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are sometimes (probably in connection with this) unusually 

 dilated in the male : these require careful attention. The 

 whole genus is, however, difficult, and will probably be largely 

 increased when Australian collectors learn to breed these in- 

 sects, and also (which is equally difficult) to set them when 

 bred : — 



1. Forewings with d<^fiiied pale mark- 

 ings 2. 



Forewings wholly dark 7. 



2. Head ochreoiis, forewings Avith 



fascia or opposite spots 3. 



Head black, forewings with irregu- 

 lar markings i). 



S. Forewings Avitli entire fascia 4. 



Forewings with opposite spots planctis. 



4. F'ascia broad on dorsum, narrowed 



upwards anazona. 



Fascia of uniform width 5. 



5. Fascia dull white primigena. 



Fascia shining brassy-yellow-whitish Jencargyra. 



6. Forewings with dorsal area partly 



whitish-ochreous riHra. 



Forewings with dorsal area wholly 



dark camiodora. 



7. Face dark fuscous symniorn. 



Face ochreous 8. 



8. Eyecap in male with large dark 



fuscous scale-flap melanotis. 



Eyecap wholly pale 9. 



9. Anterior tibire in the male very 



short, thickened with black scales funeraUs. 

 Anterior tibiae normal, without 



black scales 10. 



10. Forewings with ground colour 



bronzy chaJcitis. 



Forewings with ground colour not 



bronzy 11. 



11. Tndersurface of forew-ings in male 



with d^rk fuscous scales nidocnpna- 



Undersurface of forewings without 



special scaling 12. 



12. Hindwings blackish towards base... plvyllanthina. 

 Hindwings not blackish 13. 



13. Cilia of hindwings mixed with d.irk 



grey towards base lihera. 



Cilia of hindwings not mixed with 



dark grey trcpida. 



Xipticula leucargyra, n. sp. 



Female, 3-4 mm. Head ferruginous-ochreous. Antennae 

 grey, eyecap white. Thorax dark purplish-bronze, abdomen 

 dark fuscous. Forewings lanceolate; shining deep purplish- 

 bronze: a moderate shining brassy-yellow-whitish direct fascia 

 at I ; cilia purplish-bronzy, outer' half whitish. Hindwings 

 dark fuscous ; cilia grey. 



