444 CATALOGUE OF 



by a blackish brown curved line. Length of the body 8 lines; 

 of the wings 20 lines. 



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



Country unknown. 



36. Hypochkoma nyctemerata. 



Foem. Alba ; caput niyro fasciatum ; palporum articulus Sus 2o 

 paullo longior ; abdomen subcristatum ; alee linea exteriore 

 nigra undulata denticulata, spatio marginali rufescente nigro 

 consperso, linea submarginali testacea angulosa plagis duabus 

 albis marginalibusy fascia subtus latissima nigricante extus 

 ex cava ta. 



Allied to H. ruginaria. Female. White. Head with a 

 black band. Third joint of the palpi a little longer than the 

 second. Thorax with a slight testaceous tinge. Abdomen crested. 

 Wings slightly testaceous-tinged between the base and the black 

 undulating denticulated exterior line ; space beyond dingy reddish, 

 black-speckled, with the exception of the testaceous zigzag submar- 

 ginal line, and two white marginal patches in each wing ; under 

 side with a blackish discal streak in the fore wings, and with a very 

 broad blackish band, which is excavated on the outer side. Length 

 of the body 7 lines ; of the wings ] 8 lines. 



a. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



37. HYPOCHROMA? OISTENSARIA. 





Fcem. Albida, robusta, ochraceo conspersa ; palpi porrecti, caput 

 longe superantes ; articulus 3vs 2o vix brevior ; tibia postica 

 non incrassata ; ala amplce, linea exteriore nigricante undu- 

 lata dentatUi spatio adhuc exteriore nigro-consperso^ fascia 

 subtus submarginali pallide fusca; anticce linea interiore 

 nigra an gu lata. 



Female. Whitish, stout, ochraceous-speckled. Palpi porrect, 

 extending far beyond the head ; third joint almost as long as the 

 second. Hind tibiae not incrassated. Wings ample ; exterior line 

 blackish, undulating, acutely dentate ; space beyond the exterior 

 line black-speckled ; marginal points black ; under side without 

 markings, except a pale brown submarginal band. Fore wings with 



