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CEcOPHORIDiE. 



Crypsynarthra, n. g. 



Head witli appressed hairs. Antennse moderate, in niale 

 with long fine ciliations, 3, shorter towards apex, without pec- 

 ten, or with on© or two fugitive hair scales. Palpi moderate, 

 recurved, ascending, second joint thickened with dense scales, 

 hardly reaching base of antennae, terminal joint nearly as lon^r 

 as second, acute. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae 

 thickened, clothed with dense hairs. Forewings elongate- 

 oblong, termen oblique rounded, with 11 veins (normal veins 

 7 and 8 being coincident), 7 to costa, 2 from considerably 

 before angle of cell, 4 and 5 somewhat approximated at base. 

 Hindwings with termen rounded ; neui'ation normal. 



Mostly allied to Atelosficha, Meyr., but the long fine cilia- 

 tions of antennae and oblique termen are reliable characters. 



Crypsynarthra chrysias, n. sp. 



Male, 24 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antennae reddish- 

 fuscous, second joint of palpi somewhat whitish internally and 

 reddish externally. Abdomen ochreous. Legs fuscous, po&- 

 terior tibiae clothed with yellow hairs, anterior and middle pair 

 in^egularly banded with whitish. Forewings elongate, mode- 

 rate, costa gently arched, apex round pointed, termen obli- 

 quely rounded ; reddish-fuscous^, minutely irrorated with 

 blackish : a suffused blackish mark on costa before middle, 

 continued irregulai'ly and obliquely to inner margin, but not 

 reaching it ; a small blackish spot at end o| cell ; cilia blackish. 

 Hindwings with termen rounded; orange-yellow; cilia as in 

 forewings. Forewings beneath yellowish-orange, costal edge 

 dark fuscous. 



Recalls species of Heliocausta. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen in December. 



HOPLITICA PSEUDOTA, U. Sp. 



Male. 22 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fleshy-fuscous, palpi 

 beneath whitish, somewhat fuscous on sides. Antennae fus- 

 cous, obscurely annulated with whitish, ciliations (2). Ab- 

 domen greyish-ochreous, anterior legs dark fuscous, middle 

 a,nd posterior pair silvery white, tibiae and tarsi fuscous tinged 

 above. Forewings elongate, rather broad, costa gently arched, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; 7 to apex ; dull fleshy-ochreous ; 

 costal edge obscurely whitish from base to three-fourths; 

 markings dull purplish ; some scales around cell and along 

 fold, hardly forming definite markings; two spots in cell, one 

 in middle and one at posterior extremity ; a suffused spot 

 beyond middle of inner margin; an outward cur\'ed line of 



