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a, discal dot at J, a second on fold beyond first, a third above 

 middle confluent with costal spot, a fourth at § giving off a 

 fine line, which soon bends abruptly inwards to between first 

 and second dots; a suffused roundish spot in disc beyond 

 fourth dot; a fine inwardly-oblique line from § cost a, bent 

 outwards beneath cost a, and again bent to form a subterminal 

 line ; a terminal series of dots ; cilia white with a basal series 

 of grey dots, sometimes partly suffused with grey. Hind- 

 wings pale-grey ; cilia whitish ; bases pale-grey. 



This and all the preceding species are closely allied, and 

 belong to the foedatella section "of the genus. 



Hab. — Queensland: Stanthorpe ; New South Wales: 

 Tenterfield, in February ; Glen Innes, in December, January, 

 March, and April: abundant. 



Nephogenes argyrodes, n. sp. (dpyupwS^s, silvery). 



d , 22-24 mm.; 9> 32 mm. Head ochreous- whitish. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint fuscous except at apex. Antennae 

 grey, towards base fuscous ; ciliations in male l^. Thorax 

 blackish; patagia, except at base, and a posterior spot whitish. 

 Abdomen whitish, bases of segments on dorsum brownish. 

 Legs dark-fuscous ; middle and posterior tibiae with whitish 

 annulations; middle and posterior tarsi whitish. Forewings 

 rather narrow, not dilated, costa moderately arched, apex 

 rounded, termen very obliquely rounded ; silvery-grey-whitish ; 

 markings blackish ; a well-marked transverse fascia close to 

 base; a spot on i costa projecting into disc anteriorly; a 

 discal dot at ^ nearly confluent with a dot before it on fold ; 

 a thick streak from § costa half-way across disc, slightly 

 inwardly oblique, and a similar streak from tornus slightly 

 outwardly oblique, their extremities nearly touching ; a 

 second similar subapical costal streak ; some minute terminal 

 dots; cilia silvery-grey-whitish. Hindwings whitish-grey; cilia 

 whitish-grey, apices whitish. 



Very distinct. The markings recall Philobota cosmocrates. 



Flab. — Queensland: Brisbane, in March; three specimens. 



Nephogenes epipercna, n. sp. (eTriVep/o/os, somewhat dark). 



6 , 22-30 mm. ; 9 > 34 mm. Head and thorax whitish 

 mixed with fuscous. Palpi fuscous with whitish irroration, 

 inner surface mostly whitish. Antennae fuscous with whitish 

 irroration; ciliations in male 1|. Abdomen ochreous-whitish, 

 bases of segments on dorsum ochreous-brown. Legs fuscous 

 mixed with whitish; posterior pair mostly whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, not dilated, costa gently arched, apex rounded, 

 termen obliquely rounded ; fuscous, densely irrorated with 

 white ; markings fuscous, often obscure, or partly obsolete ; 



