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fuscous with narrow whitish bars, wholly whitish on upper 

 part of terrnen. Hindwings with termen rounded, wavy; 

 scaleless and translucent except veins and a broad terminal 

 band, which are dark fuscous; cilia whitish, bases fuscous on 

 apex. 



Hah. — Northern Queensland: Cairns district; one 

 specimen, received from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



2. Gen. Lophoptera, Gn. 



Frons not projecting, but with an anterior tuft of scales. 

 Palpi moderate, obliquely ascending ; second joint thickened 

 with appressed scales, slightly rough anteriorly ; terminal 

 joint short. Tliorax with a small posterior crest. Abdomen 

 without crests. Posterior tibiae with postmedian and apical 

 tufts of hair on dorsum. Forewings normal! Hindwings 

 with 8 anastomosing with cell at J. 



squninmigera, Gn. (ihhrevinta, Wlk. Hah. — Queens- 

 land: Brisbane. aleuca, Hmps. iUucida, Wlk. Hah. — 

 Northern Queensland : Townsville. 'plnmheola, Hmps. Hah. 

 — Northern Territory: Port Darwin; in Coll. Lyell. 



Gen. Gyrtona, Wlk. 



Frons not projecting. Palpi moderately long, obliquely 

 ascending; second joint with appressed scales; terminal joint 

 moderate. Thorax with a posterior crest. Abdomen some- 

 times with small crests on median segments. Posterior tibiae 

 smooth with a small apical dorsal hair tuft. Forewings with- 

 out areole, 7, 8, 9 stalked. Hindwings normal. 



Tliere is no areole in the only two specimens I have for 

 examination. 



lophofn. Turn. seniicarhonaJi.s, Wlk. Hah. — Northern 

 Queensland: Cairns. r/irifah's, Wlk. Hah. — Northern 

 Queensland: Cairns; in Coll. Lyell. 



Subfam. SARROTHRIPINAE. 



In this and in the Acontianae I have follqwed Hampson 

 rather closely. 



1. Forewings without areole, 7, 8 9 stalked 2. 

 Forewings with areole, or 7 disconnected 



and 8, 9. 10 stalked 4. 



2. Forewings with 7. 8, 9. 10 stalked 3. 



ForeAvings witfi 10 separate 11. Elcsma 



3. Hindwings with 3 and 4 coincident ... ... 1. Microthriim 



Hindwings with 3 and 4 stalked 2. Xanaguna 



4. Forewings with 10 connate or stalked from 



areole " ... o. 



Forewings with 10 arising separately from 

 aerole or 7 disconnected 6. 



