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Epiplema argillodes, n. sp 



{Argillodes, like clay.) 



Male and female, 21-28 mm. Head white; face and palpi 

 clark -brown. Antennae whitish. Thorax grey-whitish ; in female 

 brownish-tinged. Abdomen grey-whitish, with a few fuscous 

 scales on penultimate segment ; in female brownish-tinged. Legs 

 ochreous-whitish, anterior tibiae and tarsi pale-grey. Forewings 

 triangular, costa moderately arched, apex forming an obtuse 

 rectangular projection, termen sigmoid beneath projection ; grey- 

 whitish, more or less irrorated with dark-fuscous ; in female 

 brownish-tinged ; markings dark-fuscous ; an obscure series of 

 minute dots on costa ; sometimes a dot in disc beneath one-third 

 costa, opposite another above two-fifths dorsum, representing 

 antemedian line ; a dot beneath two-thirds costa, sometimes 

 followed by a second dot, opposite a larger spot on two-thirds 

 dorsum, representing postmedian line ; a well-marked terminal 

 dot just beneath apex, followed by a conspicuous dark line on 

 ooncave part of termen, sometimes interrupted ; cilia whitish, 

 mixed with dark-fuscous. Hindwings with termen angled and 

 slightly projecting . on vein 7, slightly excavated beneath projec- 

 tion, rattier strongly bowed on vein 4, and slightly projecting at 

 tornus ; colour and irroration as forewings ; traces of antemedian 

 line near inner margin at one-third ; a strongly marked post- 

 median line from inner-margin at two-thirds not reaching costi, 

 obsolete in female ; cilia whitish. Under surface brown-whitish, 

 with a few fuscous scales. 



Type in coll. Turner. 



Queensland, Gympie, Brisbane ; three specimens, received from 

 Mr. F. P. Dodd and Mr. R. Illidge. 



Epiplema conflictaria. 



Erosia conflictaria, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat., XXIII., p. 851. 

 Hmps., Moths Ind., III., p. 129. 



North Queensland, Geraldton, Townsville ; two specimens, in 

 November and December. 



Epiplema oxytypa^ n. sp. 



(Oxutupos, with a sharp or pointed mark — in allusion to ante- 

 median line of forewings.) 



Female, 20 mm. Head white, face and palpi fuscous. Antennae 

 whitish. Thorax white, sometimes with a few dark-fuscous 

 scales. Abdomen grey-whitish, sometimes with a few dark- 

 fuscous scales. Legs white, anterior pair dark-fuscous anteriorly 

 Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, termen 

 gently rounded, very slightly indented between veins 4 and 5, 

 slightly oblique ; pale-whitish-ochreous ; base of costa, mid and 



