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fourths costa to aaial angle, cun^ed outwards on lower half and 

 meeting posterior fork of preceding streak ; second, third, and 

 fourth streaks connected along innermargin by a moderate 

 streak ; a thick streak along termen, angulated in middle so as 

 to touch fourth streak, abruptly narrowed on lower third and 

 connected with streak along innermargin ; cilia fuscous, with 

 a fine yellowish basal line. Hindwings with termen rounded, 

 slightly prominent at apex; color and cilia as in forewings; 

 markings fuscous ; second line as in forewings ; a moderately 

 thick line from costa at two-thirds to innermargin at two- 

 thirds, strongly sinuate outwards in middle and becoming very 

 much thicker on posterior third ; line along termen as in fore- 

 wings, but not touching (previous streak except at termination. 

 Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in January. 



Lygropia chryselectra, n. sp. 



Male, 25 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 orange-yellow, antennae fuscous-tinged, abdomen with silvery- 

 whitish segmental rings. Legs whitish, tinged with yellow. 

 Forewings elongate, triangular, costa gently arched, termen 

 rounded, oblique ; pale yellow, with rather obscure orange 

 markings; costal edge pale yellow, from one-third to apex, 

 edged beneath with orange ; a moderately thick waved orange 

 line from costa before one-third to innermargin direct; a 

 darker orange discal dot; between first line and base is another 

 obscure similar line ; a second similar line from just beneath 

 costa at two-thirds, thence strongly curved to touch discal dot 

 and gradually inwards curved to terminate on innermargin at 

 two-thirds ; a rather thick subterminal line, narrowest on lower 

 one-third ; cilia pale yellow. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; color, markings, and cilia as in forewings ; discal dot 

 absent. 



Mackay, Queensland ; one specimen in January. 



Archernis argocephala, n. sp. 

 Male, 28 mm. Head snow-white. Palpi fu.scous, beneath 

 snow-white. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen light brownish- 

 ochreous. Legs snow-white, anterior tibiae and coxae fuscous 

 tinged. Forewings elongate, triangular, costa moderately 

 arched, tennen oblique, slightly rounded; brownish-ochreous ; 

 a curved fuscous discal spot m middle of cell ; a waved fuscous 

 line, from costa at three-fourths, thence strongly curved out- 

 wards, thence sinuate inwards to below discal spot and ending 

 on innermargin at two-thirds ; a blackish line along costa, com- 

 mencing at previous mentioned line, continued to apex, and 



