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men somewhat oblique, very little rounded ; uniform blackish- 

 fuscous, darker along termen; cilia blackish. Hindwings with 

 apex rounded, termen rounded, continuous with apex; colour 

 and cilia as in forewings; dorsal hairs blackish. 



Case and Larva. — Unknown. 



Differs from any other of the described Australian species 

 by its sooty-black colouring. 



Newcastle, New South Wales. One specimen ; in Novem- 

 ber. 



23. P. ERIONOTA, Low. 



Oiletlcus erionota, Low., T.R.S. S.A., p. 63, 1901. 

 (5 , 30 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax yellow-ochreous, 

 face ochreous, antennae fuscous, pectinations black, at greatest 

 length 6. Legs and abdomen light fuscous ochreous-tinged. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, slightly 

 sinuate iDefore middle, apex rounded, termen gently bowed 

 oblique : ochreous-fuscous, pale ochreous grey in some speci- 

 mens ; cilia greyish-fuscous. Hindwings with apex slightly 

 prominent, termen rounded, continuous with apex : colour and 

 cilia as in forewings. 



Case and Larva. — Unknown. 



In the former description of this species the characters 

 were drawn from an abraded specimen. Having recently cap- 

 tured two more we are enabled to re-describe the species more 

 accurately. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales. Three specimens; in 

 March and May. 



24. P. DELOCEPHALA, U. Sp. 



(S , 32 mm. Head and face orange-yellow. Thorax, abdo- 

 men, and legs brownish-ochreous, fuscous-tinged, thorax 

 lighter anteriorly, fillet orange. Antennae ochreous-fuscous, 

 strongly bipectinated to apex, pectinations black, at greatest 

 length 6. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa nearly 

 straight, apex rounded, termen bowed, oblique; smoky-brown, 

 darker around margins; cilia rather long, smoky-fuscous. 

 Hindwings with apex rounded, termen rounded, continuous 

 with apex ; colour and cilia as in forewings. 



Case and Larva. — Unknown. 



Very distinct by the orange liead and face. 



Sydney, New South Wales. One specimen. 



The following species are wrongly referred to the Psy- 

 chifhr, or unknown to us, viz.: — 



