254: NOCTTJID.E. 



some black points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish 

 with oblique black bar beyond it from apex, then with slight 

 fuscous points on its outer edge, excurved below vein 7 and incurved 

 at discal fold, then dentate ; a terminal series of faint dark points ; 

 a fine pale line at base of cilia. Hind wing ochreous whitish 

 suffused with pale rufous ; a black point at lower angle of cell ; 

 postmedial line whitish with a fine brown line on its inner edge, 

 very slightly excurved ; subterminal line whitish with a series of 

 fuscous points on its outer edge, minutely dentate, excurved at 

 middle ; a crenulate brownish terminal line and fine pale line at 

 base of cilia ; the underside whitish tinged and irrorated with 

 brown; a blackish discoidal bar, minutely dentate postmedial line, 

 traces of subterminal line, and terminal series of points. 



Hah. Borneo, Sandakan (Fryer), 1 J 1 type. Exp. 22 millim. 



5384. Oruza cariosa. (Plate CLYI. fig. 13.) 



Thermesia cariosa, Lucas, Trans. Nat. Hist Soc. Queensl. i. p. 8 (1894). 

 Oruza leptogramma, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1902. p. 36. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white ; the palpi, frons, antennae, 

 and tegulae pale yellow ; tibia? and tarsi tinged with yellow. Fore 

 wing white ; the costa yellowish towards base : a black antemedial 

 point on costa and curved pale fulvous yellow line from cell to 

 inner margin ; two black discoidal points ; postmedial line yellow 

 with black point at costa, excurved to vein 4, then incurved ; 

 subterminal line white with a pale fulvous yellow band on its inner 

 side and the area beyond it pale fulvous yellow except at apex, 

 excurved at middle ; some black points just before termen towards 

 apex ; cilia tinged with fulvous yellow. Hind wing white ; a 

 slight j-ellow antemedial line ; a black discoidal point ; postmedial 

 line yellow, slightly excurved beyond the cell, then oblique ; sub- 

 terminal line white defined on inner side by fulvous yellow, the 

 area beyond it fulvous yellow, excurved and very minutely waved 

 at middle and bent outwards to tornus ; some black points just 

 before termen towards apex and a fine dark terminal line; cilia 

 tinged with yellow. 



Hah. N. Guinea, Milne Bay (Meek), 1 5 ; Queensland, "Duaringa 

 (Arnold), 1 c? > 1 $ > f yp e t <S leptogramma in Coll. Heyrick, 

 Townsville (Dodd), 1 $, Brisbane (Turner), 1 d , 1 $ type t in 

 Coll. Lucas; Samoa (Matheiv), 1 $ . Erp. 16-20 millim. 



Genus ARASADA. 



Type. 



Arasada, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 188 (1884) pyraliformis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching to about 

 vertex of bead and moderately fringed with hair in front, the 3rd minute ; 

 frons smooth; eyes large, round; antennae of male ciliated; tborax clothed 

 chiefly with scales and without crests ; tibiae with the spurs long, fore and mid 

 tibiae of male fringed with long hair, the mid and bind tarsi fringed with long 

 hair above except the two terminal joints ; the abdomen without crests. Fore 



