334 AECTIAD^. - 



strongly bent outwards at vein 6 and angled outwards at veins 

 4 and 1 and inwards in submedian fold ; the postmedial line angled 

 outwards below costa and inwards at vein 4, then oblique to near 

 tornus and interrupted in submedian fold ; an irregularly dentate 

 line from costa before apex to termen at vein 2 ; some black marks 

 on termen. Hind wing fuscous ; veins 3, 4 stalked. 



Hab. Queensland, Brisbane {Lucas), Colls. Turner and Meyrick. 

 Exjj. IS millim. 



Genus CHEYSALLACTIS, nov. 



Type, C. aureoriibra. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, not reaching beyond the frons ; 

 antennae of female ciliated ; tibias with the spurs moderate ; abdomen with the 

 anal tuft large. Fore wing rather narrow, the costa arched, the apex rounded ; 

 vein 2 from well beyond middle of cell ; 3 from well before angle ; 4, 5 coin- 

 cident ; 6 from well below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 from well above 

 angfe ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



On left-hand side of type, vein 10 is broken off at middle and stalked 

 with 7, 8, 9. 



705. Chrysallactis aureorubra, n.sp. 



$ . Head, tegulse, and mesothorax golden yellow ; palpi except 

 3rd joint, and antennae brown ; patagia and metatborax purple- 

 brown; legs ocbreous ; abdomen fuscous, with the anal tuft grey. 



3 



Pig. 234. — Chrysallactis aureoriihra, $. \. 



Fore wing with the basal area cupreous brown with purple reflec- 

 tions ; the medial half of wing golden yellow ; the_ terminal area 

 cupreous brown suffused with purple and defined on inner side by a 

 darker line which is slightly sinuous and angled in discal fold. Hind 

 wing pale red-brown, the costal area whitish. 



Hah. LouisiAUEs, Rossel I. (Meek), 1 $ type. Exj). 22 millim. 



Genus BRACHIOSIA, nov. 



Type, B. casfaneola. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, slight, not reaching as far as frons; 

 ftntennse of male with bristles and cilia ; tibial with the spurs moderate. Fore 

 wing short and broad, the costa arched ; vein 2 from middle of cell, oblique ; 

 3 from close to angle ; 5 from well above angle, 6 from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free, obhque. Hind wing with vein 2 from well before 

 angle of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; b from above angle, curved ; 6, 7 stalked almost 

 to termen ; 8 froiij middle of cell. 



