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NOCTUIDJE. 
anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind 
wing with the cell more than half the length of wing ; veins 
3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully developed from just above angle ; 
6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell to middle. 
Genus CHELAPRORA, nov. 
Type, C. dichroa. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 
2nd joint reaching to about middle of frons and moderately 
fringed with scales in front, the 3rd short, with tuft of scales 
in front ; frons with large truncate conical prominence with 
raised rim and short flattened process hi centre ; eyes large, 
round ; antennae of male bipectinate with short branches ; 
prothorax with oblique flattened crest, the metathorax with 
spreading crest ; tibiae smoothly scaled, the fore tibiae short 
and. broad with long curved claw on inner side at extremity ; 
abdomen with dorsal crest at base only. Fore wing rather 
long and narrow, the apex rounded, the termen obliquely 
curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of 
cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to 
form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell 
half the length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully de- 
veloped from above angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 
base only. 
Chelaprora dichroa, n. sp. 
cj. Head and thorax black-brown mixed with some grey ; 
antenna; pale brown ; pectus and legs white, the fore legs 
suffused with brown, the tarsi brown ringed with white ; 
abdomen white, dorsally tinged with brown, the basal crest 
blackish. Fore wing black-brown slightly glossed with 
purplish grey ; antemedial line blackish defined on inner 
side by white, waved, angled inwards at vein 1 ; postmedial 
line blackish defined on outer side by white, slightly except 
towards inner margin, excurved below costa, then oblique 
and slightly angled outwards at vein 1 ; a very indistinct 
dark subterminal shade defined on outer side by some white 
scales. Hind wing white, the costal area, termen and base of 
cilia faintly tinged wdth brown. Underside of fore wing 
grey -brown. 
iiab. W. Australia, Sherlock R. {Clements), 1 $ type. 
Exp. 24 millim. 
Genus BRACHYONA , nov. 
Type, B. xylodesma. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi with the 2nd joint ob- 
liquely upturned, reaching to about middle of frons and 
slenderly scaled, the 3rd moderate, porrect ; frons with large 
