992 CATALOGUE OF 



vein ; three inferior veins ; second more than twice further from the 

 third than from the first. 



1. Destolmia lineata. 



Fcem. Albido-cinerea ; thorax fascia subinterrupta albida ; ab- 

 domen fuscescenSf subtus canum ; alee anticce vitta discali 

 albida late interrupta ; posticce fuscescentes. 



Female. Gray, with numerous whitish hairs interspersed. 

 Thorax with a whitish band, which is almost interrupted in the 

 middle. Abdomen brownish, hoary beneath. Fore wings with a 

 widely interrupted whitish discal stripe. Hind wings brownish 

 above ; cilia and under side whitish. Length of the body 10 lines ; 

 of the wings 25 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



b. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



Genus 5. CECRITA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Caput utrinque fasciculatum. 

 Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi porrecti, graciles, pilosi, caput non 

 superantes; articulus 3us minutus, conicus. Antenna? simplices, 

 thorace paullo longiores. Abdomen alas posticas triente superans. 

 Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus apicalibus rae- 

 diocriter longis. Alae sat latae ; antieae apud costam subconvexae, 

 apice rotundatae, margine exteriore obliquo. 



Female. Body moderately stout. Head with a tuft of long hairs 

 on each side beneath the eyes. Proboscis not visible. Palpi por- 

 rect, pilose, slender, extending as far as the head ; third joint 

 minute, conical. Antennae simple, rather longer than the thorax. 

 Abdomen extending for one-third of its length beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs rather slender ; femora and tibiae with long hairs ; 

 hind tibiae with two moderately long apical spurs. Wings mode- 

 rately broad. Fore wings slightly convex in front, rounded at the 

 tips, oblique along the exterior border; interior angle much 

 rounded ; discal areolet intersected by a secondary vein ; three in- 

 ferior veins; first and second contiguous at the base ; third rather 

 remote. 



1. Cecrita guttivitta. 



Foern. Subcervino-cinerea ; palpi nigri, apice cinerei ; alee an- 

 ticce fusco conspence, fascia obliqua fuscescente guttisque 

 exterioribus fuscis. 



