278 Mr. E. Meyrick's descriptions of 



spot in middle of disc ; cilia whitish ochreous, towards base more 

 j^ellowish. 



Described from a series of Australian specimens ; the 

 New Guinea specimen is rather smaller and darker than 

 the average. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea (Matheiv) ; one specimen. 

 Also common in Eastern Australia. 



Sect. B. Ocelli distinct ; antennae about as long as 

 fore wings. 



150. Crocanthes Jieliarcha, n. s. 

 (J , 13 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous. Palpi with second 

 joint whitish yellowish, upper edge blackish, terminal joint blackish. 

 Antennae grey, towards apex ochreous-whitish. Abdomen bright 

 orange, with a suffused blackish spot on back of each segment 

 except towards base. Legs ochreous-yellowish, tarsi and anterior 

 tibias spotted with dark fuscous. Fore wings elongate -oblong, 

 rather narrow, gradually slightly dilated, apex romided, hind 

 margin obliquely rounded ; bright orange, with pm'plish black 

 markings ; a large basal patch, extending on costa to two-thirds 

 and on inner margin to two-fifths, outer edge irregular, tolerably 

 straight, a small transverse spot in middle of disc ; a hind-marginal 

 patch, bounded by a sinuate line from four-fifths of costa to anal 

 angle ; cilia purplish black, terminal half round apex ochreous- 

 whitish. Hind wings bright orange, with purplish black markings ; 

 a short line along costa beyond middle ; a crescentic inwards- 

 curved spot in disc beyond middle ; a narrow hind-marginal band, 

 somewhat dilated at apex, with a small irregular prominence at 

 three-fourths ; cilia black. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea {Matheiv) ; several speci- 

 mens. 



Brachyacma, n. g. 



Head smooth ; no ocelli ; tongue well developed. Antennae 

 four-fifths of fore wings, in male filiform, simple, basal joint rather 

 long, slender, without pecten. Labial palpi rather long, nearly 

 straight, obliquely ascending, second joint thickened with appressed 

 scales, somewhat rough beneath towards apex, above with rough 

 projecting hairs towards middle, terminal joint short, about one- 

 third of second, filiform, pointed. Maxillary palpi very short, 

 filiform. Abdomen in male with uncus long, flattened, concave 

 beneath, apex formed into a semicircular black plate concave 



