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fuscous. Hindwings with termen nearly straight ; dark fuscous ; costa broadly 

 ochreous-whitish ; central area of disc scaleless, transparent ; cilia fuscous. 



Described from the type in Oxford Museum, labelled "Australia." This 

 species is otherwise unknown to me. 



Sagalassa poecilota, n. sp. 

 TTOLKiXoTos, varicgated. 



d, $, 18-19 mm. Head brownish-grey. Palpi porrect; second joint with 

 an apical tuft of hairs above ; terminal joint with apex obtusely rounded ; 

 whitish-ochreous partly suffused with fuscous. Antennae brownish-grey mixed 

 with fuscous; in male serrate with moderate ciliations 1. Thorax brownish- 

 grev, in centre fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous, apices of segments ringed 

 with ochreous. Legs fuscous ; tarsal annulations and hairs on posterior tibiae 

 ochreous. Forewings rather narrow, not dilated, costa straight to middle, thence 

 arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded ; brownish-grey towards base 

 suffused with ochreous-whitish, beyond middle purple-tinged ; an inwardly 

 oblique fuscous-brown fascia from midcosta to ^ dorsum, narrow on costa, 

 gradually broadening to dorsum ; an obscure, suffused, subterminal fuscous line, 

 sharply angulated inwards in disc ; some reddish apical suffusion ; a fuscous 

 terminal line ; cilia grey. Hindwings with termen gently rounded ; dark fuscous ; 

 a median orange spot before middle, and a second, smaller, between it and 

 dorsum ; cilia pale orange. 



North Queensland : Kuranda, three specimens, received from Mr. F. P. 

 Dodd, bred from the fruits of Calamus australis. 



TORTYRA DIVITIOSA, Wlk. 

 Saptha divitiosa, Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus., xxx., p. 1015. 

 Badera nohilis, Feld., Reise Nov., pi. 139, f. 9. 

 Tortyra divitiosa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1907, p. 99. 

 North Queensland : Claudie River, one specimen, taken by Mr. J. A. 

 Kershaw ; also from New Guinea and Moluccas. Not previously recorded from 

 A-ustralia. 



Simaethis lygaeopa, n. sp. 



A.ryataj7ros, dark. 



6 , 16 mm. Head fuscous-brown thinly sprinkled with fine whitish points. 

 Palpi white; second joint with three blackish rings; terminal joint with three 

 blackish rings including apex. Antennae wdiite sharply ringed with black; 

 ciliations in male 4. Thorax fuscous-brown with fine whitish points. Abdomen 

 fuscous. Legs fuscous ; tarsi annulated with whitish. P'orewings broadly 

 triangular, costa strongly arched, apex obtusely angled, termen slightly bowed, 

 slightly oblique ; dark fuscous-brown sprinkled with whitish scales, the absence 

 of which leaves dark markings ; a subbasal fascia ; another narrower at -|-, 

 followed by a whitish costal dot ; a broad fascia from costa before middle, 

 contracting in disc to a dentate line, which finally curves outwards to beyond 

 middle of dorsum ; beyond this are two whitish costal dots, between which 

 originates a fine line, which is strongly bent outwards towards termen, before 

 which it is thrice dentate, then bent inwards, and continued parallel to termen, 

 but does not reach dorsum ; beyond and parallel to this is a subterminal line, 

 which does not reach costa ; cilia fuscous with a black basal and whitish terminal 

 line. Hindwings with termen only slightly bowed ; fuscous ; cilia fuscous, 

 apices paler. 



Queensland: National Park (3,000 feet), in December, two specimens; 

 New South Wales : Lismore, in January. 



