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along ternien ; cilia ochreousnyellovv, basal half fuscous. 

 Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 stalked dark fuscous, becoming 

 much paler on basal one-half ; cilia ochreous-yellow, becom- 

 ing paler towards base, and with a faint fuscous basal line 

 towards anal angle. 



A distinct and pretty species, recalling species of Pliilohota 

 {OJcophoridce). 



Gisborne, Victoria; one specimen (probably dislodged from 

 Casuarina) in December. (Coll., lyi/ell.) 



Agriophara tephroptera, n. sp. 



Male, 28 mm. Head and thorax cinereous-g^i^ey, face white. 

 Palpi and antennae cinereous-grey. Abdomen ochreous^ 

 whitish. Legs whitish, anterior coxse snow-white, anterior 

 and middle tibi?e and tarsi dark fuscous above, tarsi banded 

 with whitish, posterior tarsi with a few blackish bands above. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gentlv arched, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; cinereous-grey; extreme costal edge white 

 from one-third to apex ; more pronounced beneath ; 4 rather 

 oblique outwards curved series of transverse fuscous marks; 

 first from one-fourth costa to one-fourth dorsum ; second from 

 costa at about one-third to about middle of dorsum ; third 

 from costa at three-fifths to' anal angle; fourth more strongly 

 curved and better developed, from costa at three-fourths to 

 anal angle and there meeting third ; an interrupted blackish 

 line along termen. Hindwingp. pale ochreousr-whitish ; some- 

 what fuscous tinged ; cilia ochreous-whitish, with fuscous sub- 

 basal and subterminal lines. 



Differs from the other described species by the pale ochreous 

 hindwings. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales; one specimen in December 

 (at light). 



ELAOHISTID."E. 



Opszyga, n. g. 



Head smooth. Antennae in male thickened, about four- 

 fifths. Labial palpi ver^^ long, recur^^ed, second joint some- 

 what roughened, terminal joint longer, acute. Posterior tibiae 

 rough haired. Forewings elongate, pointed ; vein 1 furcate at 

 base ; 7 and 8 stalked, rarely 6 ont of 7 near base. , HindAvings 

 two-thirds; cilia 2 J ; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type, 0. eugramma, Low. 



I form this genus to receive eugramma described bv me 

 (P.L.S., N.S.W., 114, 1899) as a Limncecia, but having ob- 

 tained further material I feel justified in erecting this genus. 

 Tt differs from Limncecia, Stt., by the stalking of veins 6 and' 



