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Only differs from Coesyra by the raised scale tufts of fore- 

 wings. It may be regarded as a derivative of the earlier forms 

 -of that genus, and placed next Heterozyga. 



Hespe^^optila arida, n. sp, 



Male, 13 mm. Head and thorax grey-whitish irr orated 

 with fuscous. Palpi white, second joint irr orated with dark 

 fuscous except at apex and on a supramedian ring, terminal 

 joint with supramedian band of dark fuscous irroration. 

 Antennse grey. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish, 

 irrorated with dark fuscous except at apex of joints, hairs of 

 posterior tibise white. Fore wings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa moderately arched, apex acute, termen extremely 

 •obliquely rounded; grey-whitish, suffusedly irrorated with 

 brown and irregularly sprinkled with dark fuscous; a spot of 

 irroration on fold at one-fourth; stigmata dark fuscous, first 

 discal and plical forming raised tufts, plical slightly beyond 

 first discal, second discal small ; cilia whitish, sprinkled with 

 brownish-ochreous and dark fuscous. Hindwings ochreous- 

 whitish, obscurely infuscated except towards base ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, basal half more ochreous-tinged. 



Carnarvon, West Australia, in October ; one specimen. 



CCERANICA, Meyr. 

 Cgeranica antichroma, n. sp. 



Male, 19 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow, face dark 

 iuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, above whitish. Antennse dark 

 fuscous, above towards base white. Abdomen and legs dark 

 fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiae paler and yellowish-tinged. 

 Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; deep yellow ; cilia ochreous-yellow. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia ochreous, base mixed with grey. 



Healesville, Victoria (J. A. Kershaw) ; one specimen. The 

 absence of markings at once distinguishes this from the other 

 two species of the genus. 



PSALTRIODES, n. g. 

 Head smooth ; tongue developed. Antennse five-sixths, in 

 male biciliated with very long fascicles (7), basal joint short, 

 stout, with partial pecten. Labial palpi short, subascending, 

 second joint only reaching middle of face, with short rough 

 projecting scales beneath, terminal joint very short, less than 

 half second, slender, acute. Thorax smooth. Forewings : 2 

 from angle of cell, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to termen. Hindwings 

 1, elongate-ovate, cilia one-half: 3 and 4 connate. 



