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narrow whitish streak along costa from very near base almost 
to apex, attenuated at extremities ; two very suffused and hardly 
traceable small dark-fuscous patches in centre of wing; two from 
near middle ; cilia dark-fuscous, with a fine whitish line at base. 
Hindwings with hindmargin somewhat projecting at anal angle ; 
snow-white, infuscated along hindmargin and apical half of wing ; 
cilia snow-white, towards apex slightly infuscated. 
One specimen, Duaringa, Queensland. 
Nearest irrorata, Lew., but differs from that species by the 
white costal streak, besides. being a more slender insect. 
CRYPTOPHAGA CEPHALOCHRA, %. Sp. 
Female, 45 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-white, basal two- 
thirds of second joint fuscous externally. Thorax ashy-fuscous, 
anteriorly whitish-ochreous, edged posteriorly by a fuscous trans- 
verse line. Abdomen ochreous-fuscous. Legs dark bronzy- 
fuscous, posterior femora tinged with ochreous white. Fore- 
wings elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, hindmargin sinuate 
beneath apex, thence straight ; dark-fuscous, mixed with ashy- 
grey ; veins outlined with fuscous ; a large suffused discal spot in 
middle of wing. A yellowish hindmarginal streak or line, dotted 
with fuscous. Cilia ashy-whitish, somewhat barred with fuscous. 
Hindwings with hindmargin rounded; dark-fuscous; 6 and 7 
stalked ; a narrow yellowish hindmarginal streak hardly reaching 
anal angle, broadest at apex ; cilia greyish-fuscous, basal half 
dark-fuscous, with a fine white basal line. 
One specimen taken at electric light (Central Railway Station), 
Brisbane, Queensland, in January, near the preceding, of which 
it may prove to be the female. 
CRYPTOPHAGA PLATYPEDIMELA, 7”. Sp. 
Male, 42 mm. Head and palpi ochreous white. Antenne 
white, pectinations yellow. Abdomen and legs ochreous-yellow, 
anterior tibiz and tarsi fuscous. Thorax ochreous-white, with a 
large purplish-fuscous median blotch ; patagia ochreous, with a 
purplish-fuscous patch. Forewings elongate-oblong. Costa nearly 
straight, hindmargin obliquely rounded; 2 from near middle 
ochreous white, sparsely strigulated with faint transverse purplish 
striga, a purplish-fuscous broad basal patch, its outer edge straight 
from one-sixth costa to one-sixth inner-margin, leaving a patch 
of ground-colour at extreme base; a large purplish-ferruginous 
discal spot beyond middle ; a narrow irregularly dentate hind- 
marginal fascia broadest at apex ; cilia dark-fuscous, with a well- 
defined whitish basal line. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded ; 
6 and 7 from a point; pale yellow ; cilia pale yellow. 
One specimen received Mr. R. E. Turner, Mackay, Queensland. 
Tt is a pretty and distinct species in the group of albicosta, Lew. 
