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curved series of fuscous dots, from costa at five-sixths to just 

 near tornus. 



Not very near any other species of the genus. 



Hab. — Dundas, Western Australia; one specimen, in 

 October. 



Paurocoma coniopa, n. sp. 



9 , 28 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax dull 

 ochreous. Abdomen grey. Legs ochreous-fuscous, posterior 

 pair greyish. Forewings elongate-triangular, termen waved 

 throughout, gently rounded ; pale dull ochreous, more 

 or less minutely irrorated with blackish scales ; an obscure 

 fine fuscous line, from two-fifths of costa to one-third 

 dorsum, with two rounded projections above and below 

 middle; a fine fuscous transverse discal dot; an obscure 

 fascia-like fuscous shade, from five-sixths of costa to tornus; 

 median third of wing somewhat lighter than rest of ground- 

 colour; a fine waved blackish line along termen; cilia 

 greyish-ochreous. Hindwings with termen as in forewings; 

 grey-whitish, sparsely irrorated with some fine fuscous scales; 

 line along termen as in forewings; indications of a fine 

 waved fuscous line, from beyond middle of costa to beyond 

 middle of dorsum; cilia whitish. Underside of hindwings 

 with fuscous median discal dot, and submedian waved line 

 very clear. Probably allied to molybdina, Low., but quite 

 differently coloured. 



Hab. — Broken Hill, New South Wales; one specimen, in 

 May. 



PYRALIDINA. 



Subfamily PYRAUSTIDAE. 



Metallarcha thioscia, n. sp. 



9 , 20 mm. Head and thorax deep yellow. Antennae 

 fuscous. Palpi yellow, terminal joint fuscous. Abdomen 

 fuscous, ringed with deep yellow. Legs fuscous, posterior 

 pair sprinkled with yellow. Forewings elongate-triangular, 

 costa straight, termen oblique, gently rounded; dark fuscous; 

 markings yellow; a broad dorsal streak, occupying half of 

 wing, becoming narrowed at posterior end but continued to 

 anal angle, where it joins a narrow streak along termen 

 and continues almost or quite to apex; an irregular spot in 

 cell, at one-fourth from base, a second, larger and somewhat 

 sphenoid, in middle of wing, and a third, transverse, at 

 three-quarters, just below costa, at four-fifths; cilia fuscous, 

 with a darker basal line. Hindwings orange; a blackish 

 discal spot; a moderately broad fuscous band along termen, 

 becoming broader at apex, upper edge very slightly waved; 



