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Catoblemma anaemacta, u. sp. {avuLfxaKTos, bloodless, pale). 

 9, 18-24 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish. 

 Palpi 3; whitish. Antennae whitish. Legs whitish; anterior 

 pair with some pale-fuscous irroration. Forewings triangular, 

 costa^ nearly straight, but slightly sinuate towards base and 

 before apex, apex tolerably acute, termen bowed, moderately 

 oblique ; whitish, with sometimes a few fuscous scales near 

 costa ; lines very pale grey ; antemedian very faint or obsolete, 

 from J costa to J dorsum, angled outwa.rds on fold, inwards 

 on vein 1; discal spot obsolete; postmedian faint, double, or 

 only the outer line developed, from | costa obliquely out- 

 wards, curved outwards in disc, slightly angled inwards on 

 fold, ending on J dorsum ; a subterminal line of fuscous dots 

 ending in a short subapical oblique streak more or less 

 -developed; cilia whitish. Hindwings with termen rounded; 

 whitish; cilia whitish. 



Ilah. — Northern Territory: Port Darwin, in December. 

 Victoria : Murtoa, in February. Two specimens. This is a 

 widely distributed species, which may not be uncommon when 

 its habits are known. 



Catoblemma acrosticha, n. sp. 

 {dKpo(rTLxo<s, with apical streak). 



d, 18 mm. Head whitish. Palpi in male 2; pale 

 fuscous. Antennae whitish; in male serrate, ciliations 

 minute (i). Tliorax whitish; tegulae ochreous-whitish. 

 Abdomen and legs oclireous-whitish. Forewings triangular, 

 costa straight, apex pointed, not produced, termen bowed, 

 oblique; ochreous-whitish, towards costa whitish irrorated 

 with fuscous ; lines and discal spot obsolete ; a short, oblique, 

 blackish, subapical costal streak, giving rise to a short sub- 

 terminal line of a few minute blackish dots; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish. Hindwings rounded; oclireous-whitish; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



This might be taken for one of the diihia group, but 

 differs in the extremely short male antennal ciliations. 



Hah. — Queensland: Gayndah ; one specimen, received 

 from Dr. Hamilton Kenny. 



Catoblemma porphyris, n. sp. {7rof)<j>vpL<;, purple). 



^, 9? 17-23 mm. Head and thorax rosy-purple mixed 

 with whitish. Palpi long, male 3, female 4 ; 'rosy-purple. 

 Antennae wliitish-ochreous ; ciliations in male \\. Abdomen 

 whitish. Legs whitish mixed with rosy-purple; posterior 

 pair wholly whitish. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 

 straight, apex acute, slightly produced, termen bowed. 



