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Allied to Aristeis, from which it appears to be sufficiently 

 distinguished by the rough scales of second joint of palpi, and 

 antenna! pecten. 



PSALTRIODES THRIAMBIS, n. Sp. 



Male, 14 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen bronzy-fuscous^ 

 segmental margins yellowish. Palpi white, second joint exter- 

 nally yellowish-tinged. Antennae dark fuscous. Legs dark 

 fuscous, ringed with yellow-whitish (posterior pair broken). 

 Forewings elongate, slightly dilated, costa somewhat bent 

 towards base and towards apex, apex round-pointed, termen 

 straight, oblique ; bronzy-fuscous, evenly irrorated with 

 whitish and irregularly sprinkled with blackish ; stigmata 

 blackish-fuscous, plical directly beneath first discal ; an indis- 

 tinct ciurved subterminal series of blackish-fuscous dots, in- 

 dented beneath costa ; cilia rather dark fuscous, basal half fus- 

 cous-whitish, with a dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings 

 orange; a terminal dark fuscous fascia, dilated at apex so as 

 to occupy two-fifths of wing ; cilia fuscous, with a dark fuscous 

 basal line. 



Duaringa, Queensland, in August (G. Barnard); one 

 specimen. 



ARISTEIS, Meyr. 



Aristeis hepialella, Walk. 



{Oecophora hepialella, Walk., Cat. Tin., 1033.) 

 Townsville, Queensland ; bred by Mr. F. P. Dodd. I possess 

 a specimen by the kindness of Dr. A. J. Turner, who will re- 

 describe it. 



CGESYRA, Meyr. 



CCESYRA KERSHAWI, LoW. 



{Ccesyra Kershawi, Low., Trans. Roy. Soc, South Austr., 

 1893, 293.) 



Male and female, 16-19 mm. Head yellow. Palpi yellow, 

 base dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax shining dark 

 purplish-fuscous, posterior extremity yellow. Abdomen 

 rather dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous ringed with whitish- 

 ochreous, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish-yellowish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse^ 

 termen slightly sinuate, oblique; bright deep yellow; base 

 narrowly purple-fuscous, outer edge vertical; a dark fuscous 

 mark along costa at one-third ; a large terminal purple-fuscous 

 patch, becoming dark fuscous on edges, anterior edge from 

 three-fifths of costa to two- thirds of dorsum, bisinuate, enclos- 

 ing a small suffused yellow costal spot near anterior edge ; 



