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Nearcha oxyptera, n. sp. 



Male, 40 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish 

 ochreous minutely irrorated witli blackish scales. Palpi 3, 

 deep ferruginous, basal third whitish beneath. Antennae 

 ochreous. Anterior legs ochreous. (Middle and posterior 

 pair broken.) Forewings elongate, triangular, termen bowed, 

 gently waved, sinuate beneath apex, apex acute; vein 2 

 strongly curved and bent down so as to almost touch vein 1 ; 

 dull ochreous, minutely irrorated throughout with fuscous; 

 costal edge ochreous-ferruginous throughout; a black dot at 

 base ; indications of a curved series of black dots from one- 

 third costa to one-third innermargin ; a moderately large 

 fuscous discal dot; a dull ferruginous shade, anteriorly edged 

 by a series of obscure blackish spots, from costa at two-thirds 

 to innermargin at two-thirds, gently curved outwards on upper 

 half; an obscure transverse series of blackish subtriangular 

 spots, more or less forming an interrupted shade; a row of 

 black spots along termen ; cilia ochreoua-grey, becoming 

 fuscous-tinged on basal half. Hindwings with termen hardly 

 rounded, nearly straight, faintly waved; a moderate dark 

 fuscous discal spot at one-third from base ; ferruginous shade, 

 subterminal markings, spots along termen and cilia as in 

 forewings. Forewings beneath with a moderate tuft of curled 

 hairs in cell ; veins 2, 3, 4, and 5 somewhat raised and clothed 

 mth short hairs; spots along termen as above. Hindwings 

 beneath with a large subcostal tuft of ochreous-grey hairs from 

 base to one-fourth, becoming fuscous at posterior extremity, 

 where they form a tuft ; a large double patch of similar hairs 

 in middle, and a ridge of ochreous hairs beneath, space between 

 more or less hyaline ; spots along t-ermen as above. 



Allied to hufalaria, Gn., but differs in shape of wing and 

 especially by the tufts on underside of forewings. The 

 curious formation of vein 2 and thickening on others men- 

 tioned are very noticeable points ; it occurs in both forewings. 

 It is highly probable that the posterior tibi?e will reveal addi- 

 tional peculiarities. 



Illawarra, New South Wales; one specimen in November. 



Nearcha pyrosema, n. sp. 

 Male and female, 24-26 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish- 

 ochreous, head more ochreous. Antennae grey-whitish, pecti- 

 nations blackish. Face and palpi feriniginous^blackish, palpi 

 hardly 2, basal two- thirds beneath white. Abdomen pale 

 greyi&h-ochreous, anterior segmental margins samen-liat 

 ochreous. Legs greyish-ochreous, posterior tibiae dilated and 



