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rather short spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings hardly 

 convex in front, slightly angular at the tips ; exterior border slightly 

 oblique and slightly rounded ; first, second and third inferior veins 

 approximate; fourth moderately remote. Male. — Antennee stout, 

 setose-creuulate. 



1. Dasygaster Hollands. 



Murina ; abdomen cinereum; alee anticce annulis reniformi et or- 

 biculari lineisque transversis incompletis angulosis albidis 

 nigricante marginatis ; posticce fusco-cinerece, ciliis albidis, 

 subtus albidce gutta discali margineque latissimo fuscis. 



Dasygaster Hollandias, Guen. Noct. i. 201, 319. 



Australia. 



2. Dasygaster leucanioiues. 



Var. ? Rufescens ; palpi cinerei ; alee anticce venis cinereis albo 

 punctatis, gutta alba apud vence mediance apicem bene deter- 

 minata ; posticce fuscce, ciliis pallidis, subtus cinerece fusco 

 conspersa et marginatce. 



Dasygaster leucanioides, Guen. Noct. i. 202, 320. 



Male. Eeddish. Antennae and palpi pale cinereous, the for- 

 mer stout, crenulate. Veins of the fore wings dark gray, with 

 white marks, of which, the most distinct one is at the tip of the me- 

 dian vein. Hind wings brown, with paler ciliae ; under side pale 

 cinereous, sprinkled with brown and with dark brown borders. 

 Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



3. Dasygaster epundoides. 



Abdomen valde cristatum ; alee antica obscure nigrce, cinereo con- 

 spersce, strigis lanceolatis atris guttisque flavo-albis submargi- 

 nalibus, gutta apud venam medianam Jlavo-alba, margine 

 exteriore denticulato ; posticce nigricantes, ciliis cinereis. 



Dasygaster epundoides, Guen. Noct. i. 202, 321, 



Australia. 



