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oblong, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, hiiidoiargin rounded, somewhat oblique ; 2 from | ; 

 snow-white ; a hindmarginal series of small black dots : cilia white. 

 Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 from a point ; snow-white ; upper 

 half of hindmargin marked with blackish dots ; cilia white. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen bred in November. Larva 

 residing in a barricaded tunnel in branches of Tristcmia conferta^ 

 <^arrying in leaves for food, in September. 



20. Crypt, rubra, n. sp. 



Male 50mm, Head pale ochreous, crown reddish. Palpi vv^iit- 

 ish-ochreous, base reddish-fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax 

 ochreous-red. Abdomen pale ochreous, second segment dull red. 

 Legs whitish-ochreous, banded with black. Forewings oblong, pos- 

 teriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex obtuse, hind 

 margin rather obliquely rounded ; 2 from f ; ochreous-red, 

 deeper towards costa and inner margin anteriorly ; a dark fuscous 

 dot in disc beyond J, a second on fold beneath middle, a third in 

 disc at f, and a fourth between second and third : cilia grey, with 

 a red basal line, basal half spotted with black. Hindwings w^ith 

 veins 6 and 7 short-stalked ; pale yelloAvish-ochreous, apex slightly 

 reddish-tinged ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Ardrossan, South Australia ; one specimen in November. 



21. Crypt, lurida, n. sp. 



Female 58mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous. An- 

 tennae blackish. Abdomen blackish, sides of segments white at 

 base, second segment dull red on back, anal segment whitish-ochre- 

 ous. Legs whitish-ochreous, tarsi black with white rings on apex 

 of joints. Forewings oblong, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather obliquely 

 rounded ; 2 from ^ ; whitish-ochreous, towards inner margin 

 anteriorly slightly brownish-tinged ; a black dot in disc at -J-, a 

 second on fold beneath middle, and two others obliquely trans- 

 versely placed in disc at -f, lower anterior : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 with a basal row of black dots. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 

 from a point; white ; basal half blackish, division suffused ; cilia 

 white, on anal angle and inner margin blackish. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia; one specimen received from 

 Mr. E. Guest. Larva residing in a barricaded tunnel in stems of 

 Eucalyptus viminalis ("white gum"), carrying in leaves for food. 



22. Crypt, sarcinota, n, sp. 

 Both sexes 35-53mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous above towards base. An- 

 tennae in male fuscous, in female whitish. Abdomen blackish, 

 sides and segmental margins ochreous-whitish, basal and apical 



