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bar; orbicular, ovoid, large, with a black central spot; reni- 

 form large, both portions black centred, a round spot be- 

 tween dorsum and orbicular ; a short oblique mark just above 

 reniform; a row of lunate marks forming a moderate fas- 

 cia, from costa at f to dorsum at |, curved outwards in 

 middle ; a somewhat suffused subterminal line, from costa at 

 apex, where it is broadest to anal angle, slightly indented 

 in middle ; a row of small posteriorly black-edged lunate 

 marks along termen; cilia fuscous, mixed with white. Hind- 

 wings with termen unevenly waved; pale whitish-ochreous ; 

 a moderately broad dull fuscous transverse fascia, from f to 

 dorsum at |, broader on lower half and suffusedly continued 

 narrowly along dorsum to base ; a parallel fascia just be- 

 yond, from costa at f to anal angle; a fine fuscous line along 

 termen ; cilia grey-whitish, 



Bolivar, South Australia. One specimen; in April. 



Proteuxoa deloptis, n. sp. 



9, 36 mm. Head, palpi (antennae broken), legs, and 

 thorax dark ochreous-fuscous, minutely mixed with black 

 and whitish scales; markings white, obscurely indicated; a 

 short fascia at base; a waved fascia from J of costa to ^ 

 dorsum, very obscure on lower half; orbicular and reniform 

 well developed, edged with blackish, and with a black cen- 

 tral spot in each ; a spot on costa above reniform ; four other 

 small spots on costa between this and apex; a waved line 

 from beneath costa at ^ to dorsum at f, anteriorly edged 

 with blackish; a suffused whitish subterminal line; a row 

 of black spots along termen, anteriorly edged with whitish; 

 cilia dark fuscous, mixed with whitish. Hindwings with 

 termen unevenly waved; whitish; a fuscous suffusion at 

 apex; a fine line along termen; cilia grey-whitish. 



Dundas, Western Australia. One specimen, in Novem- 

 ber. 



ACRONYCTIN^. 

 Prometopus metaneura, n. sp. 



d 9 , 25-28 mm. Head reddish fuscous, palpi and 

 antennae fuscous. Legs, thorax, and abdomen grey-whitish, 

 thorax with anterior narrow ferruginous band. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, termen rounded 

 oblique; dull grey-whitish irregularly mixed with darker fus- 

 cous and sparsely and suffusedly mixed with orange reddish 

 scales; a short red streak along fold, from base to J; orbi- 

 cular and reniform red, both more or less centred with whit- 

 ish, posterior half of reniform sometimes wholly whitish; 

 3 fuscous equidistant costal spots near base, at ^ and J re- 

 spectively; a curved series of fuscous dots from costa at | 



