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thirds, below which is a well-marked discal spot ; a broad irregu- 
larly edged transverse band from costa at four-fifths to inner 
margin at three-quarters, containing a suffused spot of ground- 
color on inner margin; a large roundish hindmarginal patch, 
darkest and well-marked on upper half, and nearly confluent with 
preceding band, and enclosing a prominent spot of ground-color 
on costa at five-sixths ; lower half of hindmarginal band strongly 
suffused with ground-color posteriorly ; the separation of transverse 
and hindmarginal bands is accomplished by a fine waved line of 
ground-color, which is split up into two spots on apical portion ; 
a hindmarginal row of black dots on hindmargin, strongly per- 
ceptible on lower half; cilia fleshy-white, basal half chequered 
with black. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia grey-whitish with a darker 
fuscous line near base. 
Two specimens taken at Railway Station electric light, Bris- 
bane, Queensland, in December and January. <A very unique 
looking insect. | 
STERICTA (7) STREPTOMELA, N. sp. 
Female, 30 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, abdomen and legs dull 
fleshy-pink, densely irrorated with tine white scales. Abdomen 
with blackish segmental rings, that on the second segment being 
black. Forewings elongate-triangular, posteriorly dilated ; 
costa hardly straight, somewhat sinuate on anterior half; hind- 
margin obliquely rounded; dull fleshy-pink, densely irrorated 
with dull white scales so as to appear fuscous-whitish ; markings 
somewhat obscure; a very ill-defined pale-fuscous line curved 
outwards from a quarter of costa to about a third of inner mar- 
gin, a strongly defined black line from three-quarters of costa to 
just before anal angle, strongly dentate outwards and emitting 
four teeth in middle, thence with a very strong indentation in- 
wards and continued as a thicker streak to before anal angle; a 
suffused outwardly oblique mark on costa before middle, extrem- 
ity forming an irregular discal dot, and nearly touching apex of 
indentation of last mentioned line ; a hindmarginal row of black 
dots ; cilia whitish, chequered with fuscous on basal half. Haind- 
wings whitish-fuscous, becoming whitish towards base, and broadly 
fuscous round hindmargin ; cilia white with a fuscous basal line. 
Hindwings beneath shining with iridescent white, with a fuscous 
hindmarginal line, becoming attenuated on inner margin. 
One specimen from Duaringa, Queensland, in December. 
STERICTA LEUCODESMA, N. sp. 
Male, 28 mm.; female, 31 mm. Head and legs fuscous mixed 
with white ; middle and posterior tarsi ringed with white. Thorax 
fleshy-white, lighter posteriorly. Forewings elongate triangular ; 
costa straight ; hindmargin obliquely rounded ; dark fuscous, be- 
