690 CATALOGUE OF 



76. GECOPHORA PARABOLELLA. 



Foem. Argenteo-alba ; capitis discus cervinus ; palpi cervino 

 villati ; thorax ochraceo fasciatus ; abdomen obscure cine- 

 reum, segmentis argenteo marginatis ; pedes ochraceo strigati, 

 tibiis posticis Jimbriatis ; aim anticae apice rotundatce, vittis 

 duabus connexis ochraceis ; posticce ameo-einerece. 



Female, Silvery white, smooth, rather stout. Disk of the 

 head above fawn-colour. Palpi smooth, nearly twice longer than 

 the breadth of the head ; second joint mostly fawn-colour in front; 

 third setitorm, fawn-colour, a little shorter than the second. Thorax 

 with a very broad ochraceous band. Abdomen dark cinereous above ; 

 hind borders of the segments silvery. Legs streaked with ochraceous; 

 posterior tibiae rather broad ; hind tibiae fringed. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips, with two ochraceous stripes, which are united 

 at the base and at the tips; under side blackish cinereous, excepting 

 the cos a and the fringe ; exterior border slightly convex, very 

 oblique. Hind wings cinereous, tinged with aeneous; fringe paler. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by M. Allport, Esq. 



77. CECOPHORA SUBPARALLELA. 



Faem. Argenteo-alba ; antennce gracillimce ; thorax aureo bivit- 

 tatus ; alee anticce longce, vittis septem auratis, la costaU, 2a 

 3a iaquc connexis, 4a sub f areata, 5a subra?nosa i 6a brevissima ; 

 posticce pallide cinerea, extus subauratce. 



Female. Silvery white. Palpi smooth, nearly twice longer 

 than the breadth of the head ; third joint setiform, shorter than the 

 second. Antennae very slender. Thorax with a gilded stripe along 

 each side. Legs short, stout, smooth. Wings elongate. Fore 

 wings rounded at the tips, with seven gilded stripes; first stripe 

 costal ; second united to the fourth near the base; third united to 

 the fourth at somewhat beyond half the length ; fourth slightly 

 forked near its tip ; fifth slightly branched near its tip; sixth very 

 short; seventh on the interior border ; exterior border slightly con- 

 vex, rather oblique. Hind wings pale cinereous, slightly gilded 

 exteriorly; fringe whitish. Length ot the body 4 — 5 lines; of the 

 wings 12 — 14 lines. 



a, b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles collection. 



