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PhTHOXERODES (?) LEUCOMERATA, n. SJ). 



Female, 17 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs whitish ; segments of abdomen fuscous-reddish. Forewings 

 oblong, costa strongly arched towards base ; hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded : pale-ochreous ; a suffused reddish jDatch of scales above 

 inner margin near base ; some scattered fuscous scales mixed 

 with white from base along inner margin to anal angle ; an 

 indistinct irregular line from one-fourth of costa to one-third of 

 inner margin ; a similar line from five-sixths costa to above anal 

 angle, included space strongly irrorated with white, and all veins 

 tending to be marked with black ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings 

 grey, paler towards base ; cilia grey-whitish, with a dark basal 

 line, 



One specimen (at light), Parkside, S.A. In the absence of the 

 male, it is iuipossible to refer this species with certainty to its 

 genus. 



Xylorycta chioxoptera, n. sp. 



Female, 36 mm. Head yellowish, palpi whitish, antenme and 

 legs fuscous, posterior pair ochreous ; thorax whitish-ochreous. 

 Abdomen greyish, segments dull-orange. Forewings elongate, 

 costa gently arched, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; shining snow- 

 white ; costal edge blackish from base to one-fourth, rest of costa 

 orange; cilia shining snow-white. Hindwings light fuscous-grey; 

 cilia white, ochreous-tinged at base. Underside of all wings 

 suffused with orange, especially on margins. 



One specimen, Fernshaw, Victoria. Whether this is a 

 Xylorycta or Gryptopliaga^ I am unable to say in the absence of 

 the male. It is very similar to luteotacteUa, Walk., but longer 

 winged. 



PrOCOMETIS (?) ORTIIOSEMA, 71. sp. 



Female, 19 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen and 

 legs snow-white, two basal segments of abdomen orange, other 

 segmental margins fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa gently arched, aj)ex pointed, hindmargin strongly oblique ; 

 shining snow-white ; a golden-ochreous line along costa from base 

 to near apex, finely attenuated anteriorly ; a broad golden-brown 

 longitudinal line in centre of wing from base to apex, attenuated 

 posteriorly ; cilia snow-white, except on streak. Hindwings and 

 cilia shining snow-white. 



One specimen, Parkside, in October ; also from GipjDsland, 

 Victoria, in February ; a fine and distinct species. I think it is 

 rightly referred to this genus, but absence of male makes it 

 doubtful. 



Agriophara leucosta, it. sp. 



Male and female, 24-27 mm. Head and thorax ashy-grey- 



