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2 1 . Yellow median patch connected along costa with subapical dot, thence continued 
as a marginal line in apex and along termen to tornus .... cel.ema Durrant 
W hitish median patch sometimes narrowly connected along costa with subapical 
dot in female, not reaching beyond this; in male neither a connection of these 
marks, nor a marginal line 22 
22. Whitish triangular costal spot extended across wing by a line, interrupted in 
middle to above dorsum beyond middle aulodocha Meyrick 
Whitish triangular costal spot not thus extended across wing 
leucodonta spec. nov. 
23. Cilia in fore wing purplish-fuscous with a yellowish basal line, along termen 
primrose-yellow except their base fallax Durrant 
Cilia in fore wing purplish-fuscous throughout, a yellow basal line 
crypsichola Durrant 
24. A terminal band present 25 
No terminal band 26 
25. Terminal band occupying posterior fourth of costa, attenuated to a point in 
tornus ; a streak along costa, and a fasciate transverse blotch before middle not 
reaching dorsum xanthistia Meyrick 
Terminal band much narrower, connected along costa and dorsum with a broad 
postmedian transverse fascia, brownish-ochreous, suffused with fuscous, with 
anterior edge and discal stigma blackish prasinopis Meyrick ') 
26. Subterminal transverse interrupted line originating from a triangular costal 
spot thalamectis Meyrick 
No subterminal fascia, or line ignea Meyrick 
27. Veins distinctly marked with black lines not reaching margins, mostly terminated 
by a black transverse fascia 28 
Veins not marked with black lines 31 
28. A black basal patch ; a suffused broad dilated purple transverse fascia beyond 
1 / 4 , connected by a purple horizontal dilated streak with terminal patch which 
occupies posterior fourth of wing sceptrophora spec. nov. 
No basal patch 29 
29. Dark neural lines terminated anteriorly and posteriorly by black transverse 
fascite symmochlopa Meyrick 
Dark neural lines terminated by one such fascia only posteriorly 30 
30. Fore wing throughout with a black marginal line; terminating fascia from 1 / i 
of costa to dorsum before tornus pyrochorda Meyrick 
Black marginal line only around apex and along termen; terminating fascia at 
6 / 6 triglenopa Meyrick 
31. Crimson, a grey suffusion along tornal fourth with two projections almost to 
costa, a whitish costal streak and two whitish spots: above dorsum anteriorly 
and in disc . lemeraria Meyrick 
Not thus 32 
32. Four or five transverse fasciae, some of them narrow and irregular .... 33 
One broad submodian fascia, or transverse fasciae indistinct or absent ... 34 
33. Four rather narrow, irregular fascise: two towards base, one at a / 5 and one at 
3 / 4 heliograpta Meyrick 
Five fasciae: two towards base, narrow, irregular, one at l / 4 , dilated below, a 
median line and a suffused band at 4 / 5 ( sphecotypa Meyrick) 
34. A narrow basal patch, a broad submedian fascia and a transverse terminal 
blotch cleomorpha Meyrick 
Transverse fasciae interrupted or absent 35 
l ) Occurs also in East Australia and Tasmania (teste Meyrick). 
