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TORTRICINA. 

 TORTRICID^. 



Capua petrochroa, n. sp. 



c^ , 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax pale 

 ochreous-yellow, thorax anteriorly fuscous tinged. Legs pale 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings moderate, costa gently arched, 

 termen rather oblique; pale ochreous-yellow; costal edge 

 shortly strigulated with fuscous; outer edge of basal patch 

 fuscous, with a paler projection in middle; groundcolour be- 

 tween this and base deeper ochreous-yellow; median patch 

 yellowish fuscous,, moderately distinct, very oblique, anterior 

 edge well defined, posterior edge suffused into general ground- 

 colour, from middle of costa nearly to dorsum at anal angle; 

 a moderate fuscous triangular costal patch at | ; 3 trans- 

 verse series of pale yellowish-fuscous spots from costa between 

 triangular patch and apex, reaching more or less across wing, 

 first one becoming very clear on median portion; cilia pale 

 ochreous-yellow, mixed with darker. Hindwings and cilia 

 pale whitish-ochreous. 



Birchip, Victoria. One specimen; in November. 



Capua ceramica, n. sp. 



d , 20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax reddish- 

 fuscous, palpi internally whitish. Abdomen grey. Legs 

 greyish mixed with fuscous. Forewings moderate, costa 

 gently arched, termen oblique, hardly bowed; reddish fus- 

 cous, irrorated with rows of transverse fuscous dots ; basal 

 and median patches not indicated; a dull fuscous suffused 

 spot on upper edge of cell, at about middle; a similar but 

 larger spot at posterior end of cell, the transverse rows of 

 dots towards termen become more or less confluent, and ap- 

 pear as suffused streaks; cilia greyish, with fuscous and 

 ferruginous spots. Hindwings grey, strigulated throughout 

 with transverse rows of fuscous dots; cilia grey. 



Monbulk, Victoria. One specimen; taken in September. 



Capua oxygona, n. sp. 



9,16 mm. Head, thorax, antennae, and abdomen fus- 

 cous. Palpi and legs ochreous-white, legs fuscous tinged. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, costa rather strongly arched, 

 termen oblique; light ochreous-fuscous ; costa shortly strigu- 

 lated with fuscous ; basal patch obsolete ; anterior edge of 

 median patch moderately defined, very oblique, from costa 

 before middle to dorsum above anal angle; slightly sinuate 

 on upper half, curved on lower half ; whole of wing beyond 

 this fuscous; posterior edge of median band very irregular 



