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 HOPLITICA, Meyr. 



HOPLITICA HEPATITIS, n. Sp. 



Female, 17 mm. Head and thorax pale ochrecus, mixed 

 •with purplish-fuscous Palpi whitish, terminal joint dark fus- 

 cous anteriorly. Antennse ochreous-whitish, sharply annu- 

 lated with blackish. (Abdomen broken.) Lege- ochreous- 

 whitish, anterior ipair banded with dark fuscous. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, ter- 

 men little rounded^ oblique ; whitish-ochreous, suffusedly iiTO- 

 rated with reddish-ochreous^ and on dorsal half with purplish ; 

 base narrowly purplish ; four moderately broad slightly oblique 

 ill-defined dull crimson-purple fascise, first at one-fourth, angu- 

 lated in middle, second before middle, rather curved, third at 

 two-thirds, broader, slightly curved, fourth terminal, narrowed 

 beneath, not reaching tornus ; stigmata cloudy, dark fuscous, 

 plical beneath first discal, both very indistinct, second discal 

 larger, distinct, placed between second and third fascise, space 

 above it forming a rather conspicuous light patch ; cilia light 

 ochreous-rosy, apical half ochreous-whitish, at apex and tornus 

 grey. Hindwings grey, darker towards apex; cilia grey. 

 Under surface of hindwings ,pale yellowish along costa. 



Gisbome, Victoria, in December (G. Lyell) ; one specimen. 



Allied to H. rufa and H. ahsumptella, but distinguished 

 from all by the four purple fascise. 



EULECHKIA, Meyr. 



EULECHRIA PHCENISSA, XI. Sp. 



Male, 16 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, yellowish-tinged. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, lower half of second joint fuscous. 

 Thorax rather dark coppery-fuscous, posteriorly narrowly 

 whitish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, yellowish- 

 tinged. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen little oblique, rounded beneath ; 

 uniform glossy whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings light ochreous-gi-ey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Duaringa, Queensland, in April (G. Barnard) ; one specimen. 



Nearest to E. pantelella, but easily known by tlie contrasted 

 'dark thorax. 



EuLECHRIA NIC^A, n. Sp. 



Female, 26 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, slightly 

 brown-sprinkled. Palpi ochreous-whitish, second joint dark 

 fuscous except towards base and apex, terminal joint suffused 

 with dark fuscous except towards base. Antennse pale 

 ochreous, ringed with dark fuscous. (Abdomen broken.) 



