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with gray and witli various whitish flecks, which form a large spot 

 by the interior angle, and another towards the middle of the exterior 

 border; under side pale brownish yellow. Length of the body 

 10 — 12 lines ; of the wings 24—30 lines. 



a — e. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 

 / — h. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 

 i. New South Wales. From Mr. Wood's collection. 

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



Genus 29. SOBAMA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Caput et thorax plumis clavatis 

 vestita. Proboscis capitis latitudine non longior. Palpi pilosis- 

 simi, caput non superantes; artieulus 3us obtusus, brevissimus. 

 Antennae simplices. Abdomen alas postieas triente superans. 

 Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor sat longis. 

 Alas longae, sat angustss ; anticae apud costam subconvexag, apice 

 vix acuminata?, margine exteriore denticulato et subobliquo. 



Female. Body moderately stout. Head and thorax clothed 

 with stout erect clavate plumes. Proboscis distinct, not longer than 

 the breadth of the head. Palpi very pilose, not extending beyond 

 the head ; second joint much longer than the first ; third obtuse and 

 very short. Antennae simple, very minutely serrated towards the 

 base, about half the length of the body. Abdomen with smooth 

 hairs, extending for one-third of its length beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs stout, pilose; hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. 

 Wings long, rather narrow. Fore wings slightly convex along the 

 costa, hardly acuminated at the tips, very oblique and slightly scal- 

 loped along the exterior border; three inferior veins; second as 

 near to the third as to the first. 



1. SoRAMA BIC0L0R. 



Fcem. Ferruqinea ; thorax nigro varius ; pectus et pedes fulva ; 

 abdomen et alee posticce testacea ; alee anticce fusco conspersce 

 fasciisque nonnullis indistinctis perobliquis testaceis. 



Female. Ferruginous. Thorax with a lappet on each side. 

 Vertex and thorax mostly covered with black hairs. Pectus and 

 legs tawny. Abdomen and hind wings testaceous. Fore wings 

 thickly flecked with brown plumes, which are darkest towards the 

 base of the interior border, and with some slender indistinct zigzag 

 and very oblique testaceous bands ; under side testaceous. Length 

 of the body 12 lines; of the wings 19 lines. 



a. Van Dieman's Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith's collection. 



