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Philobota euctista, n. sp. (evKTiaroz, well-wrought). 



9 , 16 mm. Head yellow. Palpi pale-ochreous, anterior 

 surface of terminal joint fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax 

 purple-fuscous. Abdomen fuscous; legs fuscous; posterior 

 pair ochreous-whitish with some fuscous admixture ; posterior 

 tarsi fuscous with ochreous-whitish annulations. Forewings 

 not dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen 

 nearly straight, oblique ; yellow ; markings purple-fuscous ; a 

 narrow basal fascia slightly produced on both margins ; a 

 moderately and equably broad fascia from costa just beyond 

 middle to dorsum just before tornus ; a narrow terminal fascia 

 joining this at tornus ; cilia purple-fuscous, apices whitish- 

 ochreous except on costa, apex, and tornus. Hindwings and 

 cilia grey. 



Hub. — Queensland: Herberton, in January: one speci- 

 men, received from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Philobota cnecopis, n. sp. (kvt/kcdtt-is, pale-yellow). 



<3 , 16 mm. Head pale-yellow. Palpi 'pale-yellow, 

 anterior surface of terminal joint fuscous. Antennae dark- 

 grey ; ciliations in male 1. Thorax purple-fuscous, a very 

 small posterior pale-ochreous spot. Abdomen grey, apices of 

 segments and tuft pale-ochreous. Legs pale-ochreous ; anterior 

 pair fuscous. Forewings rather narrow, not dilated, costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; pale-yellow with purple-fuscous markings ; a small 

 basal fascia ; a moderate fascia from f costa to f dorsum ; a 

 small terminal fascia suffusedly connected with preceding on 

 costa and dorsum ; cilia whitish-yellow. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia whitish-yellow. 



Hab. — Northern Territory: Port Darwin; one specimen, 

 received from Mr. S. F. Hill. 



Philobota megaloxantha, n, sp. (ixtyaXoiavOos, large yellow). 



6 , 9 > 30 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi fuscous, inner 

 surface mixed with whitish-ochreous. Antennae fuscous ; 

 ciliations in male H. Thorax purple-fuscous ; apices of patagia 

 and posterior margin yellow. Abdomen pale-ochreous, bases 

 of segments on dorsum ochreous-brown. Legs fuscous ; pos- 

 terior pair ochreous. Forewings not dilated, costa moderately 

 arched, apex round-pointed, termen obliquely rounded ; 

 yellow ; markings purple-fuscous ; a fine streak on costa reach- 

 ing to §, thickened and not quite extending to edge in pos- 

 terior part ; a large dorsal blotch from ^ nearly to tornus, 

 subtriangular, with a rounded apex at § of disc from base ; 

 a terminal band from beneath apex to above tornus, 



