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Darala heliopa. n. s,p. 



Female, 40 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and abdomen, yel- 

 lowisli-ochreous. Legs ochreous fuscous. Antennae whitish- 

 ochreous, pectinations nearly 3. Fore\vings elongate-trian- 

 gular, termen rather strongly rounded; yellowish-ochreous, 

 darker on basal two-thirds; a suSus^d purplish-fuscous mode- 

 rately thick line, from costa at one-fourth to innermargin at 

 one-fourth, sharply curved inwards on lower two-thirds ; a 

 thick, well-defined, hardly waved, purplish-fuscous line from 

 costa at two-thirds to innermargin at two-thirds, gently curved 

 outwards on upper half; a small purplish-fuscous, whitish- 

 centred spot above middle, just beyond first line ; a secoRd, 

 larger, in a direct line, considerably beyond ; ground color 

 between the two lines suffused with purplish fuscous ; a cur\^ed 

 row of small fuscous subterminal dots; cilia yellow. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded ; color as in forewings ; first line 

 absent ; discal dots, second line, subterminal line, and cilia as 

 in forewings; discal dots more pronounced beneath. 



Derby, Western Australia; two specimens, in October. 



I have seen specimens from Mackay. Queensland. 



Darala callixantha, n. sp. 



Female, 40 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, antennae, legs, and 

 :abdomen bright canary-yellow. Forewings elongate-trian- 



gular, termen strongly bowed, oblique ; bright canary-yellow, 

 with four faint fuscous transverse lines ; first from costa at 

 -one-fourth to innermargin at one-fourth, slightly curved out- 

 wards; second nearly straight, slightly curved beneath costa, 

 from costa at two-thirds to innermargin at two-thirds ; third 

 parallel and similar, from costa at three-fourths to before anal 

 angle ; fourth subterminal. parallel to third ; a dark fuscous 

 subcostal spot at one-third from base ; a second in a direct 

 line, considerably beyond ; cilia yellow. Hindwangs with 



termen rounded ; color, cilia, and all markings, except first 

 line, as in forewings. 



A pretty species, not near any other known to me. 



Derby, Western Australia ; one specimen, in December. 



LIMACODID^. 



Doratiphora, Westw. 

 I emjploy this name for those species possessing the follow- 

 ing characters, which are drawn from vulneranx, Lewin 

 (Bomhyx V.. Prodr. Ent.. p. 5. t. 4. 1805). which I assume to be 

 the type. 



