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PSECADIA, Hb. 



Head with appressed scales ; tongue developed. Antennse 

 three-fourths, in male shortly ciliated, basal joint without 

 pecten. Labial palpi moderate or long, recurved, second 

 joint with appressed scales, terminal joint shorter, acute. Pos- 

 terior tibice clothed with hairs. Forewings : 2 from near 

 angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa or aipex. Hindwings (1), 

 elongate-ovate, cilia one-third; 3 and 4 connate. 



A small genus of very wide distribution. The species are 

 usually retired in habit, and not to be taken freely in the 

 perfect state. 



PSECADIA POSTICA, Zell. 



(Fsecadia postica, ZelL, Hor. Ross, 1877, 236, pi. iii. 72.) 



Female, 21-22 mm. Head white. Palpi white, lower half 

 of second joint and base of terminal joint blackish. Antennse 

 black. Thorax white, base of patagia, a central blotch, and 

 posterior spot blackish. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental 

 margins white, anal tuft black. Legs dark fuscous, banded 

 with white. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly straight, rather oblique; 

 white, with blackish-fuscous markings; costal edge blackish, 

 interrupted about one-fourth and near apex; an irregular 

 costal spot near base ; a dorsal dot; at one-fourth ; 

 an irregular costal spot near base ; a dorsal dot at one- 

 fourth ; an irregular bar from one-fifth of costa, reaching three- 

 fourths across wing ; a small subdorsal Sjpot before middle ; a 

 small triangular spot on costa at two-fifths, and a dot below 

 it; a small triangular spot on costa beyond middle; a trans- 

 verse S-shaped mark beyond middle towards dorsum, but not 

 reaching it ; a discal dot at three-fourths ; an irregular trans-- 

 verse line from about three-fourths of costa to tornus, curved 

 outwards from near costa to three-fourths, whence a sharp 

 projection proceeds to touch lower side of preceding discal dot; 

 a slender streak along termen ; cilia white, baiTed with dark 

 fuscous (imperfect). Hindwings white, thinly scaled; costa 

 and apical fourth fuscous, darker towards apex; cilia white, 

 on costa fuscous. 



Hoyleton and Ardrossan, South Australia, in August; two 

 specimens. , 



The form of the transverse line at three-fourths is a charac- 

 teristic distinction. 



PSECADIA ANTHRACOPIS, n. Sp. 



Female, 25 mm. Head blackish, back of crown white. 

 Palpi blackish, apex of all joints white. Antennse blackish. 



