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5. Gen. Decticryptis, Hmps. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi very short, slender, porrect; 

 second joint srnooth; terminal joint porrect. Tliorax and 

 abdomen without crests. Posterior tibiae smooth. Forewings 

 without areole, 7 and 8 stalked, 8 and 9 coincident. Hind- 

 wings with 3 and 4 stalked, 5 from well below middle (J). 



deleta, Moore. Hah. — Northern Queensland: Kuranda, 

 near Cairns (F. P. Dodd). 



6. Gen. Holocryptis, Meyr. 



Frons with rounded prominence. Palpi rather short, 

 slender, obliquely ascending; second joint smooth; terminal 

 joint moderate. Thorax not crested. Abdomen with small 

 dorsal crests on third, fourth, and fifth segments. Posterior 

 tibiae smooth. Forewings without areole, 7, 8, 9 stalked. 

 Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked, 5 from well below middle 

 (J), 6 and 7 stalked. 



jihasianura , Luc. 



7. G^n. MiCRAPATETis, Meyr. 



Frons with small rounded prominence. Palpi moderate, 

 ascending ; second joint thickened with rough scales ; terminal 

 joint short. Thorax with a small posterior crest. Abdomen 

 without crests. Posterior tibiae smooth. Forewings without 

 areole, 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked. Hindwings with 3 and 4 short- 

 stalked, 5 from slightly below middle (f), 6 and 7 stalked, 

 8 anastomosing with cell to near middle. 



tripartita, Butl. orthozona, Meyr. The two sexes are 

 alike, leucozona, Turn, glycychroa, Turn, f purpurascens^ 

 Hmps. f alhiviata, Hmps. 



MiCRAPATETis icELA, n. sp. {iiKeXo^, similar). 

 9 , 16 mm. Head oclireous. Palpi fuscous, apices 

 ochreous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax (iark fuscous with an 

 anterior ochreous spot in tegulae, apices of patagia and a 

 posterior spot whitish-ochreous. Abdomen fuscous. Legs 

 fuscous; posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings tri- 

 angular, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, term en 

 slightly bowed, slightly oblique ; whitish-ochreous, markings 

 dark fuscous ; a basal costal streak attenuating to a point 

 at J; a postmedian fascia, its anterior edge convex, wavy, 

 from midcosta to f dorsum, its posterior edge concave, wavy, 

 from J costa to 4 dorsum ; a moderate terminal fascia, angled 

 and shortly produced inwards above middle ; cilia dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings with termen slightly sinuate ; fuscous ; 

 cilia fuscous. 



