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HYPENIN^. 

 AVITTA EURRHOA, H. Sp. 



Female, 54 mm. Head, palpi, anteiniLae, thorax, and abdo- 

 men ochreous-fuscous, palpi dark fuscous externally. Legs 

 dark fuscous, anterior tibiae ochreous-.whitish. Forewings elon- 

 gate, triangular, costa hardly arched, termen rounded; 

 ochreous-fuscous ; markings fuscous, moderately developed ; a 

 short curved mark near base of costa; a moderately broad 

 fascia from costa at one-fourth tO' innermargin at one-fourth ; 

 a parallel fascia from costa at about one-fourth to innermargin 

 at one-fourth ; a broader fascia from costa at about two-thirds 

 to middle of innermargin, anterior edge oblique, darker fuscous, 

 with a slight angulation above innermargin, posterior edge 

 obscure, slightly angulated in middle; a broad band along 

 terminal third of wing, anterior edge irregular, sinuate in 

 middle, from costa at four-fifths to innermargin at about two- 

 thirds ; a row of obscure fuscous dots along termen ; cilia fus- 

 cous. Hind wings unevenly waved ; dark, fuscous, lighter or 

 basal third an^d with some scattered blackish strigulae towards 

 terminal area ; cilia fuscous. 



Mackay, Queensland ; one specimen in October. 



Labanda amabilis, n. sp. 



Female, 36 mm. Head and thorax fuscous, suffusedly mixed 

 v/ith mossy-green. Antennae and palpi fuscous. Abdomen 

 and legs ochreous-orange, legs beneath whitish. Forewings 

 elongate* triangular costa gently arched, termen rounded ; 

 dark fuscous, strongly and suffusedly mixed with moss-green 

 and whitish scales ; markings fuscous, tolerably well developed ; 

 a waved line from costa at one-fifth of costa to one-fifth inner- 

 margin ; median line, strongly waved and with strong inden- 

 tations below costa and above innermargin; ground color be- 

 tween first and median lines darker fuscous; second line, 

 strongly dentate throughout and with a tri-dentat© projection 

 in middle, edged above and below mixed with whitish scales, 

 more pronounced on lower portion; subterminal moderately 

 straight, rather obscure on upper half; a short upwardly ob- 

 lique streak from about middle of termen to above middle of 

 subterminal ; a short streak along upper third of termen ; a 

 fine line along termen; cilia blackish. Hindwings with ter- 

 men rounded; bright orange; a fuscous band along tennen, 

 l>roadest at apex and gradually narrowing to extremity ; cilia 

 fuscous. 



A handsome and easily recognised species. 

 Mackay, Queensland ; one specimen in October. I have 

 seen a specimen from Cooktown, Queensland. 



