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AXISOBATHKA, u. g. 



Head rougli-haired. Palpi rather long, moderately por- 

 rected. rough scaled, terminal joint short, exposed. Ant^nnse 

 over one-half, in male bipectinated to apex, apical h very short, 

 in female shortly serrate. Posterior tibiae and tarsi not 

 haired. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 2 from three-fourths; 

 8 and 9 out of 7 near base ; 10 absent. Hind wings 6 and 7 

 stalked ; 8 connected with cell near base. 



Differs from the preceding genera by absence of vein 10, &c. 



Anisobathra actinias, n. sp. 



Male and female, 22 mm. Head, face, thorax, and palpi 

 whitish, palpi fuscous on sides. Abdomen and legs ochreous- 

 fuscous. Antennae fuscous, pectinations at greatest length 5, 

 terminal half very short, separation abrupt. Forewings elon- 

 gate, rather short, costa moderately arched, more strongly in 

 iemale, termen bowed, oblique ; light fuscous, irregularly suf- 

 fused with whitish ; a narrow oblique white streak from middle 

 of inner margin to middle of lower margin of cell ; ground 

 •color anteriorly darker ; a naiTow white streak, from costa at 

 two-thirds, thence strongly curved around to meet apex of pre- 

 vious streak ; ground color anteriorly darker, towards base 

 whiter ; a narrow curved white subterminal streak iparallel to 

 termen ; ground color between this and fonner streak deep 

 fuscous on upper third, whitish below ; cilia white, with light 

 fuscous median and terminal lines. Hind\dngs dull reddish ; 

 .cilia as in forewings. 



Mackay, Queensland ; two specimens, in December. 



XOCTUIXA. 

 CARADRIX^. 

 Prometopus malacopis, n. sp. 

 Male and female, 28-32 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and 

 .antenna; light fuscous, more or less mixed with dull whitish, apical 

 half of second joint of palpi ochreous-whitish, antennae shortly 

 ciliated, about 1. Abdomen gi-eyish. Legs whitish-fuscous, 

 anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi somewhat banded with 

 fuscous. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa hardlv arched, 

 tennen faintly M^aved, obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; lines 

 l^lackish, waved, indistinct, subbasal dentate ; first median, and 

 •second only indicated on lower half ; subterminal shortly ex- 

 cavated above and below middle, followed by a dull ochreous- 

 fuscous shade throughout, which reaches termen ; a sharp black 

 line along fold, from base to one-third : a fine black inter- 



