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traversed bj a central black line, and on the primaries tipped 

 with white, the same wings with costal margin spotted as 

 above, the discoidal area dark ferruginous, and the internal 

 area dull white ; venter with a lateral plum-coloured line. 

 Expanse of wings 27 millim. 

 A male. 



Scopariidse. 



Teteapeosopus, gen. no v. 



Aspect and venation of Scoijaria^ but the maxillary palpi 

 large and prominent and the labial palpi having the appear- 

 ance of three pairs of palpi, the basal joint being ornamented 

 with two compressed and dense pencils of hair, the upper one 

 nearly as long as the body of the palpus and distinctly broader 

 than it, the lower flat and tapering. Legs long and tolerably 

 stout, the middle tibiae with two unequal terminal spurs, the 

 posterior tibise with two similar spurs at distal third. 



58. Tetraprosopus Meyrickii^ sp. n. (90). 



Primaries above greyish brown, with longitudinal black 

 streaks between the nervures; basal four fifths speckled with 

 large white scales, which towards the inner margin almost 

 obliterate the black streaks ; tlie discoidal streak, Avhich is 

 broad, obliterated towards the base, and crossed near its outer 

 extremity by a white spot ; the edge of the white-speckled 

 area is fairly well defined, oblique and zigzag towards the 

 costa ; outer border speckled with white so as to cut off the 

 extremities of the discal streaks, and thereby produce a series 

 of black marginal dots ; fringe Avhity brown, traversed by two 

 blackish lines : secondaries grey Avith blackish external area 

 tapering towards the anal angle ; costal border white ; fringe 

 sordid white, traversed by two lines, the inner one broad and 

 blackish, the outer one ^x&y : thorax blackish, irrorated with 

 white ; abdomen wanting in the type. Primaries below shi- 

 ning grey, with bronze reflections ; costal border and a line at 

 the base of the fringe cream-coloured : secondaries whiter than 

 above, shining, with brassy reflections, otherwise similar ; 

 pectus, under surface of pal})i, and the legs pearly white. 

 Expanse of wings 26 millim. 



One example. 



In appearance and size this interesting species most nearly 

 resembles the Hypochalcia suhnarginalis of Walker's Cata- 

 logue, which is a true Scoparia, I have named it in honour 

 of E. Meyrick, Esq., a well-known worker at Australian 

 Microlepidoptera. 



