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gate- triangular, costa arched towards base, termeii sharply aiigu- 

 lated on vein 4, sinuate on upper half, nearly straight beneath ; 

 pale ochreous, minutely and sparsely irrorated with fu&^ouB 

 scales; 10 out of 11, hardly touching 9 below 8; 12 free; indi- 

 cations of a moderate, slightly outwards curved line, from one- 

 third costa to one-third innermargin ; a well-defined waved fus- 

 cous line, from costa at five-sixths to two-thirds innermargin, 

 suffusedly edged anteriorly with fuscous, caused by accumula- 

 tion of scales ; a fuscous dot midway between the two lines ; a 

 row of fuscous dots along termen ; cilia ochreous. Hindwings 

 with termen waved, shortly produced in middle ; color, second 

 line and discal dot as in forewings; cilia as in forewings. 

 Parkside, South Australia; two specimens, in July. 



DiASTICTIS PYCNOCHROA, U. Sp. 



Female, 30 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax deep 

 fuscous purplish, palpi gijeyish beneath at base'. Legs 

 greyish. Abdomen greyish, somewhat purplish-tinged. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa arched towards base, termen 

 sharply angulated on vein 4, sinuate on upper half, nearly 

 straight beneath; 10 out 11 considerably below 8; 12 free; 

 deep purplish-fuscous ; a transverse row of small dark fuscous, 

 posteriorly whitish edged spots, from costa at three-fourths to 

 inner margin at three-foiuths ; indications of a similar row of 

 dots along termen ; cilia deep purplish-fuscous. Hindwf ngs 

 with termen irregularly waved ; whitish, suffusedly irrorated 

 with dull purplish-fuscous, darkei^ on terminal half ; line of dots 

 as in forewing faintly outlined ; cilia dark purplish-fuscoufe. 



Parkside, South Australia ; one specimen, in November. 



PAUROCOMA, n. g. 



Face \\dth flattened projecting horny frontal prominence, 

 more pronounced in female. Palpi moderate, poiTected, 

 rough scaled, terminal joint moderate. Thorax without crest. 

 Posterior tibiae somewhat dilated. Antennae in male subden- 

 tal, ciliations one-half. Forewings without fovea ; 7 and 8 

 out of 9 ; 10 out of 11, anastomosing with it for a short dis- 

 tance, thence bent down to touch 9; 12 free. Hindwings 

 with 3 and 4 separate ; 5 absent ; G and 7 somewhat approxi- 

 mated at base ; 8 free. 



Allied to Amelora, Meyr., but differs b}^ the antennae frontal 

 prominence and neuration of forewings. 



Paurocoma molybdina. n. sp. 

 Male and female. 24-26 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, and 

 thorax ashv-Sfrev, antennal ciliations one^half. face with fiat 



