CORGATHA. 805 



costa defined by blackish ; a blackish poiut in middle of cell and 

 two on discocellulars ; traces of a curved minutely waved postmedial 

 line ; traces of a pale waved subterminal line with slight fuscous 

 marks in the interspaces ; a terminal series of black points with 

 white points beyond them at base of cilia. Hind wing slightly irro- 

 rated with fuscous ; a fuscous discoidal point ; a postmedial series 

 of minute white points on the veins with some dark scales 

 near them ; faint traces of subterminal series of white and 

 fuscous points ; a terminal series of black points with white points 

 beyond them at base of cilia ; the underside paler with blackish 

 discoidal spot and terminal series of points. 



Hah. Bk. New Guinea, Ekeikei, Aroa R. (Pratt), type t c? 

 in Coll. Bethune-Baker ; Queensland, Kuranda (Dodd). Exji. 

 20 millim. 



5462. Corgatha dichionistis. (Plate CLVIII. fig. 1.) 



Corgatha dichionistis, Turner, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 1902, p. 113. 



S . Grey-brown irrorated with silvery scales ; pectus and ventral 

 surface of abdomen whitish with slight dark dorsal crests. Fore- 

 wing with the basal and medial areas slightly suffused with brown, 

 the costal area with black to beyond middle : large aiitemedial and 

 postmedial white spots on costa ; indistinct waved antemedial, 

 medial, and postmedial dark lines, the last incurved below vein 2 ; 

 a black discoidal bar ; a terminal series of black spots ; cilia rufous. 

 Hind wing with slight dark irroration ; a black discoidal point with 

 indistinct line from it to inner margin ; an indistinct slightly 

 sinuous postmedial line; a terminal series of small black spots ; 

 the cilia rufous. Underside whitish towards base ; both wings 

 with black discoidal spots. 



Hah. Queensland, Townsville {Dodd), 1 c? , Brisbane, type t <S 

 in Coll. Turner. Hxp. 20 millim. 



5463. Corgatha argillacea. (Plate CLXVIII. fig. 1.) 



Egnasia argillacea, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) iv. p. 450 (1879). 



Head, thorax, and abdomen bright rufous ; shaft of antennae 

 towards base and a bar between their bases white ; pectus, legs, 

 and ventral surface of abdomen whitish. Fore wing bright rufous ; 

 an oblique subbasal dark bar from costa defined on outer side by 

 white and with blackish streak beyond it ; a curved dark antemedial 

 line with white bar before it from costa; a dark discoidal point; 

 postmedial line dark, oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwardly 

 oblique and slightly sinuous, a white patch beyond it on costa, 

 followed by some white points with black streaks before them and 

 oblique white striga before apex ; terminal area with slight dark 

 irroration ; a series of white striae on termen with black points 

 before them ; cilia tinged with crimson. Hind wing blight rufous ;. 

 a dark discoidal point and straight postmedial line ; the terminal 



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