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Type, E. chrysogramma, Low, 



Allied to Scardia, Ty., but differs from it amd the allied 

 •genera by the neuration. The genus is formed to receive 

 .chrysogramma, Low., formerly placed by me in Scardia. 



Scardia xanthobapta, n. sp. 



Male, 12 mm. Head, ipalpi, and thorax orange-yellow. An- 

 tennse ochreous. Abdomen and legs gi'eyish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, termen 

 stirongly oblique; 4 present; yellowish-orange; cosita naiirowly 

 dark fuscous from base to two-thirds, posterior tennination 

 abrupt, edged below at extremity with orange; a narrow 

 waved, ciu'ved, silvery-white line from dorsum before anal 

 angle to termen above anal angle, finely edged internally with, 

 fuscous, and enclosing a patch of deeper orange ; cilia orange, 

 becoming silvery-white at extremity of streak. Hindwings and 

 cilia grey. 



Nearest injrocliroa, Meyr., but differs in presence of vein 4 

 of forewings and other details. 



Cooktown, Queensland; one specimen, in December. 



Chrysoryctis heminephela, n. sp. 



Female, 16 mm. Head and palpi yellow. Tliorax and ab- 

 doimen dark purplish-fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Legs pur- 

 •iplish-fuscous, posterior pair odireous. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa gently arched, termen very oblique ; pale shin, 

 ing yellow ; a nan^ow purplish streak along costa from base to 

 beyond middle, attenuated posteriorly ; a fuscous-purplish spot 

 above anal angle; cilia purplish-fuscous. Hindwings light 

 shining purplish ; cilia, fuscous, at base' ochreous. 



Between talantias, Mep\, and ochranthes, Meyr., differing 

 from both by the anal spot and costal streak not being con- 

 nected with base. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales ; one specimen, in November. 



Chrysoryctis hemisema, n. sp. 



Female, 12 mm. Head and paljpi yellow-ochreous. An- 

 tennae thorax, legs, and abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, slightly dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, 

 itermeu very oblique ; shining ochreous^yellow ; a short flaitr 

 tened pui^lish fuscous streak along costa from base to beyond 

 middle, suddenly attenuated on posterior two-thirds, not near 

 reaching innermargin at base ; a moderately broad piu-plish- 

 fuscoug band along termen anterior edge, oblique from costa 

 ait four-fifths to dorsum at about two-tliirds; cilia purplish- 

 fuscous. Hindwings bronzy-ochreous, shining; cilia light 

 bronzy-ochreous. 



