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nus ; cilia whitish. Hindwings with termen rounded ; whitish ; 

 a slight pak-fuscQUs suffusion on mid-termen ; cilia whitish. 



Whiter than V. scoparialis, the forewings with clearly de- 

 fined markings and two discal dots, of which the anterior is 

 free. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.Q., Townsville, in October; one specimen received from 

 Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



VOLIBA PYCNOSTICTA, n. Sp. 



(Puknostikios, thickly-spotted.) 



cj" , 12 mm. Head, palpi, and antennae dark-fuscous. 

 Thorax dark-fuscous, posteriorly whitish. Abdomen whitish, 

 posteriorly greyish. Legs fuscous with whitish annulations. 

 Forewings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded; whitish, markings 

 fuscous, suffused ; a basal patch ; a transverse fascia at \ : an- 

 other in middle, dilated on costa ; a spot on costa at 'j, giv- 

 ing rise to a dentate line to tornus ; some fuscous suffusion 

 on termen ; cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings ovate-lanceolate ; 

 whitish, with some grey suffusion ; cilia whitish. 



The head and markings on forewings are darker than 

 in T". scoparialis, and the latter are conspicuously dilated 

 on costa. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



Q., Burpengary, near Brisbane, in April ; one specimen. 



VOLIBA ASPHYCTOPA, n. Sp. 



(Asphuktopos, feeble-looking.) 



d" , 10 mm. Head and antennge ochreous- whitish. Palpi 

 ochreous-whitish, mixed with fuscous. Thorax and abdomen 

 whitish. Legs wihitish ; anterior, tibiae, and tarsi fuscous, with 

 whitish annulations. Forewings narrow-elongate, slightly 

 dilated posteriorly, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, ter- 

 men obliquely rounded ; whitish ; markings fuscous, distinct ; 

 an obscure basal patch ; a narrow transverse fascia at J, suc- 

 ceeded by a subcostal dot ; a larger discal dot at § ; a fine 

 dentate line from | costa, bent inwards to touch, discal dot, 

 then curved in a right angle to f dorsum ; a dot above tor- 

 nus close to termen ; cilia whitish. Hindwings ovate-lanceo- 

 late ; whitish ; cilia whitish. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.Q., Townsville, in October; one specimen received 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



