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and with a mark of the same hue near the interior angle; a short 

 broad black streak proceeding from the base, composed of contiguous 

 speckles; a zigzag irregular transverse black line at two-thirds of 

 the length; exterior border straight, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings cinereous, brownish towards the exterior border. Length of 

 the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



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



Dasychira divisa. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi crassi, porrecti, obtusi, dense pilosi ; abdomen 

 cinereum ; tarsi nigro fas ciati ; pedes antici nigricantes, late 

 fimbriati ; ala anticce dimidio costali albo nigro -mar ginato, 

 lineis tribus transversis angulosis, 3a e lunulis submarginali- 

 bus ; posticus cinerea, fuscescente marginatee. 



Male, Brown, pale cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, thick, 

 obtuse, densely pilose, extending rather beyond the head ; third joint 

 very short. Antennae short, very broadly pectinated. Abdomen 

 and hind wings cinereous. Tarsi with black bands; posterior legs 

 slender; spurs long; fore legs blackish, stout, broadly fringed, 

 excepting the tarsi, which are pilose. Fore wings irregularly white 

 on half the surface from the costa; this hue is partly bordered with 

 black, and is most prevalent towards the base; three zigzag trans- 

 verse black lines; third submarginal, incomplete, composed of 

 lunules; exterior border straight, moderately oblique. Hind wings 

 brownish about the exterior border. Length of the body 7 — 8 

 lines; of the wings 16 — 18 lines. 



tt, b, Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Dasychira basigera. 



Mas. Fusco-cinerea ; palpi crassi, caput non superantes ; thorax 

 nigricans ; abdomen nigricante cristatum ; pedes antici dense 

 pilosi, nigricante fasciati ; alee antica cano varies, lineis 

 quatuor denticulatis fuscis, Sa albo submarginata, plaga magna 

 antemedia nigricante albo marginata, strigulis duabus albis- 

 fusco marginatis, vitta glauco-viridi, strigis longitudinalibus 

 nigris albo-marginatis. 



Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi porrect, obtuse, very stout, 

 not extending beyond the head. Antennae very broadly pectinated. 

 Thorax blackish. Abdomen with blackish crests towards the base, 

 hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Fore legs densely pilose, 



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