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suffused fuscous lines at I and before termen, the latter not 

 reaching dorsum, both not reaching costa. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



N.Q., Townsville, in November; one specimen received' 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Metasia nyctichroa, n. sp. 

 {Nuktichroos, dusky.) 



d, 14 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi 2| ; fuscous, whitish 

 beneath. Antennge fuscous; ciliations in (S J. Thorax and 

 abdomen fuscous. Legs whitish-ochreous ; anterior pair 

 mostly fuscous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa nearly 

 straight, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, oblique ; ochreous- 

 whitish densely irrorated with fuscous ; markings obscure ; 

 a pale oblong spot in disc at | ; an ill-defined line from f 

 costa towards tornus, bent inwards above tornus and again 

 downwards to | dorsum ; cilia whitish mixed with fuscous. 

 Hind wings with termen sinuate; pale-ochreous with fuscous 

 irroration ; a short line from | dorsum not reaching mid- 

 disc; cilia as forewings. 



Type in Coll. Turner 



Q., Killarney, in October; one specimen. 



Metasia typhodes, n. sp. 

 (Tujjhodes, smoky.) 



d" , 16 mm. Head ochreous. Palpi 2J; ochreous. 

 Antennae fuscous; ciliations in S extremely short. Thorax 

 and abdomen fuscous. Legs whitish. Forewings triangular, 

 costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, 

 oblique; fuscous with darker lines; a straight transverse 

 line at J ; a minute dark median discal dot ; a line from f 

 costa towards tornus, bent inwards in disc and again down- 

 wards to J dorsum; cilia fuscous. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; colour as forewings ; a single transverse darker line 

 from tornus to | costa. 



The yellowish head contrasting with the uniformly dusky^ 

 wings should be sufficient for the recognition of this species. 



Type in Coll. Turner. 



Q., Brisbane and Toowoomba; two specimens. 



Metasia adoxodes, n. sp. 

 {AdoTodes, obscure.) 

 d, 15 mm. Head fuscous with white irroration; face 

 fuscous. Palpi 2 ; fuscous, base partly white. Antennse 

 fuscous; ciliations in o extremely short. Tho-rax white with 

 dense fuscous irroration. Abdomen grey, at base ochreous- 

 tinged. Legs white ; anterior and middle pairs with dense- 



