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fuscous; cilia white, with some fuscous scales along basal por- 

 tioii. 



Not very near any other, perhaps most allied to pudica, 

 Low., but very different in form of wing. 



Birchip, Victoria; one specimen in April {D. Goudie). 



Phjlobota ocheolitha, n. sp. 



Male, 14 mm. Head, thoraix, and palpi ochreous-white, 

 terminal joint of palpi fuscous externally. Antennae fuscous, 

 basal fiftli ochreous-white. Abdomen fuscous, segmental 

 margins ochreous-white. Legs ochreous-white, posterior pair 

 ochreous, hairs of post.erior pair dense, ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, termen rounded, 

 oblique; clear ochreous; extreme costal edge fuscous, from 

 base to one-third; cilia light ochreous-fuscous. Hindwing^ 

 greyish-fuscous, cilia light ochreous. 



Recalls in general appearance specimens of Glerarcha 

 (Xyloryctidce). 



Duaringa, Queensland (opposite Railway Station) ; one 

 specimen in November. 



Philobota hemicroca, n. sp. 



Male, 24 mm. Head and thorax yellowish, thorax suffused 

 with orange. Palpi fuscous, internally yellowish on second joint. 

 Antennae fuscous, obscurely spotted with white. Abdomen 

 dark fuscous. Legs fuscous, posterior pair dull ochreous- 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, termen oblique, hardly rounded ; pale yellow, some- 

 what mixed with orange at base, and around margins ; an in- 

 wardly oblique ferruginous spot on anal angjle, hardly reaching 

 half across wing ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia fuscous ; 

 cilia paler at base. 



Somewhat allied to Monadelta, Low., but easily separated 

 by the clear yellow and fuscous ciliai of forewings. 



Stawell, Victoria ; one specimen in October. 



Philobota oxysema, n.. sp. 



Male, 18 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish, palpi ex- 

 ternally fuscous. Abdomen whitish. Antennae whitish, 

 spotted with fuscous. Legs fusco'us whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; white, with minute scattered fuscous scales ; mark- 

 ings fuscous ; extreme costal edge fuscous towards base ; a 

 ■ dot 'in cell at one-third from base ; an inwardly oblique trans- 

 verse narrow fascia from anal angle to two-thirds across wing, ; 

 a suffused spot on costa at four-fifths ; a narrow streak before 

 ;and parallel to termen nearly touching previous spot; a nar- 



