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smooth. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibige rough-haired above 

 and beneath. Forewings with vein 1 furcate towards base, 2 

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

 Hind wings over 1, oblong-ovate; 16 and Ic densely haired to- 

 wards base, lb shortly furcate. at base, 3 and 4 from a point or 

 short-stalked, 5 tolerably parallel, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 connected 

 with cell at a point towards base. 



1. Forewings whitish. 2. 



" ochreous-yellowish. 3. 



2. Forewings with a fuscous streak along inner margin. 



71. cras2Jedota. 

 " without a fuscous streak along inner margin. 



70. insince7'a. 



3. Hindwings ochreous-whitish. 69. melitoleuca. 



" grey. 4. 



4. Second joint of palpi externally wholly dark fuscous. 



68. meIi2)noa. 

 " " " dark grey on upper half only. 



67. intahescens. 



67. dial, intahescens, n. sp. 



Both sexes 16-23mm. Head ochreous-yellowish, sides of face 

 somewhat infuscated. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark 

 grey on upper half except at apex, terminal joint in male |, in 

 female nearly 1, dark grey anteriorly, in male towards apex only. 

 AntennEe light grey, often ochreous-whitish towards base. Thorax 

 ochreous-yellow, generally more or less suffused with grey an- 

 teriorly. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, apex more yellowish. Legs 

 dark grey mixed with ochreous-yellowish, posterior pair whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; clear ochreous- 

 yellowish ; generally a cloudy-grey or dark grey dot above anal 

 angle, sometimes obsolete : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish. Hind- 

 wings grey, darker posteriorly , cilia whitish-ochreous, more yel- 

 lowish towards base, rarely somewhat greyish-tinged. 



Sydney and Blackheath (3,500 feet), New South Wales, in 

 September and November, not uncommon ; appears to frequent 

 Banksia. 



68. dial, melipnoa, n. sp. 



Both sexes 16-21mm. Head and thorax ochreous-yellowish, 

 sides of face fuscous. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint exter- 

 nally wholly rather dark fuscous, terminal joint J-|, dark fuscous 

 anteriorly. Antennae grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs 

 fuscous, posterior pair pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 costa moderately arched, apex roundpointed, hindmargin oblique, 



