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wings with termen rounded, somewhat sinuate beneath ter- 

 men ; pale gi'ey-whitish, somewhat iridescent ; apex, costa, 

 and line along temien fuscous ; cilia grey-whitish ; with an 

 obscure fuscous subbasal line. 



Not unlike Pliycita deltojjhora, but the tuft' of scales is a 

 reliable point of distinction. 



Brisbane and Mackay, Queensland ; two specimens in Decem- 

 ber and January. 



Nephopteryx metasarca, n. sp. 



Male, 16 mm. Head, ,palpi, thorax, and legs cinereoust- 

 whitish. Antennae and abdomen ochreous. Forewings elon- 

 gate, moderately dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, ter- 

 men oblique ; fuscous-whitish ; a nearly straight narrow trans>- 

 verse fascia at one-third ; a second just beyond, narrower on 

 lower half ; interspace more white ; a rather broad white transt- 

 verse nearly straight fascia following second fuscous fascia, and 

 containing a fuscous dot on posterior edge above middle ; a 

 faintly indicated subterminal whitish line, curved outwards in 

 middle, edged on either with darker ground color; a row of 

 fuscous dots along termen ; cilia cinereous-fuscous. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded ; ochreous ; cilia ochreous-grey. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in January. 



Tephris glaucobasis, n. sp. 



Female, 22 mm. Head dull whitish. Antennae and palpi 

 fuscous, palpi whitish beneath. Thorax and legs cinereous- 

 whitish. Abdomen grey-whitish, anterior segment with metal- 

 lic-coppery reflections. Forewings elongate, moderately dila- 

 ted posteriorly, costa gently arched, termen oblique; ashy- 

 grey fusco'us; a whitish elongate patch from base to middle 

 occupying upper half of wing ; ground color below to inner- 

 margin brownish-ochreous, mixed with blackish ; an obscure 

 rather thick short fascia at posterior end of elongate patch; 

 below which is a small whitish space, upon which rests an 

 elongate black mark ; indications of a fuscous subterminal line, 

 ground color beyond more whitish ; a blackish spot above inner- 

 margin ; a row of black dots along termen ; cilia ashy-grey, 

 with a reddish terminal line and a row of black points at 

 base. Hindwings with termen rounded; greyish-white, some- 

 what iridescent; thinly scaled; cilia gi'eyish, with a fuscous 

 subbasal line. 



Mackay, Queensland ; one specimen in November. 



