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TAXEOTIS. By L. B. Pkout. 
irroration; antemedian line at two fifths, consisting of dark marks on both margins and a dot between; post¬ 
median arising from a similar costal mark at three-fourths, acutely angulated outwards subcostally, dotted 
on the veins, very fine or obsolete between them; cell-dot minute. 
vrimela. T. mimela Prowl (1 g). Near oraula , but with the face ferruginous, the dark palpus mixed with fer¬ 
ruginous, the wings also much browner or more ferruginous, with almost exactly the markings of inconcisata. 
Gisborne and Lome, Victoria, Sydney and Hornsby, New South Wales, occurring in February and March. 
epigaea. T. epigaea Turn. Unknown to me. An extraordinarily large species, unless the indication (,,38 mm“) 
is a misprint. Distinguished by its red-ochre colour, which harmonises with the red earth of the locality in 
which is was captured on Mount Tambourine, Queensland, in November. Forewing with costal dots at one- 
third and two-thirds, the latter followed distally by a postmedian line of dots which does not reach the costal 
margin and is succeeded by a pale line. Hindwing similarly coloured and marked. 
adelpha. T. adelpha Turn, is said to be extremely similar to orphnina but with the venation different and the 
£ antennal ciliation shorter than the diameter of the shaft. Katoomba district, New South Wales, one example, 
taken in February. 
dasyzona. T. dasyzona Loiver. Also unknown to me. As the cell-mark is annular, it should perhaps be placed 
next to stereospila (1 g), but it is said to be nearest anthracopa , except in the venation. Basal half of palpus 
sharply white beneath. Expanse 26 mm. Wings ochreous-grey; antemedian line present on forewing only, 
formed of 3 small dark spots; a moderately thick dark shade at three-fourths, somewhat sinuate inwards 
in posterior half on forewing, almost straight on hindwing; cell-spot of forewing of moderate size. Hoyleton, 
South Australia, one 2, in December. 
B. Section: f o r e w i n g with costal vein connected or anastomosing with 
subcostal s. 
orphnina. T. orphnina Turn. Face and palpus dark fuscous. Antenna in laminate, with ciliation about 
twice as long as diameter of shaft. Wings pale grey; foiewing with costal edge ochreous-whitish, dark 
costal spots at one-third and two-thirds, the latter followed distally by an interrupted ferruginous-fuscous line 
which does not reach the costa; a more distally placed spot near hindmargin; fringe grey-whitish. $ uniformly 
suffused with fuscous. Mount Tambourine, Queensland, in March. 
■isomeris. T. isomeris Meyr. A rather small grey species, with suffused light greyish-ochreous irroration, dark- 
grey costal strigulation and two characteristic triangular blackish costal spots, at two-fifths and two-thirds; 
a central dot and a short hindmarginal mark of mixed blackish and ochreous behind the first costal spot, a 
series of vein-dots from the second to a short mark on hindmargin at three-fourths. Albany, West Australia, 
one specimen, in December. 
exsectaria. T. exsectaria Walk. Another small species, distinguished by its ferruginous head and wellmarked 
eugenestera. ferruginous antemedian line. — eugenestera form. nov. (1 g) is a larger (21—23 mm) and more brightly 
coloured form, with all the markings accentuated, the dark shadings between the postmedian and subterminal 
lines very conspicuous. Waroona, West Australia, type in coll. G. Lyell, Gisborne. — exsectaria. is common 
in West and South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, September to December. 
anthracopa. T. anthracopa Meyr. (1 g). Palpus shorter than in most of the allies, towards the base white beneath. 
The forewing has the costal edge yellow proximally and lacks the ferruginous lines which are present in most 
of the similarly marked species. Otherwise it shows little that is distinctive. Occurs in New South Wales 
and Tasmania in September, October and December. 
inconcisaia. T. inconcisata Walk. (= delogramma Meyr.) (1 g). One of the commonest and most widely distributed 
species of the genus, occurring almost throughout Australia except in the most northerly parts. Proximal half 
of fringe grey, like the ground-colour, distal half whitish, the two colours divided by a generally sharp dark 
line. Palpus blackish, towards base white. Spots and clouds distally to the postmedian line generally strong. 
October to January. 
semi/usca. T. semifusca Warr. Near the preceding, rather larger and more brownish. Distinguished chiefly by 
having the distal area almost entirely filled up with dark fuscous, bounded anteriorly by an oblique line from 
apex. Founded on a single 9 from the Dawson district, Queensland. 
T. adelia Prout (1 g). Considerably smaller than inconcisata, rather more uniformly greyish, the mark- 
adelia. 
