LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1143 



punctis duobus subcostalibus nigris, lineola subcostali alba 

 apicem versus dilatata, tinea postmedia fusca tenui obliqua vix 

 undulata, tinea exteriore e punctis quatuor nigris, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris minimis. 

 Male. Cinereous-brown, pale cinereous beneatb. Frontal 

 tuft very long and acute. Palpi fringed above, about thrice longer 

 than the breadth of the bead ; third joint fringed on both sides, less 

 than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae setulose. 

 Thorax and fore wings blue-tinged, minutely black-speckled. Fore 

 wings with two black subcostal points ; a white subcostal line com- 

 mencing at the first point, extending to the tip, near which it is 

 dilated ; a slender brown oblique hardly undulating line beyond the 

 middle; a more exterior line composed of four black points ; mar- 

 ginal points black, very minute ; fringe cinereous, doubly interlined 

 with brown, as is also that of the hind wings. Length of the body 

 7 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



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

 6. Swan River. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Hypena subvittalis. 



Foem. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi fimbriati, capitis latitudine plus 

 triplo longiores, articulo 3o brevi ; ala antica vitta subcostali 

 nigra informi subinterrupta ; posticce subteneo-cinerea. 

 Female. Cinereous-brown, cinereous beneath. Frontal tuft 

 prominent. Palpi fringed above, more than thrice longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, about one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous, with a 

 slight aeneous tinge. Legs smooth. Fore wings with a black sub- 

 costal irregular and slightly interrupted stripe, which extends from 

 a little beyond one-ihird of the length of the tip. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



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



Hypena albalis. 



Mas. Albida ; palpi porrecti, pilosissimi, capitis latitudine multo 

 longiores ; alee anticce apice subrotundatce, lituris duabus ante- 

 mediis, striga costali, fasciis duabus exterioribus indeter- 

 minatis punctisque marginalibus fuscescentib us. 

 Male. Whitish. Frontal tuft prominent, acute. Palpi por- 

 rect, very pilose, much longer than the breadth of the head. An- 

 tennae stout, setose. Wings cinereous beneath. Fure wings slightly 



