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Laelia, Stph. 

 Lael. eremaea, n. sp. 



Male and female, 30-34 mm. Head and palpi pale ochreous- 

 orange. Antennae white, pectinations ochreous-fuscous, in male 

 14, in female 1. Thorax ochreous-white, anteriorly suffused with 

 pale ochreous-orange. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, in female 

 orange beneath and tinged with orange posteriorly above. Legs 

 ochreous-orange. Forewings somewhat elongate-triangular, in 

 male more elongate, hindmargin somewhat obliquely rounded ; 

 rather thinly scaled, whitish-ochreous, paler in female, costa more 

 ochreous, especially in male. Hindwings in male whitish- 

 ochreous, in female more whitish. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; five specimens received from Mr. G. 

 Barnard. This species, apparently common, stands in some col- 

 lections as ohsoleta, F., but I think erroneously ; Fabricius' spe- 

 cies seems to be rightly identified as a Porthesia (the common 

 white Acacia-feeding species). 



Porthesia, Stj^h. 

 Forth, anacausta, n. sp. 



Male, 33-34 mm. Head white. PaljDi orange. Antennae 

 whitish, pectinations blackish (« 12, 6 14). Thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs white ; breast and anterior femora and tibise orange, 

 anterior tarsi fuscous above. Forewings rather elongate-triangu- 

 lar, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; white, very faintly rosy or 

 ochreous-tinged ; a small dark grey suberect mark at anal angle. 

 Hindwings white. 



Tasmania ; four specimens received from Mr. G. Barnard. 



Forth, hololeuca, n. sp. 



Male, 31-33 mm. Head white, lower part of face tinged with 

 orange. Palpi orange. Antennae white, pectinations light 

 ochreous (a 10, 5 12). Thorax, abdomen, and legs white; breast 

 and anterior femora and tibite orange, anterior tibi?e fuscous 

 above. Forewings elongate-triangular, without markings. Hind- 

 wings white. 



Female, 34 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs white; 

 antennal pectinations a 5, b 1 ; anal tuft orange, Forewings 

 more elongate than in male, hindmargin more oblique; ochreous- 

 white ; a blackish dot in disc at three-fourths, and a smaller one 

 rather near and directly beneath it. Hindwings white. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia ; Geraldton, West Australia ; 

 in November, five specimens. 



