250 



A neatly marked species; a peculiarity is the absence of 

 all markings of underside of wings. 



Cooktown, Queensland; one specimen, in November. 



Leptomeris tetrasticha, n. sp. 



Male, 24 mm. Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen dull 

 whitish, antenna! ciliations 1. Palpi dark fuscous. Leg* 

 whitish (posterior pair broken). Forewings elongate-triangu- 

 lar, termen obliquely rounded, hardly waved; white; lines^ 

 slender, fuscous; first and median faintly developed; a fus- 

 cous discal dot in middle ; second, subterminal, and submar- 

 ginal strongly waved, dot-like, parallel and equidistant ; a row 

 of black dots along termen ; cilia fuscous, with a paler line at 

 base. Hindwings with , termen rounded ; 6 and 7 stalked ; 

 color, lines, discal dot and dots along termen as in forewings ; 

 cilia as in forewings. 



A curious species, characterised by the arrarngement of the 

 three posterior lines. 



Derby, Western Australia; one specimen, in November. 



Pylarge erebospila, n. sp. 



Male, 20 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, thorax, and legs dull 

 ochreous, palpi long, infuscated on sides. Abdomen dull 

 whitish. Forewings elongate-triangular, termen faintly waved, 

 somewhat prominent in middle ; dull ochreous ; all lines obso- 

 lete ; costa with irregularly scattered fuscous dots on posterior 

 two-thirds ; markings fuscous ; a ^pot in disc at one-third from 

 base ; a second, larger, in middle of wings ; indications of 

 a transverse row of small dots, indicating submarginal line ; 

 two spots before termen on upper portion of wing; a row of 

 small spots along termen ; cilia dull ochreous, paler at base. 

 Hindwings with termen as in forewings ; 6 and 7 from a point ; 

 color, first discal dot and submarginal dots as in forewings, but 

 the latter more pronounced, especially on lower half; dots 

 along termen and cilia as in forewings. 



A peculiar-looking insect not unlike some species of Noc- 

 tuina. 



Cooktown, Queensland ; one specimen, in November. 



SELIDOSEMID.^. 



Smyriodes aphronesa, n. Sip. 



Male and female, 38-42 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and 



thorax ashy-grey, antennal pectinations 4. Legs ashy-grey, 



posterior pair grey-whitish. Abdomen greyish. Forewingi? 



