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few red scales. Plindwings much shorter than forewings, apex 

 very obtusely rounded ; grey ; cilia grey. 



3!! This little moth is surpassed by none in its gaudy colouring, 

 the contrast of bright-red, bright-yellow, and snow-white, on a 

 fuscous background, being most striking. 

 Brisbane ; one specimen, in February. 



EULECHRIA SILVICOLA, 71. Sp. 



Male and female, 11-13 mm. Head, face, and palpi pale- 

 brownish-ochreous. Antenna3 fuscous. Thorax and abdomen 

 pale-brownish-ochreous. Legs ochreous whitish ; anterior pair 

 infuscated. Forewings oblong, costa slightly arched, apex 

 roundedy hindmargin obliquely rounded ; pale-brownish-ochreous ; 

 a minute fuscous dot in disc at one-third ; a larger dot in disc at 

 two-thirds, prolonged by a transverse fuscous suffusion to before 

 anal angle ; some fuscous scales in apical portion of disc, with 

 traces of an outwardly curved line from costa to four-fifths to 

 a,nal angle often obsolete ; cilia pale-brownish-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings and cilia pale-grey 



This small and inconspicuous species belongs to the group of 

 E. co7ivicteUa, from which it is distinguished by the absence of 

 second discal dot, and the transverse mark formed by union of 

 posterior dot with inner-margin. 



Mount Tambourine, near Brisbane ; six specimens in November 

 among dense tropical forest. I sent one to Mr. Meyrick, who 

 pronounced it new. 



EuLECHRIA CONCOLOR, 71. Sp. 



Male and female, 17-19 mm. Head, face, thorax, and abdomen 

 pale-ochreous-brown. Palpi ochreous-brown, apex of terminal 

 joint fuscous, external aspect of second joint sometimes fuscous. 

 Antennae fuscous. Legs fuscous ; posterior pair ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, not dilated ; costa moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; pale-ochreous- 

 brown, without markings ; costal edge at base fuscous ; cilia 

 pale-ochreous-brown. Hindwings ochreous-brown, very slightly 

 darker than forewings ; cilia ochreous-brownish. 



In Meyrick's tabulation this would come next to E. alopecistis, 

 being distinguished by the absence of reddish tinge. 



Common at Ballandean, Queensland, in February. T sent 

 specimens to Mr. Meyrick, who pronounced it new. 



EULECHRIA CANDIDA, n. Sp. 



Male and female, 17-23 mm. Head and thorax white. Palpi 

 fuscous ; second joint white posteriorly and at apex. Abdomen 

 fuscous, apices of segments whitish, tuft ochreous-whitish. Legs 



