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Heliocausta arrhodea, n. sp. (app6Seo<s, not rosy). 



d , $ ; 18-22 mm. Head and thorax pale-grey. Palpi 

 pale-grey; terminal joint fuscous anteriorly. Antennae grey; 

 ciliations in male 3|. Abdomen grey, bases of segments on 

 dorsum ferruginous-tinged. Legs fuscous ; tarsi annulated 

 with whitish ; posterior pair except tarsi whitish. Forewings 

 moderately broad, posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, 

 more strongly so towards base, apex rounded-rectangular, 

 termen straight, rounded beneath, slightly oblique ; pale-grey 

 dotted with fuscous ; a subcostal dot near base, a second 

 beyond it in disc, and a third beyond that on fold ; a dotted 

 line from ^ costa to ^ dorsum ; a dot in disc at 3, a second 

 beneath it on fold, and a third at | ; a dotted line from 

 f costa very obliquely outwards, then bent round and con- 

 tinued parallel to termen to tornus ; cilia whitish -grey. Hind- 

 wings and cilia whitish-grey. 



Hah. — Victoria: Birchip, in April; three specimens, 

 received from Mr. D. Goudie. 



Heltocausta idiosema, n. sp. 

 (tSioo"/7yu,o9, with peculiar markings). 



$ , 9 > 13-16 mm. Head grey- whitish. Palpi grey-whitish ; 

 external surface fuscous except apex of second joint. Antennae 

 fuscous annulated with whitish ; ciliations in male 2|. Thorax 

 grey-whitish, posterior third reddish-fuscous. Abdomen 

 ochreous-f uscous ; apices of segments paler. Legs whitish ; 

 anterior pair fuscous. Forewings moderate, not dilated, costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; reddish-ochreous ; a broad grey-whitish streak along 

 costa, at base reaching dorsum, with a prominent acute tooth 

 beyond middle, edged with dark-fuscous before and beyond 

 tooth and at apex, prolonged round apex along termen, nar- 

 rowing to a point above tornus ; sometimes a few ochreous 

 scales included in costal streak ; costal edge pale rosy ; some- 

 times a few purple-fuscous scales at and above tornus ; cilia 

 whitish, bases fuscous, at tornus fuscous-grey. Hindwings 

 grey, towards base ochreous tinged ; cilia grey, on costa and 

 apex ochreous-whitish. 



Hab. — Queensland: Brisbane; two specimens, at light, 

 in November and December. 



Heliocausta sarcodes, n. sp. (a-apKwSr]s, flesh-colour). 

 rf , 9 > 20-24 mm. Head and paloi dull reddish- 

 ochreous ; face paler. Antennae fuscous, towards base pale- 

 reddish. Thorax dull reddish, more or less irrorated with 

 whitish scales. Abdomen ochreous. Legs ochreous-whitish ; 



