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18. Clania persimilis n.sp. 
persimilis, very similar. 
30 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs fuscous. Antennae 
blackish; pectinations 12. Forewings narrow, costa straight to two- 
thirds, thence arched, apex obtusely pointed, termen nearly straight; 
4 and 5 stalked to beyond middle; pale fuscous; veins outlined with 
blackish ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings with termen nearly straight ; thickly 
scaled; pale fuscous; cilia fuscous. Very similar to C. tenuis, but the 
wings are much more thickly scaled and not translucent. In the latter 
species veins 4 and 5 of the forewings are stalked near their bases. 
North Australia: Bathurst I. (G. F. Hill) ; one specimen. Type 
in National Museum. 
6. Gen. OECETICUS Guild. 
Tr. Linn. Soc. 1827, p. 375; Meyr. & Low. Tr. R.S.S.A. 1907, p. 199. 
Antennae simple towards apex. Anterior tarsi with basal joint 
elongate (one-half)* Forewings with Cu 2 running into combined anal 
vein, 4 and 5 stalked, 7, 8, 9 stalked ; median vein forked in cell. Hind- 
wings with 4 and 5 stalked; median vein forked in cell. Type : 0. kirbyi 
from Central America. 
19. Oeceticus elongatus Saund. 
Tr. R.S. 1847, p. 43 ; Meyr. & Low. Tr. R.S.S.A. 1907, p. 200. 
Queensland-. Brisbane, Tweed Heads, Toowoomba, Dalby. New 
South Wales: Scone, Sydney. Victoria: Melbourne, Beaconsfield, 
Birchip. 
20. Oeceticus tertius Tempi. 
Tr. E.S. 1847, p. 39 = templetoni Westw. P.Z.S. 1854, p. 234 = ulias 
Low. P.L.S.N.S.W. 1899, p. 83. 
North Queensland : Cooktown, Cairns. 
7. Gen. PHASMYALEA nov. 
c fiaopvaXeos , like phantom glass. 
Antennae pectinate to apex. Anterior tarsi with basal joint elongate 
(one-half). Forewings with 4 and 5 stalked, 8 and 9 stalked. 
Hindwings with cell long (two-thirds) ; 5 absent. Median vein in cell 
not stalked in both wings. 
21. Phasmyalea pellucida n.sp. 
pellucidus, transparent. 
25 mm. Head and thorax fuscous. Antennae fuscous ; pectinations 
12. Abdomen reddish-ochreous. Legs fuscous ; tarsi grey-whitish. Fore- 
wings rather narrow, dilated posteriorly, costa gently arched, apex and 
termen rounded ; transparent and scaleless except for a slight sprinkling 
of minute fuscous scales in terminal area; costal edge whitish to one- 
third, thence fuscous ; terminal veins and cilia fuscous. Hindwings with 
termen rounded ; as forewings. 
Queensland: Bunya Mts. in April (W. B. Barnard) ; one specimen 
Type in Queensland Museum. 
