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pale-rosy to four-fifths ; a blackish dot in disc at one-third, a 

 second before two-thirds, a third on fold obliquely beyond first ; 

 a few scattered blackish scales in disc ; a partially obsolete 

 blackish line from costa beyond middle, sharply angulated in 

 disc at five-sixths, and continued thence to anal angle ; a row of 

 blackish dots along apical one-fifth of costa and hindmargin; 

 cilia grey. Hindwings grey, slightly infuscated in apical portion ; 

 cilia grey. 



This species has all the appearance of Heliocausta, but the 

 presence of a pecten removes it from that genus. Among the 

 described forms of Philobota it is conspicuously distinct in the 

 uniform grey-colouring, with pink-costal edge of forevvings. 



Brisbane ; two specimens. Also one specimen at Stradbrooke 

 Island in October. 



Philobota melichrodes, n. sp. 



Male and female, 15-16 mm. Head whitish-grey, without 

 yellow tinge. Palpi fuscous ; second joint pale - yellowish 

 internally, second and terminal joints whitish posteriorly. 

 Antennpe fuscous. Thorax pale-whitish-yellow. Abdomen grey. 

 Legs fuscous ; posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings pale- 

 whitish-yellow without markings ; extreme base of costal edge 

 fuscous ; cilia grey, on costa wiiitish-yellow. Hindwings and 

 cilia dark -grey. 



Near P. melirrhoa, Meyr., but distinguished by the grey head 

 and abdomen. 



Brisbane ; two specimens taken in October. 



Philobota cosmia, n s]?. 



Female, 18 mm. Head white. Palpi white; basal third of 

 second joint dark-fuscous. Antennae dark -fuscous, sharply 

 annulated with whitish. Thorax dark-fuscous; centre of anterior 

 margin and a posterior dot white. Abdomen dark-fuscous. Legs 

 ochreous ; anterior pair infuscated. Forewings posteriorly 

 dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 nearly straight ; oblique ; white, markings fuscous, ferrugineous- 

 tinged; a narrow basal fascia; a streak along costa to middle ; a 

 broad transverse fascia before middle ; a third fascia from costa 

 at two thirds to anal angle, broad in disc, and containing a few 

 white scales ; a narrow band along apex and hindmargin, not 

 reaching anal angle ; cilia dark -fuscous, on costa and middle of 

 hindmargin ochreous-whitish. Hindwings fuscous; cilia fuscous, 

 with a paler basal line. 



In Meyrick's tabulation falls with P. lysizona and P. pruinosa, 

 from which it is readily distinguishable by the transverse fasciae. 



Brisbane ; one specimen in October ; and I have seen others of 

 both sexes. 



