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at base, thence straight, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely 

 rounded ; whitish-grey irrorated with dark-fuscous ; costal edge 

 pink from base bo apex ; the irroration is particularly dense 

 along inner-marginal portion of disc, and in posterior portion of 

 disc shows a tendency to form short streaks parallel to veins ; 

 cilia whitish, faintly pinkish-tinged, with traces of a medium 

 fuscous line. Hindwings grey, paler towards base ; cilia grey. 



Closely allied to P. tripunctella, Walk, from which it differs in 

 the absence of long discal streaks and the well-marked pink 

 colour of costa and legs. 



Sandgate and Wynum, near Brisbane, Queensland ; four 

 specimens in August. 



Pedois rhodomita, n. sp. 



Male, 19 mm. Head whitish, suffused with vinous-red. Palpi 

 whitish ; second joint externally suffused with dark-fuscous ; 

 terminal joint reddish-tinged ; anterior and internal surface dark- 

 fuscous, except at base and apex. Antennae reddish, with fine 

 blackish annulations, beneath whitish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, 

 reddish-tinged. Abdomen whitish. Legs whitish ; anterior pair 

 reddish-tinged. Fore wings elongate oblong, costa strongly arched 

 at base, thence nearly straight, apex rounded, hindmargin 

 obliquely rounded ; whitish, irrorated with reddish scales, which 

 form numerous confused longitudinal streaks, a reddish-fuscous 

 dot in disc before middle, a second beyond middle, and a third 

 on fold beneath first ; a series of reddish-fuscous dots on apical 

 third of costa and hindmargin ; cilia reddish. Hindwings grey, 

 cilia whitish. 



Allied to P. neurosticha, Lower; very distinct by the reddish 

 colouring. 



Mt. Tambourine, Queensland ; one specimen taken in January 

 by Mr. C. J. Wild. 



PERITORNENTA, Meyr. (MSS.). 



Head with appressed scales. Palpi long, second joint much 

 exceeding base of antennae, terminal joint shorter than second, 

 rather stout, acute. Antennse as long, or nearly as long, as 

 forewings ; in male simple, pecten absent. Forewings oblong, 

 with much-rounded apex ; I b furcate at base, 2 from close before 

 angle, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to apex. Hindwings 1, veins 3 and 4 

 stalked, 7 widely separate from 6 at base, somewhat approxi- 

 mated in disc, then slightly diverging. 



I have three species referable here — 



1. Hindwings ochreous ... ... .. ... cerculatella, Walk^ 



Hindwings not ochreous ... ... ... 2. 



2. Forewings with a series of blackish dots from base 



to costa at beyond middle ... ... ... stigmatias, n. sp. ' 



Forewings without a series of blackish dots from 



base to costa at beyond middle ,.. ... thyellia, Meyr. 



