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bounded by a nearly straight black line from middle of costa to 

 two-thirds of inner margin, forming a short triangular projection 

 in middle ; terminal half more or less mixed or suffused with 

 whitish, usually forming a broad fascia, anteriorly sharply de- 

 fined, posteriorly suffused beyond this line, and a more or less 

 entire hindmarginal fascia, sometimes strongly mixed with orange : 

 cilia dark fuscous, with a white patch at apex, and another above 

 anal angle. Hindwings bright deep orange ; a moderate dark 

 fuscous hindmarginal fascia ; cilia dark fuscous, terminal half 

 grey-whitish, slightly rosy-tinged. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; received commonly from Mr. G. Bar- 

 nard. This and the next species are allied together, but very 

 distinct from anything else. 



Thalp. cheysaspis, n. sp. 



Female, 20 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, and thorax dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, sides mixed with yellowish. 

 Legs dark fuscous, irrorated and ringed with ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings elongate-triangular, hindmargin rather obliquely 

 rounded, waved ; fuscous, on posterior half purple-reddish fuscous ; 

 an irregular obscure darker edged line at one-third ; a rather 

 narrow dark fuscous median fascia, attenuated on costa, anterior 

 edge straight, posterior edge rather projecting in middle; reniform 

 spot obscurely indicated above this projection, sides partially 

 blackish-margined ; a paler dark-margined lil!^' at tw^o-thirds, 

 angulated above middle, margining median fascia on lower half ; 

 a v/aved paler subterminal line, sprinkled with white scales ; cilia 

 light fuscous, mixed with ochreous-whitish. Hindwings bright 

 orange ; a moderate dark fuscous hindmargined fascia : cilia 

 fuscous, mixed with ochreous-whitish. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen received from Mr. G. 

 Barnard. 



RivuLA, Gn. 



RlV. NIPHODESMA, n. Sp. 



Male, 19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light ochreous, mixed 

 with white. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Abdomen and legs 

 pale ochreous. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, hindmargin 

 rounded, rather oblique ; rather deep ochreous-brown ; a snow- 

 white subcostal streak from base to apex, broadest in middle, so 

 that lower edge appears curved ; a black dot in this streak beyond 

 middle ; two short oblique white dashes from costa near apex ; a 

 slender white submarginal streak from anal angle to near apex, 

 but not reaching it ; a blackish mark at apex beneath subcostal 

 streak, and a hindmarginal row of black dots : cilia grey-^^ hitish, 

 with numerous irregular rows of grey speckles. Hindwings 



