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Head densely haired, moderately smooth. Palpi porrect. 

 moderate, densely haired, terminal joint very short, sometimes 

 concealed by hairs of second joint. Antennas more than half 

 in male, bipectinated to apex, pectinations extremely short on 

 terminal half. In female very shortly dentate throughout. 

 Abdomen and legs densely haired, tibice and tarsi haired above. 

 Forewings with vein 1 furcate towards base, 2 from about two- 

 thirds from base, 7 and 8 out of 9 ; generally 10 out of 9 near 

 base, sometimes considerably before base, sometimes from 

 slightly beyond base of 9. Hindwings with 3 and 4 separate, 

 6 and 7 stalked or from a point, 8 connected wdth cell towards 

 base. The variations in structure of forewings are to be found 

 in the same species ; the structure of hindwings is more con- 

 stant, excepting that in two instances 6 and 7 are long stalked. 



I have the following species : 



DORATIPHORA VULNERANS, LeW. 



(Bo/nbi/c vidiierans, Lew^in, Prod. Ent., p. 5, t. 4, 1805 ; 

 Doratipliora V .. Westw., Exot. Moths, p. 181, 1841.) 



Adelaide, South Australia ; Melboui'ne, &c., Victoria ; 

 Sydney, New South Wales ; Bnsbane to Cape York, (Queens- 

 land. 



Somewhat variable, but easily recognised. The specimens 

 from Queensland are darker colored. 



DOEATIPHORA QUADRIGUTTATA, Walk. 



{Aiiapma quadri guttata. Walk., Lep, Hep., cxxxii.. 474, 

 1865.) 



Adelaide, South Australia, to Brisbane, Queensland. 



Varies somewhat; sometimes the 2 upper spots of forewings 

 are obliterated by ground color, more especially in male speci- 

 mens. 



DORATIPHORA EUCHRYSA, Lower. 



(Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., p. 152, 1896.) 



Vein 10 out of 9 considerably before base, 6 and 7 of hind- 

 swings short stalked. Palpi rather small. 

 Northern Queensland. 



DORATIPHORA HEMISTAURA, n. Sp. 



Female, 38 mm. Head, thorax, pal^pi, antenii<e, legs and 

 abdomen pale yellow, thorax fuscous in middle, palpi moderate, 

 porrect, moderately smooth, terminal joint short, exposed. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, termen rounded, strongly 

 oblique ; 10 from base with 9 ; pale yellowish ; some blackish 

 scales before base in middle ; moderate, reddish ochreous, irre- 



