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costa gently arched, apex rounded-rectangular, termen 

 bowed, scarcely oblique; dark fuscous more or less irrorated 

 with whitish, markings dark fuscous; a triangular basal spot; 

 a dark suffusion on base of dorsum and several indistinct 

 dark spots on basal part of costa; an indistinctly double 

 finely-waved line from J costa to f dorsum; beyond this a 

 whitish fascia containing a small orbicular, outlined with 

 dark fuscous and with a central dot; an angular median line 

 twice dentate outwards, triangularly thickened towards 

 margins and between dentations; reniform rather large, 

 slenderly outlined, with a fine central line, its posterior margin 

 nearly straight, connected by a line with dorsum at | ; a 

 finely dentate double posterior line from | costa, at first curved 

 outwards, then inwards, towards dorsum, obscured by dark 

 suffusion; a fine streak from median line along vein 2 nearly 

 to termen; a whitish dentate subterminal line followed by 

 some wedge-shaped spots; some small terminal dots; cilia 

 whitish with dark-fuscous bars. Hindwings grey; a faintly 

 darker postmedian line. Underside grey-whitish; both wings 

 with dark-fuscous spot on costa before middle and postmedian 

 line. 



Allied to A . fasciata, but much darker, without basal 

 streak on forewing, and terminal joint of palpi shorter. 



Hah. — Queensland: Montville, Blackall Range (1,500 

 ft.), in March; two specimens. 



12. Gen. Calogramma, Gn. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi rather short, ascending; 

 basal and second joints somewhat rough-haired, triangularly 

 dilated; terminal joint short. Thorax with a small bifid 

 posterior crest. Abdomen with dorsal crests on three basal 

 segments. Posterior tibiae hairy on dorsum. Forewings 

 normal. Hindwings with cell J ; discocellulars angled, 5 from 

 below angle. 



f estiva, Don. 



13. Gen. Prodenia, Gn. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi moderate, ascending, 

 appressed to frons; second joint with loosely appressed hairs, 

 slightly roughened anteriorly; terminal joint short. Thorax 

 with small anterior and bifid posterior crest. Abdomen with 

 'dorsal crests on three basal segments. Posterior tibiae hairy 

 on dorsum. Forewings normal. Hindwings with cell ^; 

 discocellulars angled, 5 from below angle. 



litura, Fab. 



14. Gen. Spodoptera, Gn. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi moderate or rather long, 

 appressed to frons; second joint smooth-scaled, slightly 



