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more strongly at Ijase, apex ol)tuse, hindmargiji rounded oblique ; 

 a broad dark fuscous fascia almost from middle of costa to middle 

 of inner-margin, anterior edge with a short projecting tooth in 

 middle, posterior edge somewhat suffused ; the ground-colour 

 between fascia and base is white, faintly ochreous tinged, except 

 a short fuscous streak on costa at base ; the colour beyond the 

 posterior edge of fascia is bright yellow, except a broad dark- 

 fuscous hindmarginal band, which contains an ill-defined yellow 

 spot in its lowest extremity ; the median third of this band pro- 

 jects so as to nearly touch the median fascia ; cilia bright yellow, 

 at anal anoie dark fuscous. Hindwino-s with the hindmarijin 

 rounded ; yellow ; a fuscous hindmarginal band, broadest at 

 apex, and not reaching anal angle ; cilia yellow, inf uscated 

 towards median third. 



One specimen from Gisborne, Victoria, received from Mr. G. 

 Lyell, jun. This species is in the neighbourhood of opldodes, 

 Meyr., and sigmophora, Meyr., but nearer the latter. 



Casyra Kershawi, n. sp. 



Male and female, 16 and 17 mm. Head and palpi yellow , 

 thorax and abdomen purplish-fuscous. Legs and antennae dark 

 fuscous, antennae annulated with ochreous, posterior legs ochreous 

 tinged. Forewings moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 hindmargin rounded oblique ; bright-ochreous yellow ; a narrow 

 fuscous purple basal fascia ; a hindmarginal band of purple- 

 fuscous, occupying apical two-fifths of wing, darker on margins, 

 and containing a roundish spot of ground-colour on costa ; cilia 

 purplish-fuscous, with a darker median line, tips paler. Hind- 

 wings with liindmargin rounded ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia 

 bronzy-fuscous. 



Four specimens, Springvale, Victoria, received from Mr. J. A. 

 Kershaw, to whom the species is dedicated. It is nearest 

 dichroella, Zeller, but narrower winged, and separaJ^le by the spot 

 of ground-colour in band. 



XOTE. 



EuprocfAs pelodes, Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., p. 150, vol. XVII, 

 1893. The size is 25 mm. 



Sterrha aglaodesma, p. 157, I.e. The size should be 21 mm 



