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terminal joint short, smooth, porrect. Thorax with a sharp, 

 ridge-like anterior and a small positerior crest. Abdomen with 

 small crests on first two segments. Posterior tibiae hairy on 

 dorsum. Neuration normal. 

 plagiatay Wlk. 



8. Gen. Melanchra, Hb. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi moderate, ascending ; second 

 joint shortly rough-haired beneath; terminal joint moderate, 

 smooth. Thorax with rounded anterior and small posterior 

 crests. Abdomen with several crests on basal segments. 

 Posterior tibiae hairy on dorsum. Neuration normal. 



Another large cosmopolitan genus. 



consanguis, Gn. f dictyota, Low. xanthocosma, Turn. 



• Subfam. CUCULLIANAE. 



This group is very scantily represented in Australia. 



1. Frons with a strong, conical, pointed 



prominence 1. Gyroprora 



Frons not projecting 2. 



2. Tegulae forming a sharp dorsal ridge ... 2. Neumichtis 

 Tegulae not so formed 3. Eumichtis 



1. Gen. Gyroprora, Turn.: Ann. Q'land Mus., x., 

 p. 64 (1911). 



Frons with a strong, obtusely pointed, corneous, conical 

 prominence. Antennae of male bipectinated to apex. Palpi 

 moderately long, porrect; second joint shortly rough-haired 

 beneath; terminal joint moderate, smooth. Thorax and 

 abdomen without crests. Posterior tibiae densely hairy. 

 Neuration normal. 



Probably allied to the European Aporophyla, Gn. 



ochrias, Turn. : I.e., p. 64 (1911). 



2. Gen. Neumichtis, Hmps. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi rather long, ascending; 

 second joint rough-haired beneath; terminal joint moderate, 

 smooth. Thorax with a sharp, ridge-like, anterior crest formed 

 by tegulae and a small bifid posterior crest. Abdomen with a 

 series of dorsal crests. Posterior tibiae hairy on dorsum. 

 Neuration of forewings normal. Hindwings with 5 weakly 

 developed from below middle of cell (J). 



trijuncta, Wlk. 



Neumichtis archephanes, n. sp. 

 {apx€(jiav7]^, of chiefly appearance). 

 9 , 48 mm . Head, palpi, and thorax dark fuscous, densely 

 irrorated with white. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen 



