124 



AECTIADiE. 



Fore wing narrow ; the cell short, the median and subcostal nerviires closely 

 approximated towards base ; a thick patch of androconia in and below end of 

 cell, and a large patch of blackish scales on disk on underside ; vein 2 frum 

 towards end of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 6 absent ; 6, 7, 8, and 10 stalked, 

 9 absent ; 11 oblique. Hind wing with the whole underside except the base, 

 inner and terminal areas, covered by blackish androconia ; the cell open ; 

 veins 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 coincident ; 8 curved ; the costal area 

 greatly expanded ; the apes somewhat excised to vein 6. 



*239. Meteura cervina. 



Scoliacma cervina, Lucas, P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) iv. p. 1068 (1890); 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 288. 



(S . Ochreous brown, of a 

 rather silky texture. Hind 

 wing paler, rather yellower ; 

 the blpckish patches of andro- 

 conia on underside somewhat 

 showing through on upper- 

 side. 



Hah. Queensland, Bris- 

 bane, 6 in Coll. Turner. 

 {Exp. 24 millim.) 



Fig 08. 

 Meteura VKTvi'aa, ^ . \, 



Genus STENATJLIS, nov. 



Type, 8. discalis. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not extending beyond frons ; 

 antennjfi of male with bristles and cilia; tibia3 with the spurs moderate; 

 abdomen clothed with rough hair, the terminal segments dilated. Fore wing 

 long and narrow, the costa slightly arched ; male with the cell very narrow 

 and the discocellulars very short ; a groove below the cell, with some long 

 decumbent hair on each side of it towards extremity, and at its extremity near 

 lower end of cell meeting from several directions in a tuft; vein 2 from middle 

 oP cell, oblique; 3 from angle, much curved; 6 stalked with 7, 8, 9 and 

 much curved; 10, 11 from a point towards end of cell, free. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from well before angle; 3, 4 coincident; 5 absent; 6, 7 coincident ; 

 8 from near angle of cell. 



240. Stenaulis discalis. 



Lithosia discalh, Wlk. Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool, vi. p. 108 (1862) ; Swinh. 

 Cat. Het. Mus. Oxon. p. 119, pi. iii. f. 12 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 317. 



(S . Head, thorax, and fore 

 wing pale reddish brown, the 

 last with the tuft at lower 

 angle of cell rather darker ; 

 abdomen and hind wing 

 orange-yellow. 



Hah. EoKNBO, Sarawak 

 ( Wallace), 2 S , type t d in 

 Mus. Oxon. Exp. 20 millim. 



Yig. (Jd.—SienauUs discalis, S- \. 



