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hindmargin sinuate, little oblique, rounded beneath ; white ; in 

 female a light fuscous sutfusion forming a cloudy fascia, its outer 

 edge distinct and rectangularly angulated in middle, from 4 of 

 costa to inner margin before anal angle, and occupying entire 

 dorsal | of wing from base up to this, except a cloudy white spot 

 .below middle, sometimes irrorated with dark fuscous longitudi- 

 nally in disc, and on posterior margin of fascia ; in male these 

 markings are largely reduced or nearly obsolete, showing only 

 jDartial indications of the posterior fascia and a small spot on fold 

 before middle ; an irregular suffused fuscous streak along hind- 

 margin, hindmarginal edge dark fuscous : cilia white, with two 

 cloudy fuscous lines. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous-grey, 

 terminal half suffused wdth rather dark grey, extreme apex 

 whitish-ochreous ; cilia ochreous- whitish. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; in December and March, five 

 specimens. 



13. Tymbophora, n. g. 



Head w^ith appressed hairs ; ocelli absent ; tongue well-devel- 

 oped. Antenna? moderate, in male filiform, minutely ciliated (J), 

 basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, 

 recurved, second joint with appressed scales, terminal joint 

 almost as long as second, slender, acute. Maxillary paljDi very 

 short, appressed to tongue. Thorax with small posterior crest. 

 Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibi^ rough-haired above and be- 

 neath. Fore wings with vein 1 furcate tow^ards base, 2 from f, 

 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to hindmargin, 11 from middle. 

 Hindwings over 1, trapezoidal-ovate ; towards inner margin and 

 base of 16 clothed with long hairs, 16 shortly furcate at base, 3 

 and 4 shorf}-stalked, 5 tolerably parallel, 6 and 7 from a point, 8 

 connected with cell at a point before middle. 



This is a simple development of Telecrates, differing from it 

 essentially only by the crested thorax. 



52. Tymb. 2^e^tastis, n. sp. 

 Both sexes 19-2 7mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi whitish, 

 second joint ochreous-brownish, except at apex and towards base 

 beneath. Antennae whitish fuscous. Thorax very pale whitish- 

 ochreous, more or less fuscous-tinged posteriorly, crest pale red- 

 dish-fuscous in front. Abdomen fuscous-whitish, segments with 

 obscure narrow median transverse reddish bars. Legs ochreous- 

 fuscous, femora white, posterior tibia? whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 Avings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 hindmargin sinuate, hardly oblique ; very pale whitish-ochreous, 

 with fine scattered black or brownish scales, more or less tinged 

 or suffused with pale fuscous except towards anterior half of costa, 

 sometimes very faintly ; a trapezoidal deep brown-red blotch, 



