418 Mr. Butler's descriptions of Lepidoptera- 



MAT.EOMEKA, n. g. 



Somewhat allied to Eivula ; primaries with the costal margin 

 nearly straight, slightly incurved in the middle; outer margin 

 straight to lower radial vein, then gradually arched to external 

 angle ; inner margin nearly straight, excepting at base, where it 

 curves inwards ; secondaries rather small, subpyriform, the costal 

 margin nearly straight ; costal vein of primaries extending to about 

 the apical third of costa, subcostal five-branched, emitting its first 

 branch before the end of the cell, second at some distance beyond 

 the cell, third and fourth branches forking to apex, fifth emitted 

 from the anterior angle of the cell ; radials emitted from the disco- 

 cellulars near the anterior and posterior angles of the cell, second 

 and third median branches and lower radial about equidistant at 

 their origins ; a small flattened tuft of hair from behind the base 

 of the median vein directed forward over the base of the cell ; 

 subcostal of secondaries forking from the anterior angle of the cell ; 

 upper disco-cellular long, arched ; lower disco-cellular very short 

 and transverse, the radial and the second and third median 

 branches being emitted near together and at equal distances apart ; 

 body very robust, palpi of male moderately long, triangular, com- 

 pressed, coarsely scaled, rather obtuse at apex; palpi of female 

 considerably longer and decidedly more acuminate ; antennae of 

 male delicately ciliated to the tip, of the female somewhat flattened, 

 submoniliform, and simple ; legs with the femora grooved, the 

 tibiae flattened, fringed with long hair-scales in the male. 



61. Matceomera dubia, n. s. 



Primaries pale reddish brown ; central belt represented by two 

 arched white lines ; the costa speckled with slaty grey up to the 

 second line ; a white-dotted black spot at the end of the cell, 

 followed by slaty grey scales (in continuation of the costal irroration) 

 as far as the second white line ; costal margin from the central belt 

 almost to the apex ochreous, the subcostal area whitish ; a sub- 

 marginal series of black spots white-bordered internally and con- 

 fluent towards apex ; an apical white point ; fringe cupreous-red 

 towards apex ; secondaries whity brown, becoming bronze-brown 

 towards anal angle ; thorax ash-grey, white in front ; head and 

 abdomen whity brown ; antennae yellowish ; under surface sericeous- 

 white, costal areas of the wings speckled with pale brown ; fringe 

 of primaries red-brown towards apex ; legs pearl-white. Expanse 

 of wings, 18 mm. 



Peak Downs and Gayndah. 



