1724 CATALOGUE OF 



marginal points black, transversely elongated ; exterior border con- 

 vex, slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 

 A\ lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Australia. Froin Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Genus ALATA, C. L. H. xxvii. 108. 

 Alata anticalis, C. L. II. xxvii. I OS. 

 Aruca indicatalis, C. L. H. xxvii. 202. 



Alata subaurella. 



Mas et fcem. /Eneo-cinerea; palpi vix ascendejites, capitis lati- 

 tudine fere duplo longiores, articulo So lanceolate; ala* 

 anticce fusco subconsperscc, vitta costali org enleo -alba p 

 ferrugineo marginata, fascia antemedia ochracca undulata 

 fusco marginata antice abbreviata ; po li falinat. 



Mas. — Antenna basi incrassaUe ; abdomen alas posticus 

 dimidio super ans. 



Male and female. iEneous-cinereous. Frontal tnfl prominent, 

 Palpi very slightly ascending, nearly twice longer than toe bi 

 of the bead; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of ihc 

 second. First and second joints of the antennae of the male in- 

 crassated. Abdomen of the male extending much beyond the hind 

 wings. Fore wings minutely brown-speckled, with a silvery white 

 subcostal stripe, which is more or less costal towards the base and 

 is bordered on the hind side by a ferruginous stripe; an ochraceoua 

 oblique undulating brown-bordered band near the base ; margin. tl 

 points brown; fringe cinereous, triply interlined with pale brown. 

 Hind wings semihyaline; fringe whitish, slightly aeneous near the 

 base. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines; of the wings 9 — 1 1 lines. 



a — e. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 

 /. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Alata coxsociella, 



Fcem. JEneo-cervina ; palpi subarcuati, subdecui/.btutes, capitis 

 latitudine plus duplo longiores ; ala anticce vitta costali tenui 

 alba apicem versus subcostali ; postiae anece, semihgalincc. 

 fimbria alba. 



Female. iEneous fawn-colour. Body beneath and legs silvery 

 white. Palpi slightly curved and decumbent, more than twice 



