1574 CATALOGUE OF 
and narrow. Fore wings straight in front, slightly acuminated at 
the tips, extremely oblique along the exterior border; veins much 
like those of Hepialus in structure. Male-—Antenne moderately 
pectinated, a little longer than the thorax. Abdomen tufted at the 
tip. Memale.— Antenne serrated, shorter than the thorax. | 
A. Ale maris albo varie. ~ - - Australis, Stephens. 
B. Ale non albo varie. ; 
A. Abdomen rufescens. - : : - rufescens, Walk. 
B. Abdomen non rufescens. 
a. Antenne mediocriter pectinate. fuscomaculatus, Steph. 
6. Antenne breviter pectinate. = - - subvarius, Walk. 
1. OxYcCANUS AUSTRALIS. 
Mas. Fuscus, subtus cervinus ; palpi breves, caput non superantes ; . 
antenne fulve ; ale antice fasciis nonnullis obliquis palli- 
dioribus liturisque plurimis necnon vitta discali albidis sub- 
argenteis. Koem.—Cervina. 
Oxycanus australis, Stephens, MSS. 
Male. Brown, fawn-colour beneath. Palpi short, not extend- 
ing beyond the head. Antenne tawny. Abdomen, legs and hind 
wings fawn-colour. Fore wings with several irregular oblique paler 
bands, and with many whitish soinewhat silvery marks, and with a 
discal stripe cf the same hue. Female.—Fawn-colour. Length of 
the body 12—18 lines ; of the wings 34—-38 lines. 
a. Australia. From Mr. Stevens’ collection. 
6. Van Dieman’s Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith’s collection. 
e,d. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 
e,f. Australia. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 
2, OxYCANUS FUSCOMACULATUS. 
Mas. Fuscus; palpi caput superantes, articulo 30 longt-conico ; 
antenne testacee ; ale albido-fusce, antice strigis plurimis 
transversis guttisgue marginalibus obscure fuscis ; postice 
fasciis duabus guttularibus obscure fuscis. 
Var. 8. Ale antice obscure fusce, strigis discalibus testacets ; 
postice cinereo-fusce, basi testacee. 
Oxycanus fuscomaculatus, Stephens, MSS. 
