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as Dirades annulifera, Warr. (Nov. Zool. 1896, p. 274), but in the 
description of this no fovea is mentioned. 
Type in Coll. Turner. 
N.Q. Thursday Island ; several specimens all in poor condition. 
Kuranda, 11, 12 ; three specimens smaller and paler than those 
from the former locality. 
BALANTIUCHA SIUTANS. 
Erosia .nutans. But!., A.M.N. XL (5) xix, p. 434 (1887). 
Dirades leucocera, Hmps., ill. Het. viii, p. 102, PL 150, f. 18 ; 
Moths Incl. iii, p. 133. 
The strong subapical tuft on costa or* hindwings is found in 
both sexes. 
N.Q. Thursday Island; Cairns; Kuranda, 4; Townsville, 3. 
Also from Ceylon and India. 
BALANTIXJCHA SEMINIGRA. 
Diradei seminigra, Warr., Nov. Zool. 1898, p. 346. 
Closely allied to the preceding but much darker, and with the 
antemedian line of hindwings obsolete. 
N.Q,. Cooktown ; Kuranda, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10. 
BALANTXUCHA DECORATA. 
Dirades decorata, Warr., Nov. Zool. 1898, p. 228. 
Easily recognised by the triangular snow-white blotch on costa 
of hind wing. 
N.Q. Kuranda, 4; Townsville, 2, 4. Q. Duaringa, 3 ; Brisbane, 
4, 12; Mt. Tambourine, 11. 
Ge^. DIBADES. 
Dirades, Wlk., Brit. Mus. Cat. xxxv, p. 1650 ; Hmps., Moths 
Ind. iii, p. 132. 
Differs from the preceding in the hindwings of $ not forming a 
glandular pocket, veins 2 and 3 visible. In the $ there is a naked 
groove on upper surface of hindwings within dorsal margin, termen 
is excavated in middle but not toothed ; in 9 termen is slightlv 
toothed on veins 4 and 7 ; vein 11 of forewings may be free or 
strongly anastomosing with 12. 
Type theclata, Grn., from India and Africa. 
