of the Australian Pyralidina. 339 



moderate, triangular, costa sinuate, moderately arched posteriorly, 

 apex rounded, hind margin obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous, in 

 female suffused with reddish ochreous ; costal edge dark fuscous ; 

 some dark fuscous scales towards base of inner margin ; first line 

 obsolete, represented by a blackish mark on submedian fold before 

 middle, tending to be connected with second line along fold ; a 

 small round spot in disc before middle, and a similar discal spot, 

 reddish ochreous, sometimes obsolete ; sometimes a pale line along 

 lower median vein in disc ; second line reddish ochreous suffused 

 with blackish, especially towards costa, running from costa before 

 apex to three-fourths of inner margin, almost straight, slightly 

 indented inwards m middle, sometimes margined posteriorly by a 

 pale streak ; a waved dark fuscous hind-marginal line ; cilia light 

 shining grey, with a darker line near base. Hind wings whitish 

 ochreous, hind margm broadly suffused with darker fuscous ; cilia 

 as in fore wings. 



Not closely allied to the indigenous species, from all 

 of which it differs by the regular conical frontal pro- 

 jection. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; Murrurundi, New South 

 Wales, in November ; several specimens. Also occurs 

 in Ceylon and West Africa. 



Criophthona, n. g. 



Forehead with a long truncate conical projection. Ocelli present. 

 Tongue well developed. Antennae three-fourths of fore wings, in 

 male rather stout, fihform, evenly ciliated (|), sometimes rough- 

 scaled above (Iialia'phra). Labial palpi moderately long, straight, 

 porrected, with rough projecting scales, somewhat truncate at apex, 

 terminal joint concealed. Maxillary palpi moderate, filiform, with 

 loose scales towards apex. Posterior tibiae with outer spurs one- 

 half to two-thh"ds of inner. Abdomen elongate, in male with 

 moderate anal tuft ; valves retracted (?). Fore wings with vein 11 

 moderately long, oblique. Hind wings as broad as fore wings ; 3 

 remote, 4 and 5 tolerably remote or from a point (haliaphra), 7 

 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to middle. 



The two species included here do not exactly agree, 

 but both differ from Eurycreon and agree with Scdenia 

 in the very long frontal projection. 



a. Fore wings white . . . . . . . . . . haliaphra. 



b. ,, ,, grey .. .. .. .. .. jinitima. 



