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Closely allied to Paratheta, but with vein 7 of forewings 

 minning to termen. 



Periallactis monostropha, Low. 



(Aristotelia monstropha, Low., Trans. Roy. Soc, S. Austr., 

 1897, 57.) 



Male, 12-16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous mixed 

 "with white. Antennae fuscous. Abdomen pal© fuscous. Legs 

 fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings elon- 

 gate-lanceolate; fuscous, suffusedly irrorated with white; a 

 moderate longitudinal white streak above middle from base 

 to apex, upper edge rather indefinite, lower well-marked, in- 

 dented in middle and before three-fourths, indicating discal 

 stigmata; fold darkened anteriorly; cilia pale whitish-fuscous. 

 Hindwings fuscous- whitish, becoming pale fuscous posteriorly ; 

 cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Gisborne, Victoria, in February and March (G. Lyell) ; six 

 specimens. 



Recorded by Mr. Lower from Broken Hill, New South 

 Wales. I have seen his type. 



PARATHETA, n. g. 



Head with a,ppres'sed hairs; tongue developed. Antennae 

 three-fourths, in male moderately or rather strongly ciliated 

 (1-2J), basal joint moderate, with pecten. Labial palpi mode- 

 rate, curved, ascending, second joint somewhat loosely scaled 

 beneath, not nearly reaching base of antennae, terminal joint 

 shorter, slender, acute. Posterior tibiae clothed with very 

 long hairs above and beneath. Forewings : 2 from angle, 7 

 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle of cell. Hind- 

 wings somewhat under 1, lanceolate, cilia If; 3 and 4 remote. 



Type P syrtica. 



Paratheta spodostrota, n. sp. 

 Male, 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax bronzy-fuscous 

 sprinkled mth whitish. Antennae fuscous, ciliations 2J. 

 Abdomen light grey. Legs dark fuscous ringed with 



whitish, posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa 

 moderately arched, apex acute, termen extremely oblique, 

 faintly sinuate; bronzy-fuscous, irrorated with white, with a 

 longitudinal white suffusion in diso from two-fifths to four- 

 fifths, and some scattered dark fuscous scales ; a dark basal suf- 

 fusion ; an iiTegular dark fuscous bar from costa beyond one- 

 third, reaching two-thirds across wing, dilated in disc into 

 an irregular spot ; an irregular dark fuscousi dot above white 



