fhe 
wings triangular, hindmargin waved, rounded, oblique; dark- 
fuscous ; posterior edge of basal patch from one-eighth, costa to 
one-eighth inner-margin, somewhat curved; anterior edge of 
median band from one-third of costa to one-third inner-margin, 
strongly dentate, and curved inwards ; posterior edge from two- 
thirds of costa to two-thirds inner margin, contracted on inner 
margin, with a moderate bidentate projection above middle; a 
large black discal dot between, but nearest anterior line; the 
ground-colour between basal patch and anterior line of median 
band is occupied, except along costa, by a large white blotch; a 
similar white blotch above anal angle, suffused with ground- 
colour towards hindmargin ; a moderate rounded white spot on 
middle of hindmargin, and an irregular white blotch immediately 
above, curved towards apex, but not reaching it; a black hind- 
marginal line, interrupted by ochreous-white spots at extremities 
of veins; cilia light fuscous. Hindwings with hindmargin 
waved; colour hindmarginal dots and cilia as in forewings, white 
blotches absent, posterior edge of median band nearly straight, 
from two-thirds of costa to two-thirds inner margin, limited by a 
blackish dot-like line, immediately followed by a fine dark fuscous 
line. An abnormal-looking species, unlike anything I have pre- 
viously seen. It approaches somewhat “brujata,” Gn., but I 
hardly think it is a variety of that species. 
One specimen ; Billopp, Tasmania, in February (Coll. Barnard). 
XANTHORHOE (?) PLATYDESMA, 7”. sp. 
Female, 31 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, thorax, and abdomen 
deep chocolate ; thorax with a blackish suffused anterior band. 
Legs fuscous, post pair greyish. Forewings triangular, costa 
moderately arched, hindmargin waved, obliquely rounded ; deep 
chocolate, anterior edge of basal patch limited by a fine obscure 
whitish line, immediately followed by a thick black streak or 
transverse band, median portion of median band wholly suffused 
with ochreous-whitish, and containing numerous irregular waved 
fuscous transverse lines, anterior edge from about one-third of 
costa to one-third inner margin, posterior edge from three-fourths 
costa to three-fourths inner margin, with a bidentate projection 
in middle, suffusedly edged with whitish-ochreous throughout, 
veins beyond irregularly dotted with whitish-ochreous ; subter- 
minal line formed by whitish-ochreous dots, the middle one much 
larger and conspicuous ; a waved black hindmarginal line; cilia 
fuscous-chocolate. Hindwings with hindmargin waved, rounded ; 
deep chocolate; veins dotted here and there with numerous 
whitish-ochreous spots; markings obliterated, except posterior 
edge of median band, which appears as a fuscous-curved line, 
dotted on veins with blackish, and edged posteriorly on inner 
