300 : NOCTUID. 
a point of raised black seales defined by white at middle of cell and 
a black discoidal lunule on a round red-brown spot defined by 
greyish ; postmedial line double, black-brown, the inner line arising 
from costa near the antemedial line, bent outwards below costa, 
then somewhat oblique to vein 3, then incurved; subterminal line 
defined on inner side by a slight brown shade, excurved below vein 
7 and at middle, a deep red-brown patch beyond it at submedian 
fold; a terminal series of blackish striz ; cilia with blackish patch 
towards tornus. Hind wing semihyaline white, the veins towards 
termen and the termen fuscous brown, 
$. Fore wing with the costal and inner areas lilacine grey with 
some black irroration and streaks, the area from below costa to sub- 
median fold red-brown witb a whitish patch at middle of terminal 
area, a strong black streak in submedian fold and slighter streaks 
on veins 7,6,2; the lines and stigmata hardly traceable; hind wing 
white with a fine dark terminal line. 
Hab. Transvaat, White R. (Cooke), 1 3, 19 type. Exp. 28 
millim. 
6597. Selepa rhythmopis. (Plate CLXXXIT. fig. 14.) 
Plotheia rhythmopis, Turner, Pr. Linn, Soc. N.S. W. xxvii. p. 91 (1902). 
Head and thorax grey tinged with brown; pectus and abdomen 
whitish. Fore wing grey slightly tinged with brown and irrorated 
with fuscous ; antemedial line double, the inner line indistinct, the 
cuter strong, black, exeurved from subcostal nervure to submedian 
fold; the whole medial area suffused with brown, the costal area 
remaining grey with a black spot on it to near the postmedial line ; 
claviform obscure, black ; orbicular and reniform represented by 
tufts of black scales ; the postmedial line double, the inner line in- 
distinct and strongly bent outwards below costa, the outer strong, 
black, sinuous, excurved from costa to vein 3, then incurved. 
Hind wing semihyaline whitish tinged with brown especially on 
the veins and towards termen. 
Hab. Qurenstann, Townsville (Dodd), 1 9, Brisbane, type f in 
Coll. Turner. ap. 26 millim. 
6598. Selepa gerea. (Plate CLXXXII. fig. 15.) 
Sarotricha demiota, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 464 (9); Kirby, Cat. 
Lep. Het. p. 370. 
Plotheia gerea, Umpsnu. A. M. N. H. (7) xvi. p. 582 (1905) 
Head, thorax, and abdomen grey slightly tinged with fuscous ; 
tegule with fine oblique dark streaks, patagia with black upper 
edge and fine oblique streak across tips. Fore wing grey slightly 
suffused with fuscous brown and finely irrorated with black ; 
obliquely placed subbasal fuscous points in and below cell; an in- 
distinct double antemedial line, slightly angled inwards on median 
nervure and oblique below submedian fold; a small black discoidal 
bar; postmedial line rather indistinct, double, oblique from costa 
