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in middle on lower half, a similar fascia before termen, so-mer- 

 times interrupted on lower half; an irregular line along ter- 

 mjen ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings fuscous-, cilia gi'eyish-fuscous. 

 Gisbome, Victoria. ; two specimens in October. (CoJL 

 Lyell.) 



Narycia (Xysmatodoma) photidias, n. s-p. 



Male, 16 mm. Head dull oichreous. Palpi, thorax, and 

 abdomen dull coppeiiy-fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Legg 

 ochreous, suffusedly banded with fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, cosita gently arched, termen strongly oblique; 

 ochreous, somewhat shining, fine strigulated with pale fuscous ; 

 costa obscurely spotted on posterior half ; fuscous clot in disc 

 at one-third, a second beyond end of cell, sometimes a clearer 

 ochreous space on costa above ; a similar inwardly oblique 

 space on innermiargin at two-fifths; a suffused row of fuscous 

 spots along temien ; cilia shining ochreous, mixed with fus- 

 cous. Hindwings light fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



Gisbome, Victoria; two specimens in June. {Coll. Lyell.) 



Narycia (Xysmatodoma) epitricha, n. sp. 



Male and female, 13 mm. Head ochreous yellow^. Palpi, 

 antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs blackish, thorax faintly 

 purplish tinged, abdomen of female strongly dilated and den- 

 sel}' haired on posterior segments, anal tuft black. F ore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, termen oblique, 

 hardly rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; deep purple blackish, with 

 ochreous markings ; a moderate oblique fascia from costa 

 before one-third to innennargin at one-third ; an irregular 

 triangular spot on costa at two-thirds ; an erect spot on inner- 

 margin before anal angle, nearly touching previous spot; a 

 naiTow fascia along termen, nairrowest below, hai^dly reaching 

 innemiargin ; in male all markings are obscured except first 

 fascia ; cilia dark fuscous. Hindwdngs and cilia dark fuscous^ 



Nearest glahrella, Wa^lk., in size and position of markings. 



Melbourne, Victoria; two specimens in March. 



Narycia (Xy^smatodoma) gastromela, n. sp. 

 Male, 24 mm. Head whitish. Palpi, antenna, thorax, 

 and legs dark fuscous, posterior legg mixed w-ith whitish. Ab- 

 domen fuscous, strongly mixed with black, especially beneath, 

 anal tuft grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa rather 

 sftrongly arched, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 long 

 sftalked, 7 to apex; dull whitish-fuscous, finely iiTorated 

 throughout with blackish ; dots more or less arranged in trans- 

 verse fuscous fascia, from one-third of costa to middle o-f dor- 

 sum, very obsciire on lower half, edged anteriorly by a rather 



