392 Mr. Butler's desertions of Lepldoptem- 



17. Leucania alarioides, n. s. 



Primaries above rose-pink, divided in the middle by two broad 

 longitudinal creamy white bands, the upper one passing from 

 outer margin through the upper radial interspace into the cell, 

 where it tapers to a point near the base, sometimes bounded on 

 each side by a dusky streak ; lower band filling the median inter- 

 spaces and continued below the median vein to the base, where it 

 is somewhat abruptly pointed, being bounded by the upcurved 

 submedian vein ; fringe white, traversed by two rose-coloured 

 stripes ; secondaries sericeous-white, with rose-pink veins ; fringe 

 slightly pink at apex; head dull vinous, collar greyish, thorax 

 white, tegul rose-tinted on the shoulders ; abdomen white ; wings 

 below shining creamy white ; primaries with the veins pink ; 

 median area clouded with fuliginous-brown ; fringe rosy lilacine ; 

 secondaries with rosy costal margin; fringe pure white; pectus 

 silvery white, legs dull rose-colour varied with silvery white, abdo- 

 men silvery white, becoming sordid towards anal angle and banded 

 with rosy lilacine. Expanse of wings, 29 mm. 



Peak Downs and Gayndah. 



This is one of the most delicately-coloured species in 

 the genus, agreeing in tint with some species of Alaria. 



EUEYPSYCHE, n. g. 



Allied to Leucania, with which it agrees in neuration, 

 excepting that the veins are wider apart owing to the 

 greater width of the wings ; antennae finely ciliated ; 

 body more slender than in Leucania. 



18. Eurypsyche similis, n. s. 



$ . Wings above silvery greyish white ; primaries pale vinous- 

 brown towards apex of costal border ; basal half of costal border, 

 interne-median area, and internal border irrorated with scattered 

 black scales ; a central longitudinal brown streak commencing with 

 a blackish line below the median vein (which is white), then 

 passing, as a narrow dark brown streak, immediately above the 

 median vein to the base of the lower radial interspace, where it is 

 interrupted, continued again as a blackish line in the upper radial 

 interspace ; an ill-defined fiesh-tinted streak in the cell, bounding 

 the upper edge of the central longitudinal streak ; a marginal series 

 of black points ; secondaries slightly darker towards outer margin ; 

 a marginal series of elongated dusky dots ; fringe whitish, traversed 



