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The only genus with pectinate male antennae. Type, E . 

 gemini'puncta. The antennal structure differs in the two 

 species, chiefly in the length of the ciliations ; but they appear 

 naturally associated. 



EUPRIONOCERA GEMINIPUNCTA, Turn. : l.C. 



Antennae of male shortly pectinate with short cilia- 

 tions (\). 



Hab. — Queensland: Brisbane; three specimens. 



Eprionocera eremnopa, n. sp. (epc/xvco7ro?, dark). 



3 , 9 ) 19-21 mm. Head fuscous, more or less reddish 

 tinged. Palpi fuscous ; terminal joint reddish with some fus- 

 cous scales. Antennae fuscous in male very shortly bipectinate 

 with tufts of long cilia (3). Thorax dark-fuscous or reddish. 

 Abdomen fuscous, bases of segments ochreous tinged. Legs 

 fuscous. Forewings broader in male, slightly dilated, costa 

 moderately arched, apex obtusely rounded, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; fuscous, more or less reddish tinged, more so in 

 male ; discal dots dark-fuscous ; first at -|, sometimes obsolete, 

 second on fold, usually obsolete, third before §, more dis- 

 tinct ; cilia grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Hab. — Northern Territory: Port Darwin, in November > 

 December, and January ; nine specimens, received from Mr. 

 F. P. Dodd and Mr. G F. Hill. 



Pycnocera, Turn.: ante, 1896, p. 21. 



Head with side-tufts moderate, closely appressed. Palpi 

 rather short, smooth-scaled; second joint not reaching base 

 of antennae : terminal joint rather more than half second. 

 Antennae of male much thickened, serrate, with a double 

 row of tufts of lower cilia, ciliations over 1 ; in female filiform. 

 Thorax smooth. Forewings with 2 and 3 stalked from angle of 

 cell, 7 to termen. 



There is no antennal pecten as a rule, but, as occurs in 

 other genera so characterized, one or two fugitive scales are 

 occasionally present. 



Pycnocera hypoxantha, Turn.: I.e., p. 22. 



d" , 20-25 mm. Forewings fuscous closely irrorated with 

 whitish -ochreous, markings formed by absence of irroration ; 

 a discal dot before middle, and sometimes a second beyond 

 this on fold ; a large oval blotch or fascia from § costa to 

 tornus : a fine subterminal line angled beneath costa ; cilia 

 fuscous. Hindwings fuscous, towards base and dorsum 

 ochreous ; cilia fuscous, on dorsum ochreous. 



9 , 32-36 mm. Forewings with markings obsolete. 



