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ochreous-whitisli ; a fuscous suffusion along hindmargin ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



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

 Barnard. 



Elaphristis, n. g. 



Face with slightly-projecting scales ; ocelli present ; tongue 

 developed. Antenna^ in male bipectinated, apex filiform. Palpi 

 moderately long, porrected ; second joint with dense, rather pro- 

 jecting scales ; terminal joint short, obtuse. Thorax with small 

 posterior crest. Abdomen with small basal crest. Legs smooth. 

 Forewings with veins 9 and 10 out of 8, Hind wings with veins 

 3 and 4 from a point, 5 well developed, somewhat approximated 

 to 4 at base, 6 and 7 from a point. 



Nearly allied to Acrarmostis, but without the peculiar neuration 

 of that genus. 



Elaphr. axthracia, n. sp. 



Male, 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax blackish. Antennae 

 and abdomen grey. Legs blackish, posterior pair grey. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, hindmargin bowed, rather oblique ; 

 dark slaty-fuscous, slightly sprinkled with whitish ; a small cres- 

 centic blackish discal spot ; a line black irregular line from- 

 beyond middle of costa to two-thirds of inner margin, edged 

 posteriorly with ochreous-whitish except near costa, from near 

 costa to middle bent outwards so as to form a rectangular space 

 round discal spot ; a marginal row of large black dots ; cilia dark 

 slaty-fuscous. Hindwings and cilia light fuscous. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; two specimens in October. 



UROSTOLID.^. 



I find it necessary to form this new family (referable to the 

 group of the Geometrina, and allied to the Boariniadw) for the 

 following singular genus. In general characters it is related to 

 Drepanodes and allied genera, but differs widely from all 

 Geometrina in the structure of vein 8 of the hindwings, a charac- 

 ter of the highest importance ; this vein is here formed much as 

 in the Drepanidct", and there may possibly be some genetic 

 affinity with that family, though not immediate. In the obso- 

 lescence of vein 5 of the hindwings the genus agrees with the 

 Boarmiadre, and differs from all other Geometrina. 



Urostola, n. g. 



Face smooth ; ocelli present, concealed ; tongue developed.- 

 Antennje two-thirds, in male filiform, shortly ciliated. Maxillary 

 palpi obsolete. Labial palpi moderately long, porrected, with 

 dense rough projecting scales, terminal joint short, nearly con- 



