ; an oblique fascia from ^ costa to mid-dorsum, 

 attenuated towards dorsum ; a few dark fuscous scales on mid- 

 costa ; a discal dot beneath costa beyond middle, and another in 

 mid-disc rather posterior to first ; a broad inwardly oblique 

 wedge-shaped streak from apex, continued as a fine dentate line 

 to before tornus ; a series of terminal dots ; cilia white partly 

 suffused with pale-fuscous. Hindwings with termen rounded ; 

 vein 3 approximated to 4 -f 5 near base ; grey ; cilia pale-grey 

 with a darker line near base. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



Q., Brisbane, in November; one specimen. 



PHYCITA RECONDITA, 11. Sp. 



Recondltiis, concealed, inconspicuous. 



<J 2 16 W- Head grey. Palpi ascending, recurved, 

 exceeding vertex, second joint not dilated in <? , terminal joint 

 moderate, acute ; fuscous mixed with whitish. Antennae grey ; 

 in ^ with a wide sinus containing a large tuft of scales immed- 

 iately succeeding basal joint, thence thickened, simple, minutely 

 ciliated (i). Thorax grey, with a double posterior reddish-purple 

 spot. Abdomen pale-grey with a small reddish-purple spot on 

 base of dorsum. Legs fuscous mixed with whitish. Forewings 

 moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa and veins on 

 posterior part of disc irrorated with reddish-purple ; an obscure 

 whitish grey-margined fascia from ^ costa to ? dorsum ; a dark- 

 grey longitudinally elongate discal dot at f ; an obscure 

 whitish subterminal line ; a series of dark-grey terminal dots ; 

 cilia grey finely irrorated with whitish, and with a subapical 

 purplish tinge. Hindwing with termen rounded ; vein 3 closely 

 applied to 4 + 5 for a short distance ; grey, towards base whitish ; 

 cilia whitish-grey with a rather darker line near base. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.Q.,*Townsville, in January; two specimens received 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



PHYCITA ATIMETA V. Sp. 



aTifxrjTo^, unesteemed. 



? 18 v\]]{. Head whitish-grey. Palpi and antennae 

 fuscous. Thorax whitish-grey irrorated with fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreous-whitish, mid-dorsum near base grey. Legs whitish- 

 grey irrorated with dark-fuscous. Forewings narrow-elongate, 



