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emarginate, apex pointed, produced ; grey-whitish ; in male 

 blackish ; cilia white. 



The variation of color of abdomen and hindwings of m.ale is 

 noticeable. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales ; four specimens in October. 



Pycnobathra, n. g. 



Head smooth. Antennae dentate, nearly three-foui'ths, cilia- 

 tions 1. Palpi moderate, second joint more or less dilated 

 with long rough spreading hairs beneath,, terminal joint as long 

 as second, recurved, apex acute. Posterior tibise somewhat 

 rough haired. Forewings elongate, somewhat lanceolate, apex 

 pointed ; 7 and 8 stalked, both to costa, 2 from beyond three- 

 fourths, 3 from angle, 4 widely remote from 3, parallel. Hind- 

 wingg as broad as forewings ; elongate-trapezoidal, apex acute, 

 produced, term en strongly sinuate; cilia over 1; 3 and 4 

 somewhat approximated at base, 5, 6, and 7 widely remote, 

 parallel. 



The dense tuft on the second joint of palpi is very notice- 

 able. 



Pycnobathra achroa, n. sp. 



Male and female, 9-11 mm. Head yellowish ochreous. 



Thorax ochreous-fuscous, patagia ochreous. Abdomen 

 blackish, anal tuft greyish. Antennae fuscous. Palpi oclire- 

 ous-whitish, second joint fuscous laterally and beneath. Legs 

 blackish, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elon- 

 gate-lanceolatei, apex pointed ; ochreous, sometimes fuscous 

 tinged ; a narrow whitish cosl^al streak, attenuated at extremi- 

 ties fromi base to beyond middle, in pale specimens lost in gene- 

 ral ground color; a small ferruginous spot in middle, at one- 

 third from base; a second below and beyond, both usually 

 obsolete ; a few fuscous scales towards anal angle ; cilia ochre- 

 ous. Hindwings elongate trapezoidal, apex acute, produced ; 

 greyish fuscous ; cilia as in forewings, but becoming darker to- 

 wards base. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales ; not uncommon in October 

 and November. 



ASTHALISTIS EUCHROA, LoWSr 



(Proc. Linn. See, N.S.W., p. 47. 1900). 

 I have recently seen specimens of this species from Towns- 

 ^ille, Queensland,, in which the ground color of forewings is 

 greenish, the markings are, however, identical. 



Ypsolophus ochroloma, n. sp. 



Female, 14 mm. Head and palpi white, second joint of palpi 

 fuscous beneath. Thorax fuscous- whitish, patagia ochreous. 



