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A general classification of the family may be expressed by 

 the following table, but the characters are not in all cases 

 absolute : — 



A. (Erophovind'. Aiitoima^ of male ciliated (1 or more). 



1. (KcopltniUhn. Voin 7 of forewings to costa. 



2. Eulecli liddcs. ,, ,, ,, apex. 



3. PhUobotidrs. ,, .. ,. termon. 



B. J^eprcssariancr. Antoniux^ of male sijtiple or miimtelv 



ciliated (^). 



1. DeprefiMiriades. Antennge shorter than forewings. 



2. Cnrcinidcfi. Anteniiffi as long as forewings. 



The following is an ordered list of the Australian genera 

 referable to the DejwessariancK : — 



1. Pepressariades. Enchocrates, AJeyi-. 



]\[achetis, Meyr. Pedois, Turn. 



Snhyrelata, Meyi'. Doleromima, Meyi . 



Eupselia, Meyr. Binsitta, "Walk. 



Eutorna, Meyr. Ceratophysetis, Meyr. 



Heterobathra, Low. Ethmia, Hb, 

 Hetorochyta Meyr. o Carcimdrs. 



Acolasta, Mevr. Pholentis, Meyr. 



Leptosac^^s Meyi-. Octasphales, Meyr. 



Bida Walk. Peritorneuta. Turn. 



Ihudaca. ^^ alk. Scorpiopsis, Turn. 



Macrobathra, Meyr. 

 Macrohaflira liexadyas, n. sj^. 



Male, 12 mm. Head white, with three dark fuscous dots 

 on forehead, and one on each side of crown. Palpi white, 

 second joint with base and a subapical ring dark fuscous, tor- 

 minal joint dark fuscous, with apex and a subbasal ring white. 

 Antennce ochreous-whitish ringed with dark fuscous. Thorax 

 white, irregularly irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Forewings dark fuscous irrorated with white ; mark- 

 ings ochreous-whitish ; a moderate fascia from \ of costa to ^ 

 of dorsum, angulated and partially interrupted in middle : an 

 oblique spot from middle of costa, and a triangular spot on 

 dorsum before tornus, separated by cloudy, round, dark fus- 

 cous spot: a spot on costa at |, and a similar one opposite it 

 on termen : cilia fuscous, ochreous-whitish opposite costal 

 spot, and on a large terminal patch. Hindwings grey, darker 

 towards apex : cilia light ochreous-grey. 



Rosewood, Queensland, in September ; one specimen. 

 Quite distinct from any other ; the form of the first fascia is 

 a marked character. 



BORKHAUSENIA, Hb. 



Borkhausenia capnodyta, n. sp. 

 Female, 12-13 mm. Plead whitish-ochreous, crown irro- 

 rated with dark fuscous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, terminal 

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