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wings two, sinuate beneath apex ; dark-fuscous, in female grey ; 

 cilia grey, with a dark-fuscous line at one-third. 

 Brisbane, Queensland ; two specimens. 



Xysmatodona polymeres, n. sp. 



Male, 16 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Antennae dark-fuscous ; basal joint ochreous-whitish. Thorax 

 dark-fuscous. Abdomen grey ; tuft ochreous - whitish. Legs 

 whitish; antorior pair dark-fuscous, with obscure whitish annutei- 

 tions. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa slightly arched, apex 

 round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; vein 7 absent ; 

 white ; markings dark-fuscous ; a narrow basal fascia prolonged 

 along costa to one-sixth ; an erect spot on inner-margin at one 

 fourth ; a moderately broad fascia from costa at one-fourth to 

 before middle of inner-margin, its anterior edge very irregular, 

 deeply excavated in middle; a rather large triangular spot on 

 costa beyond middle, its lower angle nearly meeting a narrow 

 erect spot on anal angle ; a triangular spot on costa before apex ; 

 several small spots on hindmargin partly confluent ; besides 

 these markings there are a few scattered fuscous scales, and the 

 species is probably variable ; cilia whitish, faintly ochreous- 

 tinged, on spots bases are fuscous. Hindwings very pale- 

 whitish-grey ; cilia whitish. 



It appears to resemble X. hamalitha, Meyr., but may be dis- 

 tinguished by the wholly pale hindwings. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in July. 



Xysmatodona lenceres, n. sp. 



Female, 18 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antennae white. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey; tuft whitish. Legs whitish-grey; pos- 

 terior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex acute, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 

 stalked ; white, with scattered whitish-grey scales, tending to 

 form transverse strigulse ; cilia white. Hindwings very pale- 

 whitish-grey ; cilia white. 



Closely allied to X. peloclvra, Meyr., differing in its white 

 colour. From X. nephelodes, Meyr., it may be distinguished by 

 the neuration. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in October. 



Xysmatodona pelochra, Meyr. 



The female is considerably paler in colour than the male, but 

 otherwise similar. 



Ardiosteres scoteina, n. sp. 

 Male, 22 mm. Head dark-fuscous. Palpi ochreous, mixed 

 with dark ciliations ; fuscous, except towards base and at apex 



