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Qland: Emerald, Gayndab, Brisbane, Coolangatta; N.S.W. : Lismore, New- 

 castle, Sydney, Nowra; Viet.: — ; Tas. : . 



29. Neola capucixa. 



Tlyleora capvcina, Feld., Rcise Nov., PI., 98, f. 1. — Neola capucina, 'lurn., 

 Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., 1903, p. 50. 



Antennae of <S bipectinate to three-fourths, thence simple. 



N. Qland: Cairns; N.S.W'.: Sydney; Viet.: Melbourne, Gisborne. 



Gen. 13. S R A ji A. 



Sorama, Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus., v., p. 1034; Turn., Proc. Linn. Soe. N.S.W.. 

 1903, p. 50. 



Head with an erect crest on crown. Tongaie present. Palpi short, hairy, 

 porreet. Antennae in S bipectinate, towards apex simple, in ? simple. Thorax 

 with small acute anterior and larger posterior crests. Posterior tibiae with two 

 pairs of spurs. Forewings with areole rather long and narrow, 6 from areole 

 or upper angle of cell, 7, 8, 9 stalked from areole, or 7 connate, 10 separate. 

 Hindwings with 5 from slightly above middle of cell, 12 widely separate from 

 cell at base, approaching and connected with it at about one-third, thence ap- 

 proximated nearly to its end. 



Type, S. bicolor Wlk. 



30. SORAJIA BICOLOR. 



Sorama bicolor, Wlk., Cat. Brit. Mus., v.. p. 1034; Turn., Proc. Linn. Soe. 

 N.S.W., 1903, p. 51. 



Qland: Gympie; N.S.W. : Sydney; Vict.: Wandin, Moe, Gisborne; Tas.: 

 I'lverstone. 



Gen. 14. I c T i-i t u R a. 



Icthyura, Hb.. Verz., p. 162. 



Eyes hairy. Head with radiating tufts from inner side of bases of antennae. 

 Tongue obsolete. Palpi slightly over 1, ascending, evenly-haired; terminal joint 

 minute. Antennae bipectinate to apex in both sexes. Thorax with a rounded 

 median crest. Anterior tarsi very short and broad, hairy. Posterior tibiae with 

 two pairs of spurs. Forewings with 5 from near upper angle of cell, no areole, 

 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, but 6 only shortly and perhaps sometimes connate, 7 

 arising before 10. Hindwings with 5 absent, 6 and 7 short-stalked, 12 ap- 

 proximated to cell from before middle to near end. 



Type, I. anastomosis Lin. 



31. Icthyura anastomosis. 



Bombyx anastomosis, Lin., Syst. Nat., p. 506. 



d"?. 30-42 mm. Head dark fuscous-brown; tufts from bases of antennae 

 brown- whitish. Palpi slightly over 1, ascending; brown- whitish, upper surface 

 fuscous-brown. Antennae pale-brown; pectinations in d" very long, becoming 

 sliorter in apical third; in 2 moderately long. Thorax pale-brown, an anterior 

 triangular area dark fuscous-brown, its apex nearly reaching centre. Abdomen 

 whitish-brown. Legs pale-brown; posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 rather narrowly triangular, eosta nearly straight, apex rectangular, termen 

 slightly sinuate, hardly oblique; pale-brown; several slender whitish lines, first 



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