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Nearest aventiaria, Gn.. but differs in color, different form of 

 line, and especially by the termen of forewings being only 

 slightly prominent in middle. 



Derby, Western Australia ; one specimen, in October. 



Emmiltis achroa, n. sp. 



Male, 16-18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, antennae, legs, and 

 abdomen dark fuscous, antenna I ciliations 2, abdomen with 

 whitish-ochreous segmental rings. Forewings elongate-trian- 

 gular, termen rounded, oblique ; dull whitish, strongly irro 

 rated with fuscous, so as to appear dark fuscous ; a fine waved 

 blackish line, from costa at one-third to innermargin at one- 

 third ; slightly sinuate above innermargin ; a blackish discal 

 spot at posterior extremity of cell ; median shade moderately 

 thick, bent outwards to touch discal spot ; a fine dentate black 

 line, commencing from a black spot on costa, just before three- 

 fourths to inner margin before anal angle, edged iposteriorly 

 by its own width of dull whitish ; area of wing beyond darker 

 fuscous subterminal whitish, hardly traceable, a fine black 

 terminal line, somewhat interrupted ; interruptions filled in 

 with whitish scales; cilia fuscous, mixed with some whitish 

 scales. Hindwings with termen rounded ; color as in fore- 

 w^ings, but somewhat reddish-tinged ; markings and cilia as in 

 forewings, but first line absent. 



Recalls species of Lf^ptomeris, but the absence of apical spurs 

 on posterior tibice remove it from that genus. 



Hobart, Tasmania ; three specimens, taken in November. 



EUCHLORIS PARAPHYLLA, n. Sp. 



Male, 20-24 mm. Head and thorax pale green. Antennae 

 white, fillet pinkish, pectinations 5, inner series pinkish tinged. 

 Palpi pinkish. Abdomen pale green, sides and beneath white. 

 Legs crimson tinged, anterior coxae green, posterior legg 

 whitish, tibiae thickened. Forewings elongate-triang^^lar, ter- 

 men nearly straight, oblique ; pale green, somewhat tinged 

 • with bluish ; a narrow yellowish costal streak, leaving extreme 

 costal edge crimson throughout; cilia green. Hindwings with 

 termen rounded ; color and cilia as in forewings. 



Apparently nearest asemaiita, Meyi\ 



Derby, Western Australia ; two specimens, in November. 



SELIDOSEMID^. 



DiASTICTIS RETINODES, H. Jsp. 



Female, 30-32 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, antennae, and legs 

 light ochreous. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elon- 



