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a narrow yellow streak along termen, sometimes obscure; 

 cilia fuscous. 



Nearest the following species, but distinct by the broad 

 dorsal streak. 



Hab. — Pinnaroo, South Australia; three specimens, in 

 October. 



Metallarcha clethrodes, n. sp. 



9 , 20-22 mm. Head and thorax yellow, head sprinkled 

 with fuscous. Antennae and palpi fuscous, second joint of 

 palpi beneath yellow. Abdomen fuscous, ringed with yellow. 

 Legs fuscous, posterior pair sprinkled with yellow. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa straight, termen oblique, 

 hardly rounded; orange-yellow, with shining fuscous mark- 

 ings; a narrow costal streak throughout; a small quadrate 

 spot on lower edge of costal streak at one-sixth; an outwardly 

 curved moderately thick fascia, from costa at two-fifths to 

 dorsum in middle ; a somewhat similar, but thicker fascia 

 from just before three-quarters of costa to dorsum before 

 tornus, indented in middle, the indentation sometimes meet- 

 ing previous fascia ; a thick fascia along termen, from costa, 

 where it is broadest, to termen above tornus, where it joins 

 previous fascia ; a narrow streak of groundcolour, from five- 

 sixths of costa, and continued along termen to tornus ; cilia 

 dark fuscous, darker basally. Hindwings bright orange; a 

 dark-fuscous discal dot; a dark-fuscous band along termen, 

 moderately broad, becoming broadest at apex ; a narrow line 

 of groundcolour along termen ; cilia as in forewings. 



Allied to Gondii, Low., but differs in smaller size, palpi, 

 thorax, and narrower markings. 



Hab. — Pinnaroo district, South Australia; five speci- 

 mens, October and November. 



Metallarcha Goudii, Low. (Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr., 



1902, p. 234). 



Having obtained a nice long series of this species, I am 

 redescribing it, as the original description is faulty. 



S and 9 > 20-30 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and 

 thorax dark fuscous, basal joint of palpi beneath orange, 

 patagia yellow. Abdomen fuscous, banded with orange- 

 yellow. Legs dark fuscous, anterior coxae and posterior tarsi 

 and tibiae sprinkled with orange. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, costa straight, termen oblique, gentry rounded; 

 deep yellow, with shining fuscous markings ; a rather thick 

 streak along costa, from base to apex, attenuated posteriorly, 

 and emitting a flattened spot near base; a slightly outwards 

 curved fascia, from costal streak at one-third to dorsum 



