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to dorsum at | ; a dull reddish fuscous shade beyond through- 

 out, limited by a waved tridentate line; space between this 

 and termen pale ochreous-reddish ; a black line along ter- 

 men, interrupted and forming spots; cilia dull fuscous red- 

 dish. Hindwings fuscous, basal area whitish; an obscure 

 fuscous discal spot, line along termen as in forewings; cilia 

 silvery-white, fuscous around apex. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales; Adelaide, South Aus- 

 tralia. Several specimens; in March, April, and November. 



LYMANTRIAD^. 



COLUSSA PSAMMOCHROA, U. Sp. 



d" , 54 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen ochreous- 

 grey, strongly mixed with ferruginous-fuscous, last three jab- 

 dominal segments fuscous. Antennae whitish, pectinations 

 10, fuscous. Legs ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate, 

 triangular, costa nearly straight, termen gently bowed, very 

 faintly waved; pale ochreous-whitish, with fuscous markings; 

 a rather broad, curved fascia from costa at J to J of dor- 

 sum, edged anteriorly by a line of blackish and having on its 

 posterior edge a black-edged spot in cell; a moderate 

 black elliptic ring in end of cell, centred with ground 

 colour; a second fascia, slightly broader than first, from costa 

 at f to dorsum at f , anteriorly edged by a waved line, which 

 is separated from, fascia by a narrow line of ground colour; 

 posterior edge of fascia waved, and limited by a waved black 

 line throughout; cilia greyish-ochreous. Hindwings pale 

 greyish-ochreous, basal hairs dense, ochreous; a suffused fus- 

 cous discal spot; second fascia as in forewings, but much 

 paler, becoming distinct on posterior edge only, underside of 

 wings as above, markings of upper side reproduced; discal 

 spots strongly reproduced; hindwings with two black, white 

 centred discal spots at J and before middle, first smaller. 

 In the neighbourhood of ocellata, Walk. 



Cockburn, South Australia. One specimen; at light. 



PSYCHID.E. 



OiKETICUS ARISTOCOSMA, U. Sp. 



d , 60 mm. Head and face bright orange. Thorax and 

 abdomen black, patagia orange, thorax beneath orange, ab- 

 dominal segments broadly orange, excepting first segment 

 which is black. Antennae black, pectinations at greatest 

 length 10, on apical half 1. Legs black. Forewings very 

 elongate, costa nearly straight, termen very oblique, con- 

 tinuous with dorsum; velvety black, all veins outlined in 

 whitish; cilia dark-fuscous. Hindwings very small, some- 

 what isoscelif orm ; apex bluntly prominent, termen rather 



