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Type. — I. 1380, South Australian Museum. A female, 

 tagmounted, plus a slide bearing forewings and female 

 antennae. 



Ceratoteleia eximia, sp. nov. 



$ . Colour as in fasciata, but bands on abdomen partly 

 obliterated ; antennal club dusky-brown. Differs from fas- 

 ciata in structure as follows : — Thorax only one-half longer 

 than wide ; abdomen no longer than head and thorax united ; 

 basal segment without a horn or tubercle. Antennae 12- 

 jointed ; scape equal to next four joints combined ; pedicel 

 rather short, one-half longer than wide; first funicle-joint 

 scarcely longer than the pedicel ; 2-4 wider than long, 

 the fourth very small ; fifth transverse, much widened ; club 

 5- jointed, 1-4 very wide, fully twice as wide as long. 

 Forewings as in fasciata, but distinctly wider; submarginal 

 vein attaining the costa distinctly beyond the middle of the 

 wing. Legs not so slender as in fasciata. Length, 1*50 mm. 



Described from two specimens labelled ''Sweeping vege- 

 tation near jungle along streamlet; height, 500 ft., October 

 28, 1911." 



Hah. — North Queensland: Babinda (A. A. Girault). 



Type. — I. 1381, South Australian Museum. A female, 

 tagmounted, plus a slide bearing head, antennae, and forewing. 



Table of the Australian species of C 



(1) Forewings not banded 



Forewings banded 



(2) Forewings more or less infuscated ... 

 Forewings hyaline 



(3) Postmarginal vein not or scarcely 



longer than the stigmal, stigmal 



not very oblique ... ... 



Postmarginal vein more than twice 

 as long as the stigmal, stigmal very 

 oblique 



(4) Postmarginal vein shorter than the 



stigmal, stigmal vein not curved 

 Postmarginal vein a little longer 

 than the stigmal, stigmal vein a 

 little curved 



(5) Mesonotum without parapsidal fur- 



rows 



Mesonotum with parapsidal furrows 



(6) Basal vein indistinct 



Basal vein very distinct 



(7) First funicle-joint distinctly longer 



than the pedicel 



First funicle-joint not longer than 

 the pedicel 



(8) Abdomen with a horn on basal seg- 



ment, pedicel slender 



Abdomen without a horn on basal 

 segment, pedicel stent 



eratoteleia, Kieffer. 



(2) 

 (8) 

 (3) 

 inornafa, Dodd 



(4) 



(6) 

 (5) 



magnifica, Dodd 



splendida, Dodd 



pulchra, Dodd 



(7) 



flava, Dodd 



hrunnea, Dodd 



hella, Dodd 



fasciata, Dodd 



eximia, Dodd 



