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PSOROSTICHA ACROLOPHA, n. Sp. 



Male, 16 inm. Head and thorax blackisih, face whitish, 

 patagia fleshy-ochreous anteriorly. Second Joint of palpi 

 fuscous, internally somewhat whitish, terminal joint fleshy- 

 ochreous, with a broad blackish median band. Ajitennae and 

 abdomen greyish-fuscous. Legs fuscous, suffusedly and irre- 

 gularly banded with greyish-ochreous. Forewings elongate- 

 oblong, hardly dilated,, term en bowed, oblique; greyish- 

 ochreous, fuscous tinged ; a short black basal fascia, with a 

 tuft of scales at extreme base ; costa irregularly spotted with 

 blackish scales ; an oblique transverse row of three small tufts 

 of scales; anterior edge blackish, first on cositia, at one-fourth, 

 tliird on fold at one-tliird, second between first and third ; two 

 similar tufts, first on a small triangular black spot on costa at 

 about two-thirds, second obliquely below and beyond ; a mode- 

 rate, irregular triangular blackish spot on costa at apex, con- 

 taining a suppressed tuft of scales on its lower edge ; 2 or 3 

 minute black spots immediately below ; 4 minute black spots 

 along termen; cilia ochreous-fuscous. Hindwings with ter- 

 men rounded ; greyisb-fuscousl, darker i'ound termen and 

 towards apex ; cilia greyish-ochreous, with fuscous subbasal and 

 subterminal lines. 



Readily recognised by the black basal fascia. 



Cooktown, Queensland ; one specimen in January. 



COMPSOTROPHIA SELENIAS, Mcyr. 



(Proc. Linn. Soc, New South Wales. CEcoplioridce Xi., p. 

 46.) I have received a specimen, taken m December, from 

 Tasmania, which I consider the female of this species. The 

 forewings are exactly as in the male, but the hindwings are 

 not yellow, but black, and the size (16 mm.) is much smaller. 

 I would have named the species as new, but, taking into con- 

 sideration the slight deviation in the hindwings of strophiella, 

 Meyr., it appears desirable to refrain from doing so at pre- 

 sent, as fiu'ther observation is needed to definitely decide the 

 point, although I have little doubt but what my identification 

 is correct. 



Peltophora phaedropa, n. sp. 



Male, 20 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, and thorax very dark 

 fuscous, posterior portion of patagia yellow, antennal ciliations 

 3. Legs and abdomen blackish, posterior legs orange, abdo- 

 men ringed with orange, anal tuft orange. Forewings elon- 

 gate, moderate, costa gently arched, termen oblique, nearly 

 straight; blackish, with yellow markings _, a ^ery narrow sub- 

 costal streak from base to one-third, posteriorly attenuated ; 



