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Thorax blackish, four Sfpots arranged in a square, and apical 

 half of patagia white. Abdomen blackish, segmental margins 

 white. Legs black, ringed with white. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen nearly- 

 straight, rather oblique ; shining white, with blackishtfuscous 

 markings; costal edge blackish-fuscous, interrupted near 

 apex; a small costal spot at base, and a larger one near base, 

 partly connected ; a small dorsal spot at one-sixth ; a trans- 

 verse bar from costa at one-fifth, thickened upwards, reaching 

 three-fourths across wing, interrupted on fold; a triangular 

 spot on costa at two-fifths, its apex touching a discal dot; a 

 small subdorsal spot before middle ; a small costal spot beyond 

 middle; a subcrescentic Sjpot towards dorsum beyond middle; 

 an elongate spot along costa at three-fourths, containing two 

 w^hite dots ; a narrow terminal streak ; cilia dark fuscous, 

 spotted with white. Hindwings white, thinly scaled; 

 costa and apical fifth fuscous; cilia white, round apical 

 blotch fuscous mixed with white. 



Adelaide, South Australia, in May (O. Lower) ; one speci- 

 men. 



Very like the preceding, but larger, and the markings really 

 differ a good deal in detail ; the different color of head is an 

 easy distinction. I have also a third species from Queens- 

 land (received by the kindness of Dr. A. J. Turner, who will 

 describe it), which is closely allied to the two preceding, 

 but still larger and quite distinct. 



PSECADIA HEPTASEMA^ TurU. 



{Psecadia hejytasema, Turn.. Trans. Roy. Soc, S. Austr., 

 1898, 213.) 



A distinct species, of which I possess an example received 

 from Dr. Turner. This shows the following modifications of 

 his description ; thorax also with two (posterior black dots ; 

 abdomen light ochreous-yellow ; forewings with a series of 

 large black dots along termen, and apical part of costa ; hind- 

 wings with tornal area whitish-ochreous, yellowish-tinged. 



PSECADIA HILAKELLA, Walk. 



(Azinis hilarella. Walk. Tin., 542 ; Psecadia hilarella, Turn., 

 Trans. Roy. Soc, S. Austr., 1898, 213.) 



This conspicuous species is sufficiently described by Dr. 

 Turner. It is common throughout a large part of the Indo- 

 Malayan region. 



