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second ; ochreous-whitish, upper edge of second joint purple- 

 brown. Abdomen ochreous-whitish with four suffused dark- 

 fuscous transverse bars on dorsum. Legs ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings triangular, costa very slightly arched, apex acute r 

 slightly produced, termen slightly bowed; oblique; ochreous- 

 whitish with very scanty, fine, dark-fuscous irroration ; a 

 postmedian series of minute dark-fuscous dots on veins ; a 

 terminal series of dark-fuscous dots between veins ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. Hindwings with termen slightly bowed; 

 colour and markings as forewings. Underside as upper but 

 faintly tinged with rosy, and dots paler. 



Here, also, it is impossible to be certain of the genus in 

 the absence of the male. One example. 



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Family PYRALIDAE. 



Subfamily PYRALINAE. 



Macalla phoenopasta, n. sp. 

 (<j>oLvo7raaTo?, sprinkled with dark red). 



<3 , 36 mm. Head and thorax reddish-brown irrorated 

 with whitish. Palpi in male dilated and very long, erect; 

 ochreous-brown irrorated with whitish. Antennae fuscous ; 

 in male moderately ciliated (^) ; antenna! process in male 

 large, reaching to middle of thorax; reddish-brown mixed 

 with whitish, upper edge partly fuscous. Abdomen ochreous 

 mixed with fuscous and whitish. Legs whitish mixed with 

 dark red and fuscous, posterior pair paler. Forewings 

 elongate- triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded- 

 rectangular, termen slightly rounded, slightly oblique; in 

 male with a short transversely linear glandular swelling on 

 upper side of costa at § ; whitish irregularly mixed with 

 dark-red and greenish scales; a dark-fuscous transverse line 

 at ^ from lower edge of cell nearly to dorsum, margined 

 posteriorly with reddish; a very ill-defined whitish line from 

 costa at f to dorsum before tornus, margined posteriorly 

 with reddish, which towards dorsum forms an incomplete 

 dentate line ; some dark-fuscous streaks on veins before apex ; 

 three fuscous spots on termen beneath apex; cilia whitish. 

 Hindwings fuscous; paler towards base; cilia whitish. 



This belongs to a small Australian group within the 

 genus, characterized by the costal gland in the male. It 

 comprises costigeralis, Wlk. ; concisella, Wlk. ; demotis, Meyr. 

 (which, however, I have not seen) ; and prasina, Warr. One 

 male example. 



