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Smyriodes carburaria, Gn. 



Chlenias carburaria, Gn., X., 238 ; Meyr., Proc. Linn, Soc. 

 N.S.W., YL, 666 (1891). 



Male, 42-45 mm. Head and thorax dark cinnamon-brown. 

 Thorax with a transverse anterior band of two longitudinal 

 black lines meeting anteriorly, crest of thorax well developed, 

 blackish. Antennal pectinations six. Abdomen greyish-fuscous, 

 segments faintly ochreous-tinged. Legs dark-fuscous, femora 

 densely hairy, tarsi ringed with whitish at apex of joints. Fore- 

 wings elongate, dilated posteriorly ; costa arched at base, thence 

 straight ; apex pointed, hindmargin strongly dentate, l^owed, 

 oblique ; dark cinnamon-brown ; two black lines, first, twice 

 strongly and sharply angulated outwards with indications of a 

 third angulation on inner margin, first from costa at one-third to 

 inner margin at one-third : second, strongly dentate from costa 

 at two-thirds to inner margin at two-thirds ; an indistinct row of 

 elongate spots from costa near apex to anal angle, between veins ; 

 sjDace between second line and spots much paler than ground- 

 colour, in one specimen the wdiole area beyond the second line is 

 of this pale colour; a black dentate hindmarginal line, interrupted 

 at extremities of veins ; veins tending to be outlined with dark- 

 fuscous ; cilia dark -fuscous, tips whitish. Hind wings with hind- 

 margin rounded, strongly dentate ; reddish-fuscous, basal-half 

 grey-whitish ; a black discal dot ; a very obscure dentate line 

 from two-thirds of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, indicating 

 a continuation of second line of forewings ; hindmarginal line 

 and cilia as in forewings. 



Two specimens (at light) in May at Blackwood. As Mr. 

 Meyrick had not seen this species until I sent it him, I am at 

 his suggestion re-describing and referring it to the j^roper genus. 



Pyralidina. 

 PYRALIDID.^. 

 Hednotodes callichroa, n. sj:). 

 25 mm. Head, palpi, and abdomen yelloAv, abdominal 

 segments fuscous, ti^D of second and tijD of terminal joint 

 of palpi fuscous, face and thorax white, thorax with a dark 

 fuscous spot on each shoulder, and two broad blackish transverse 

 bands placed anteriorly and posteriorly. Legs ochreous-whitish, 

 anterior tibire and tarsi infuscated with white apical rings. 

 Forewings moderate, dilated, hindmargin almost straight ; snow- 

 white, with dark fuscous markings ; a narrow streak along costa 

 throughout, a thick straight fascia near base ; a similar from 

 one-third costa to one-third inner margin, slightly waved ; a 

 thicker irregular fascia from three-fourths costa to about 



