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whitish in the female. Fore wings with a small indistinct whitish 

 mark in the disk. Hind wings with a brown tinge, which does not 

 extend to the exterior border ; costal space and fringe sometimes 

 luteous. Length of the body 9 — 11 lines; of the wings 28 — 32 

 lines. 



The black abdomen of this species distinguishes it from T. 

 contraria. 



a—d. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



Teara in decora. 



Mas. Cervina, pilis longissimis vestita ; palpi graciles, brevissimi, 

 subdecumbentes ; abdomen nigrum, basi cervinum, subtus 

 apicem versus oehraceum ; alee anticce vix acutce, margine 

 exteriore subconvexo perobliquo ; posticce basi obscure cinerece. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Head, thorax, pectus, legs and interior 

 border of the fore wings clothed with very long hairs. Palpi slender, 

 very short, slightly decumbent. Antenna? broadly pectinated. Ab- 

 domen black, except at the base ; under side mostly ochraceous 

 towards the tip. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border slightly 

 convex, very oblique. Hind wings dark cinereous towards the base. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



It much resembes T. deficita, but the abdomen has a black 

 apical tuft. 



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



Teara brevipennis. 



Mas. Alba; caput oehraceum, subtus nigricans; palpi ochracei, 

 brevissimi, supra nigricantes ; thorax ferrugineus, fascia inter' 

 rupta alba; abdomen vix Jlavescens, alas posticas longissime 

 superans ; alee anticce brevissimce, fasciis quatuor dentatis 

 indeterminatis maculisque marginalibus ferrugineis, fasciis 

 2a oaque latis connexis. 



Male. White. Head ochraceous, blackish beneath. Palpi 

 ochraceous, very short, blackish above. Antennae ochraceous, 

 broadly pectinated. Thorax ferruginous, with an interrupted white 

 band. Abdomen with a slight yellowish tinge, extending very far 

 beyond the hind wings. Wings very short. Fore wings very little 

 longer than the hind wings, with four irregular dentate ferruginous 



