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cending. Antennae in male with a double row of long pectina- 

 tions, extending nearly to apex. Posterior tibiae with two 

 pairs of spurs, which are closely approximated. Forewings 

 with 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked ; 11 anastomosing wit-h 12 and then 

 with 10: 10 anastomosing with 9. ITindwings with 3 and 4 

 separate : 5 from well above middle of cell ; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type Nearclin alha, Swin. (A.M.N.H., 7, ix., p. 79). 



I am indebted to Mr. G. Lyell for the loan of specimens 

 of this species taken at Roeburne, N.W.A. 



DlCHROMODES TRYCHNOPTILA, U. Sp. 



( Trycli 11 opt)] on , rough-winged.) 



Male, 31 mm. Head whitish. Palpi moderate (2) : whit- 

 ish-grey. Antennae pale-ochreous ; in male unipectinate. the 

 pectinations short (1) and very stout, being as broad as long. 

 Thorax and abdomen whitish, with a few pale grey scales. Legs 

 ochreous-whitish ; anterior femora fuscous ; anterior and middle 

 tibiae and tarsi fuscous, annulated with whitish. Forewings 

 triangular, costa rather strongly arched, apex round-pointed, 

 termen bowed, oblique : whitish mixed with pale grey and 

 sparsely scattered fuscous scales : a raised crest of fiiscous 

 scales on costa near base ; another on costa at \, gi^^ing rise to 

 a fuscous line strongly curved out\A^ards in disc, ending in \ 

 dorsum : a third on costa at f , giving rise to a similar but in- 

 dented line to dorsum at ? : beyond this is a larsish fuscous 

 discal spot touching line at lower extremitv ; an obscure sub- 

 terminal line : cilia (worn). Hindwings with termen rounded ; 

 grey-whitish with an obscure darker median transverse line ; 

 cilia whitish. 



The type is worn, but the species should be unmistakable 

 bv the crested wings and peculiar male antennae. 



Type in Coll.. ^LyeU. 



T., Zeehan, in February : one specimen. 



DlCHROMODES HAEMATOPA, n. Sp. 



(Haematopos, blood-stained.) 

 Male, female, 24-26 mm. Head and face white, irrorated 

 with fuscous and tinged with reddish on crown. Palpi 2\ ; 

 dark-fuscous ; base sharply white ; upper surface irrorated with 

 white. Antennae dark-grey ; pectinations 5. Thorax pale- 

 fuscous mixed with darker fuscous and ferruginous red. Abdo- 

 men whitish mixed with fuscous. Legs white irrorated with 

 fuscous : anterior and middle tarsi fuscous with whitish annu- 

 lations. Forewings triangular, costa nearly straight, apex 

 round-pointed, termen bowed, moderately oblique : ferruginous 

 red with some dark-fuscous and white scales; a costal streak 

 p2 



