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Larentia oribates, n. sp. 



6p€i/3aTr)s, a mountaineer. 



d, 28 mm. Head whitish irrorated with fuscous; face 

 blackish. Palpi IJ; dark fuscous. Antennae grey; pectina- 

 tions in male 6, extreme apex simple. Thorax dark fuscous 

 irrorated with whitish. Abdomen grey- whitish ; paired fus- 

 cous dots on the dorsum of each segment except the first two. 

 Legs grey-whitish; anterior and middle pairs fuscous on 

 dorsum. Forewings triangular, costa nearly straight, slightly 

 arched towards apex, apex pointed, termen longer than 

 dorsum, slightly bowed, slightly oblique; whitish with 

 numerous fine, fuscous, oblique, transverse lines; costa irror- 

 ated with fuscous; a line from ^ costa to near base of dorsum; 

 another parallel from f costa; a median band of three or four 

 close lines, anterior edge from mid-costa to | dorsum, nearly 

 straight, posterior from f costa to before middle of dorsum, 

 slightly curved outwards in middle of disc ; beyond and parallel 

 is a very fine line thickened by some small dots; beyond this 

 again three close, parallel, wavy lines; an oblique fuscous 

 shade from apex; a narrow grey terminal fascia; an inter- 

 rupted fuscous terminal line; cilia whitish with a grey median 

 line. Hindwings with termen rounded; as forewings but all 

 lines, except terminal line, becoming obsolete in costal area, 

 which is whitish, and in male contains an oval patch of 

 ochreous-grey altered scales. 



Victoria: Mount St. Bernard, in February; one speeimen 

 received from Dr. W. E. Drake. 



Larentia aganopis, n. sp. 



ayavoiTTLs, gentle-looking. 



d" , 9 J 24-32 mm. Head whitish. Palpi in male 1^ 

 in female IJ; grey-whitish. Antennae pale grey; pectina- 

 tions in male 5, extreme apex simple. Thorax ochreous- 

 whitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, suffused with pale grey 

 on dorsum. Legs fuscous; tarsi annulated with whitish; 

 posterior pair whitish. Forewings triangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex round-pointed, termen bowed, oblique; ochreous- 

 whitish; markings pale grey, brownish tinged; a very small 

 basal patch, followed by two fine parallel lines confluent on 

 costa; median band broad from costa to middle, much nar- 

 rower from middle to dorsum, darker on costa ; anterior edge 

 from ^ costa to | dorsum, outwardly curved; posterior edge 

 from I costa, obtusely toothed beneath costa, with a slight 

 double-toothed median prominence, thence strongly oblique 

 and dentate to mid-dorsum; this is followed by two fine in- 

 distinct parallel lines ; an indistinct pale subterminal line 



