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Somewhat allied to the preceding, but the broad anterior 
fascia distinguishes it at once from that species. 
Melbourne, Victoria. One specimen; in March. 
SYNTOMACTIS DECALOPHA, n. Sp. 
Male, 12 mm. Head, palpi, antenne, and thorax ashy- 
grey-whitish, terminal joint of palpi with three blackish 
rings, basal joint with two; antenne annulated with fus- 
cous, obscure on terminal half. Abdomen fuscous, beneath 
white. Legs white, tibiæ and tarsi obscurely banded with 
fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate; light leaden fus- 
cous, with ten black tufts of scales, anteriorly broadly edged 
with ferruginous-ochreous, posteriorly narrowly with whit- 
ish ; a few small white marks along costa; first tuft on fold, 
near base; second obliquely above and beyond; third below 
fold at one-quarter; fourth above dorsum, about middle; 
fifth above and midway between third and fourth; sixth 
above dorsum at three-fifths from base; seventh subcostal, 
beyond middle; eighth, ninth, and tenth, small and incon- 
spicuous, scattered between base and three-quarters; a small 
ferruginous fuscous spot on fold at three-quarters; a short 
fuscous subapical dash; cilia ashy-grey-whitish, mixed with 
greyish-ochreous on te:minal half. Hindwings narrow- 
lanceolate, fuscous; cilia fuscous, mixed with ochreous to- 
wards lower half ot termen. 
Closely allied to <lrgoscia, but apart from the broader 
| wings it differs, chiefly by the greater number of tufts, and 
| absence of spots along costa. 
| Penola, South Australia. One specimen; in November. 
SYNTOMACTIS ARGOSCIA, n. Sp. 
Female, 10 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax white, greyish- 
tinged, terminal joint of palpi with three black bands, 
second joint with two similar bands. Antenne greyish, ob- 
scurely ringed with fuscous. Abdomen greyish-fuscous. Legs 
whitish, banded with fuscous. Forewings elongate-lanceo- 
late; whitish, suffused with leaden fuscous along dorsum and 
apical third; tufts black, anteriorly ferruginous-edged, pos- 
teriorly narrowly whitish: one close to base below middle; 
three equidistant at one-fifth, two-fifths, and  three-fifths 
respectively, basal two edged posteriorly more broadly with 
whitish ; a fifth tuft on fold at one-third, and two or three 
small, indistinct ones above three-fifths; costal edge nar- 
rowly ferruginous-fuscous in middle; three or four costal 
ferruginous spots between posterior end of this and apex; 
some scattered elongate ferruginous marks in disc; a black- 
ish elongate subapical streak; a rather sharply defined whit- 
ish line along termen; cilia fuscous-grey-whitish. Hind- 
wings narrow lanceolate, fuscous; cilia light fuscous. 
