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10. PHLOEOPHORBA, n.g. 
Head with appressed scales ; ocelli absent; tongue short. 
Antennae moderate, in male filiform, simple, basal joint somewhat 
swollen, without pecten. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, 
ascending, second joint with appressed scales, slightly rough beneath, 
terminal joint nearly as long as second, smooth, acute. Maxillary 
palpi very short. Thorax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Anterior 
tibiae somewhat thickened with scales, posterior tibiae densely rough- 
haired above and beneath. Forewings with vein 1 long-furcate towards 
base, 2 from f to f , 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex or costa, 
11 from middle. Hindwings over 1, oblong-ovate, with a dense tuft of 
hairs near base below median, 3 and 4 from a point or short-stalked, 5 
parallel, 6 and 7 from a point or short-stalked, 8 connected with cell 
at a point near base. Differs from Maroga, Meyr., in the absence of 
antennal ciliations in the male. 
67. Piiloeophorba codonoptera, n.sp. Male, 25-35 mm. 
Female, 31-35 mm. Yeins 3 and 4 of hindwings from a point, 6 and 7 
from a point. Head, face, palpi, and antennae dark fuscous. Thorax 
anteriorly fuscous, shading off posteriorly into reddish-ochreous. 
Abdomen ochreous-brown. Legs, anterior and middle pair reddish- 
fuscous, posterior ochreous-whitish ; anterior coxae shining white. 
Forewings moderate, costa strongly arched in female, in male this is 
exaggerated, apex produced into a finger-shaped process with rounded 
extremity, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique; shining ochreous-whitish; 
in female shining reddish-ochreous ; edges of costa and inner- margin 
orange, at base of costa fuscous ; a white spot margined with fuscous 
in disc at f; in male this may be partially obsolete ; traces of fuscous 
suffusion about all margins and apex ; costal cilia orange, hind- 
marginal fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish, 
at apex pale fuscous. 
The very peculiar forewings distinguish this from any ether known 
species. Brisbane : larvae found abundantly feeding on the bark 
of Elceocarpus grandis (Quandong), and Eugenia ventenatii, under 
roundish blotches composed of silk and fragments of bark, in the 
centre of which the pupae may be found in a separate chamber. 
68. Phloeophorba lactea, n.sp. Female, 22-29 mm. Veins 
3 and 4 of hindwings short-stalked, 6 and 7 from a point. Head and 
face dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous; terminal joint whitish except 
at base. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax white. Abdomen whitish, 
obscurely annulated with reddish-brown. Legs, anterior and middle 
pair fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish ; anterior coxae white. 
Porewings moderate, costa rather strongly arched, apex obtuse, hind- 
margin slightly rounded, very oblique ; uniform milky- white, without 
markings ; a very faint indication of pale fuscous suffusion towards 
hindmargin ; cilia white. Hindwings white ; a very faint indication 
of pale fuscous suffusion towards apex ; cilia white. 
In the absence of the male the generic position of this species 
cannot be determined with certainty. Charters Towers : two female 
specimens received from Mr. Dodd. 
