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blackish scales on veins, defined posteriorly by a fine, whitish, 

 crenate line from | oosta to f dorsum, bent outwards in disc; 

 a fine fuscous parallel line follows this, then a suffused whitish- 

 ochreous fascia; a fuscous terminal band containing a fine, 

 dentate, whitish subterminal line ; a terminal series of whitish- 

 ochreous dots on veins ; cilia pale fuscous barred with whitish- 

 ochreous opposite veins. Hindwings with termen rounded, 

 slightly wavy; pale greenish-ochreous with patchy brownish 

 irroration and a few blackish scales; a blackish discal dot 

 at J; cilia whitish-ochreous. Underside whitish with fuscous 

 discal dots, subbasal, median, postmedian, and terminal fus- 

 cous fasciae, postmedian of forewing angled outwards in 

 middle. 



North Queensland : Evelyn Scrub, near Herberton, in 

 December, January, and February; eight specimens received 

 from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Gymnoscelis lophopus. Turn. 



Gymnoscelis homogona, Turn., is a synonym. 



North Queensland : Cairns, Herberton, Townsville. 

 Queensland : Brisbane. Not uncommon in the last locality. 

 New South Wales : Lismore. 



Gymnoscelis subrufata, Warr. 



Forewings with 11 free. 



Queensland: Duaringa, Brisbane, in February; one 

 specimen taken at rest on a gate. 



Gymnoscelis tanaoptila, Turn. 

 I have received a female example from Kuranda in 

 November like male but smaller (18 mm.); posterior tibiae 

 with terminal spurs only. 



Gymnoscelis agidna, Turn. 



Forewings with 11 running into 12. 

 North Queensland : Cairns, Townsville. 



Gymnoscelis spodias, n. sp. 

 97ro8o9, ashes, 



c? , 9 J 13-16 mm. Head whitish; sides of face and palpi 

 dark fuscous. Antennae grey, towards base whitish; cilia- 

 tions in male \. Thorax and abdomen grey-whitish. Legs 

 whitish; anterior pair mostly fuscous with whitish tarsal 

 annulations. Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, termen bowed, oblique; 11 anastomising with 12; 

 whitish with grey-whitish suffusion and obscure markings; 



