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Darala lineosa. 



Mas. — Cervina, capite thoraceque albido-conspersis, antennis 

 - subpectinatis, alls pallidissime cervinis, alls anticis lineis albis 

 nigro-strigatis fasciisque tribus nigris difFusis incompletis, 

 ■ alis posticis lituris marginalibus cuneatis fuscescentibus. 



Male. — Fawn-colour. Head and tliorax with numerous whitish 

 hairs. Antennae very slightly pectinated. Abdomen and under- 

 side tawny. Wings very pale fawn-colour. Fore-wings with 

 whitish black-streaked lines on the veins, and with three incom- 

 plete and diffuse black bands. Hind- wings with brownish cunei- 

 form marginal marks. 



Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



Australia. 



Darala quadriplaga. 



Mas. — Ochracea, antennis late pectinatis, alis amplis, linea 

 flava recta obliqua fusco-marginata, plaga discali fusca, 

 lineis duabus interioribus rufescentibus angulosis, linea ex- 

 teriore e punctis fuscis, lineis duabus fuscis adhuc exterio- 

 ribus, la angulosa, 2a. maculari sub-marginali, alis anticis 

 maculis duabus discalibus nigricantibus cinereo-punctatis. 



Male. — Ochraceous. Antennae broadly pectinated. Wings 

 ample ; a straight, oblique, yellow brown-bordered line, which 

 intersects a brown discal patch in each wing, and is retracted 

 towards the costa of the fore-wings; two more interior reddish 

 zigzag lines, which are almost obsolete on the hind wings : an 

 exterior line of brown points, beyond which there are two brown 

 lines, one zigzag, the other macular and sub-marginal ; exterior 

 border convex. Fore-wings acute, with two blackish, cinereous- 

 pointed discal spots. Hind-wings with the interior border densely 

 pilose ; interior angle prominent. 



Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



This species will form a distinct section in the genus. 



Australia. 



Genus Dreata, Walk. 



The species here described may form a new genus. It differs 

 in structure from Dreata and from Darala, but has some affinity 

 to Darala excellens. 



Dreata catiiceps. 

 Mas. — Ochraceo-fulva, capite cano marglne postico nigro, an- 

 tennis late pectinatis, alis latissimis linea recta obliqua rufes- 



