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than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae stout, mi- 

 nutely crenulated and pubescent. Fore wings hardly acute, silvery 

 cinereous; the space towards the base aud near the exterior border 

 dark cinereous, with some transverse black streaklets ; some ferru- 

 ginous costal marks and a broad irregular interrupted ferruginous 

 band, which is accompanied by a large deep black streak; costa 

 and exterior border slightly convex, the latter moderately oblique. 

 Hind wings brownish cinereous, with indistinct little transverse 

 brown streaks; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines ; 

 of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Tasmania. From the Entomological Society's collection. 



57. SCIAPHILA DISPUTANA. 



Mas. Cervino-cinerea ; alee anticce acuta, fasciis tribus obliquis 

 fuscis, 2a informi, 3a trigona antice lata; posticce cinereai, 

 strigulis plurimis transversis obscurioribus. 



Male. Cinereous, tinged with fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, 

 much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint extremely 

 short. Antennae minutely pubescent. Fore wings acute, with three 

 brown oblique bands; first band concise on the outer side; second 

 concise, irregular; third triangular, broad in front; costa and exte- 

 rior border almost straight, the latter moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings cinereous, with numerous minute transverse darker streaks. 

 Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



58. SCIAPHILA RUDISANA. 



Mas, Cinerea, subtus albida ; abdomen subtus fusco trivittatum ; 

 ala? antica angusta, nigro conspersa?, apice subrotundatce, 

 fasciis duabus obliquis fuscis, litura subcostali intermedia 

 diffusa pallide cervina, striga discali interrupta nigra ; posiicce 

 fuscescente-cinerece, linea marginali pallide cinerea. 



Male. Cinereous. Body whitish beneath. Head and thorax 

 minutely black-speckled. Palpi porrect, much shorter than the 

 breadth of the head; second joint fringed; third elongate-conical, 

 less than half the length of the second. Antennae seiulose. Abdo- 

 men extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; under side with 

 three brown stripes; apical tuft rather large. Fore wings narrow, 

 slightly rounded at the tips, speckled with black ; two oblique 



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