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19. Geii. Phaeopyra, Hmps. 



Frous not projecting. Palpi long, ascending; second 

 joint roughened ant-eriorly; terminal joint moderate. Thorax 

 with rounded anterior and bifid posterior crests. Abdomen 

 with a dorsal crest on basal segment. Posterior tibiae hairy 

 on dorsum. Neuration normal. 



chloerojns, Turn. smaraydistis, Hmps. 



20. Gen. Phaeomorpha, nov. 

 (^aio/xop^o?, of dusky appearance). 

 Frons not projecting. Palpi moderately long, ascend- 

 ing, appressed to frons; second joint with appressed scales; 

 terminal joint moderate. Thorax with rounded anterior and 

 dense posterior crest. Abdomen not crested. Posterior tibiae 

 hairy. Neuration normal. 



Near Phaeopyra, from which it differs in the absence of 

 basal abdominal crest. 



Phaeomorpha acineta, n. sp. (aKu/T/ros, sluggish). 



(5 , 9 > 35-40 mm. Head whitish, irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, back of crown whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish, irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous; in 

 male with short ciliations (J) and longer bristles (§). Thorax, 

 anterior half pale-brownish, posterior half grey. Abdomen 

 dark grey. Legs fuscous; anterior and middle tibiae with 

 median and apical whitish-ochreous rings; tarsi reddish-tinged 

 with dark-fuscous annulations. Forewings with costa nearly 

 straight, apex rounded-rectangular, termen straight, not 

 oblique, rounded towards tornus; grey with grey-whitish 

 suffusion, markings fuscous; a line from costa near base to 

 fold ; a number of short strigulae on costa ; clavif orm repre- 

 sented by a fuscous mark ; orbicular faintly indicated ; reniform 

 better marked, narrow, with a central line, preceded and 

 followed by a dark dot; a very fine postmedian line, at first 

 finely dentate, then bent inwards in a curve to ^ dorsum; 

 an indistinct pale subterminal line; a terminal series of dark 

 pale-edged dots ; cilia dark grey with whitish points. Hind- 

 wings fuscous becoming grey towards base ; cilia white with 

 a sub-basal fuscous line not extending to tornus. Underside 

 of forewings fuscous; of hindwings whitish with broad 

 blackish terminal band. 



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

 ft.), in March; two specimens. 



21. Gen. Sesamia, Gn. 

 Frons not projecting. Tongue very weak or absent. 

 Palpi moderate or short, slender, ascending; second joint 



