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.at base. Hindwings fuscous; liairs along dorsum, longj, yel- 

 lowish; cilia fuscous. 



Broken Hill, N.S. Wales; one specimen on bark of 

 Eucalyptus sp. in October. 



XYLORYCTTD.l^. 

 Xyloeycta philonympha, n. sp. 



Male and female, 30-36 mm. Head and face oclireous- 

 •orange. Thorax ochreous, posteriorly shining white, pos- 

 terior two-thirds of patagia shining white. Palpi white, 

 somewhat infuscated externally. Antennae ochreous, ciliar 

 tions of male 2. Legs whitish-ochreous, coxse orange in- 

 ternally, fuscous externally, tibiae more or less infuscated ex- 

 ternally. Abdomen shining white, segments dull orange. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; 7 to termen ; shining snow-white ; a nar- 

 row orange streak along edge of costa from base to just before 

 apex, becoming fuscous-tinged on basal one-fourth; ciHa shin- 

 ing snow-white. Hindwings with 3 and 4 from a, point ; 6 

 and 7 from a point; pale fuscous, becoming lighter towards 

 base; cilia white, becoming pale ochreous at base and on 

 •costal portion. 



Differs from homoleuca, Low. (which I have received from 

 Derby, W.A., Townsville, Queensland, and Tasmania) by th© 

 orangje streak along costa and orange head, and from 

 chionoptera, Low., especially by the underside of abdomen and 

 other points. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales ; two specimens in Septem- 

 ber and October. 



Teleceates steeptogeamma, n. sp. 



Male, 20 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreousrorange, 

 palpi externally fuscous, except basal two-thirds of second 

 joint, thorax with a broad fuscous anterior band, patagia 

 orange, fuscous anteriorly. Antennae fuscous, ciliations nearly 

 one-haK. Abdomen fuscous-leaden, segmental margins yel- 

 lowish, lateral margins yellowish. Legs ochreous-fuscO'US, 

 posterior pair ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, 



moderate, costa gently arched, termen oblique, faintly sinuate 

 beneath apex ; 7 to termen ; shining pale yellow, with blackish 

 markings; costal edge narrowly blackish throughout; indis- 

 tinct towards apex ; a moderately broad subcostal streak from 

 base to apex, emitting from its upper extremity at two-thirds 

 fine lines along veins to termination ; an inwardly oblique 

 somewhat triangular spot on dorsum at anal angle ; all veins 

 between this and termen outlined with blackish ; a fine line 



