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Marapana rhodea, n. sp. 



{Ehodeos, rosy.) 



Male, 32 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-whitish, faintly 

 pinkish tinged, with a few scattered black scales. Palpi rather 

 long (3), porrect, ochreous-whitish, with a few black scales. 

 Antennae ochreous-whitish ; in male simple, with a short bristle 

 (1) on each segment. Abdomen pinkish, with a few blackish 

 scales. Legs ochreous-whitish ; bases of outer spurs and a few 

 scattered scales blackish. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa 

 scarcely arched, apex acute, termen sinuate, scarcely oblique ; 

 ochreous-whitish, faintly pinkish-tinged, with sparsely scattered 

 blackish scales ; a minute blackish dot in mid-disc ; a suffused 

 line of dark irroration from apex towards mid-dorsum, followed 

 by a series of minute blackish dots ; a series of minute blackish 

 dots between veins close to termen : cilia ochreous-whitish. 

 Hindwings truncate at tornus, termen gently rounded above 

 tornus ; ochreous-whitish, suffused with pink ; a series of dark- 

 fuscous dots close to termen ; a fine interrupted dark-fuscous 

 terminal line ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Type in coll. Turner. 



North Queensland, Cairns; one specimen, received from Mr. 

 H. Try on. 



Tipasa demonias. 



Trigonistis demonias, Meyr., Tr. E.S., 1902, p. 39. 

 Tipasa macrobela, Turn., P.L.S., N.S.W., 1902, p. 126. 

 Queensland, Brisbane. 



Tipasa asthenopa. 

 Trigonistis asthenopa, Meyr., Tr. E S., 1902, p. 40. 

 Prolophota camptolojiia, Turn., P.L.S , N.S.W., 1902, p. 127. 

 I think these are the same. The species is probably variable, 

 but recognisable by the strongly sinuate termen of forewing. 

 Queensland, Brisbane. N.8. Wales, Gosford. 



Section Hyblaein^. 

 Hyblaea ibidias. 

 Eyhlaea ibidias, Turn., P.L.S., N.S.W., 1902, p. 135 

 Recent captures have shown that this species is variable. The 

 forewings may be grey, and both fore aud hind wings may be 

 marked with numerous fuscous dots and blotches. 

 Queensland, Brisbane. 



Lymantriad^;. 



Gen. Haplopseustis. 



Meyr., Tr. E.S., 1902, p. 34. 



Acnissa, Turn., Tr. R.S., S.A , 1902, p. 180, is a synonym of 



