6 
to apex two or three blackish dots indistinctly ringed with 
whitish; a hindmarginal row of similar dots; a few blackish 
marks on middle of inner margin: cilia fuscous mixed with paler, 
with an indistinct basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous: cilia 
paler, with a darker basal line. 
Two specimens, at light, Parkside, in April, 1892. <A very 
distinct species, not approaching any other; the longitudinal 
streak distinguishes it immediately. 
HeEct. sImMuLANS, Walker. 
One fine female taken at Blackwood in April, not previously 
recorded from South Australia. 
Hect. NosERoDEsS, Meyr. 
One specimen, a female, taken at Blackwood Railway Station 
(at light) in April, 1892, not previously recorded from South 
Australia. 
Hect. potyspita, Meyr. 
One male specimen taken at Parkside (at light) April, not 
previously recorded from South Australia. 
Hecor. compsenta, Meyr. 
Five specimens, at Blackwood, in April and May. 
ARCTIAD. 
TEeRMESSA, Walker. 
TERM. XANTHOMELAS, Sp. NOV. 
Male, 28-31 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi deeper ochreous- 
yellow. Thorax ochreous-yellow, with a rather broad blackish 
anterior transverse band; shoulders broadly black. Antenne 
black, becoming ochreous towards tips. Abdomen deep ochreous- 
yellow, posterior segments delicately margined with fuscous. 
Anterior and middle legs blackish, coxee yellow, posterior legs 
ochreous-yellow, slightly infuscated. Forewingselongatetriangular, 
costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin somewhat 
obliquely rounded; ochreous-yellow, with black markings; a 
short longitudinal streak on costa near base, posteriorly suffused 
and continued very narrowly on costa to first fascia; a rather 
broad irregularly-edged fascia from one-third of costa to one- 
third of inner margin, broadly dilated on inner margin; a similar 
fascia from two-thirds of costa to anal angle, broadly dilated on 
costa, almost touching apex ; a dentate hindmarginal band, which 
is inclined to separate into six spots: cilia dark fuscous, tips 
lighter. Hindwings ochreous-yellow; a blackish spot near apex ; 
a small (variable in size) black dot at anal angle: cilia ochreous- 
yellow, fuscous at apex, and beneath minute dot ochreous-yellow. 
