of the Australian Pyralidina. 313 



Deuterarcha xanthomela, n. s. 



(? , 5 , 14 — 15 mm. Head and palpi liglit ochreous-yellow. 

 Antennoe fiiscous. Thorax dark fascous, two small spots on 

 anterior margin and terminal half of patagia ochreous-yellow. 

 Abdomen fuscous, segmental margins yellow. Legs yellowish, 

 somewhat suffused with fuscous above. Fore wings moderate, 

 triangular, costa faintly sinuate, gently arched towards apex, apex 

 rounded, hind margin rounded, rather strongly oblique ; rather 

 dark fuscous, darker on costa, slightly purplish tinged, with well- 

 defined ochreous-yellow markings ; a rounded spot on inner 

 margin almost at base, almost reaching costa ; a large traj)ezoidal 

 blotch extending on inner margin from one-fourth to two-thirds, 

 its upper edge parallel and very near to costa ; a moderately large 

 suboblong spot on costa at two-thirds, not reaching middle ; a 

 small spot on inner margin before anal angle ; sometimes a very 

 obscure yellowish fascia from costa before apex to below middle of 

 hind margin; cilia dark fuscous. Hind wings rather dark fuscous, 

 costa suffused with yellow ; cilia dark fuscous. 



A handsome and conspicuous species. 



Duaringa, Queensland; several specimens received 

 from Mr. G. Barnard. 



Deuterarcha mesochlora, n. s. 



<y , ? , 14 — 16 mm. Head whitish ochreous, crown mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi whitish ochreous, externally banded with 

 dark fuscous beneath apex of joints. Antennae whitish ochreous, 

 annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, mixed with 

 whitish ochreous. Abdomen whitish ochreous, with a suffused 

 dark fuscous band before middle. Legs whitish ochreous, banded 

 with dark fuscous. Fore wings somewhat elongate, triangular, 

 costa faintly sinuate, gently arched towards apex, apex rounded, 

 hind margui obliquely rounded ; pale dull whitish ochreous ; first 

 line straight, thick, blackish, from one-third of costa to two-fifths 

 of inner margin, basal area up to this line rather dark fuscous ; 

 second line thick, blackish, from three-fourths of costa to beyond 

 middle of inner margin, obtusely indented outwards in middle, 

 hind marginal area beyond this line rather dark fuscous ; a cloudy 

 fuscous disoal spot; three small semicircular blackish fuscous- 

 centred marks on costa between first and second lines ; cilia 

 whitish ochreous, somewhat suffused with fuscous, with a broad 

 darker line. Hind wings pale ochreous-yellow, with a broad 

 rather dark fuscous hind-margiual.band, attenuated to anal angle, 



