Piibl. 31. r. 1921. 
NEARCHA. By L. B. Proitt. 
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A. Section: hind wing of $ not tufted; hind tibia of $ without hair-pencil. 
N. curtaria ( Guen .) (= corrogata Walk.) (If). Wings more pointed than in the other species, apex curtaria. 
of forewing almost falcate, distal margin of hindwing almost straight; $ narrower winged than Coloration 
always light, though rather variable; lines marked by dots, the postmedian also generally by a double line 
(variably developed), the proximal one blackish and very fine, the distal brown, not reaching costa. Common 
in South and Southeast Australia, in March. 
N. pseudophaes Lower (1 f>. Both wings less extremely produced apically than in curtaria. Antennal pseudo- 
pectinations very long, palpus shorter and blacker than in curtaria, antemedian dots accompanied proximally r>1 " 
by a whitish-ochreous streak, cell-spot large, pale centred. South Australia and Victoria 
N. uncta Proitt (1 f). Near pseudophaes but very distinct in its very dark, very glossy coloration. The vncla. 
lines themselves are scarcely noticeable on the dark ground but are offset by white dots on the veins, those 
of the postmedian series, however, very small; subterminal line distinct, regularly dentate. Waroona, West 
Australia, in May. 
B. Section: hind wing o f £ not tufted; hind tibia o f $ with hair-pencil. 
N. staurotis Meyr. (1 e). Apart from the structure, this species and all which follow differ from sfaurotit. 
those of Section A in the less elongate wings. Staurotis is a neat grey species, the lines slightly curved, formed 
of (sometimes nearly confluent) black dots, the postmedian accompanied distally by a pale yellow-whitish line, 
this again generally by a narrow dark shade which tapers anteriorly and is wanting in the costal third; cell- 
spot moderately large. West Australia, November. Also from North Queensland. 
N. recisa Protit is perhaps merely a giant form of the preceding, but the palpus and antennal pecti- recisa. 
nations seem appreciably longer; the cell-spot is large, the dark band beyond the submedian broad, generally 
strongly developed, sometimes reaching the costa; occasionally traces of a similar band appear on the hind¬ 
wing. Bridgetown and Waroona, West Australia, November. 
N. caronia Swinh (1 e). Again clorsely similar to staurotis, on an average rather smaller, distally darker, carman. 
distal margin of forewing rather more oblique, postmedian line rather straighter, the pale line beyond shading 
off gradually into the ground-colour distally, the dark outer band entirely wanting, hindwing with conspicuous 
cell-dot, underside less uniform. Port Darwin, Parry Iriand and Queen’s Islet, N. W. Australia, September 
and December. 
N. ophla Swinh. (1 e). Excessively variable, but generally more tinged with brown or reddish than ophla. 
the three preceding; hindwing rather more regularly rounded. Both wings with the black irroration generally 
copious, though very fine; cell-mark of forewing generally rather large and ocellated; central area generally 
broad: antemedian line often indistinct, very rarely marked with black spots. Swinhoe’s type is a grey form, 
rather sharply marked. — ab. innotata B arr, is almost entirely without markings. — ab. notata Warr. has innotata. 
two rows of dark-grey blotches in the distal area, one on each side of the subterminal line. — ab. strigata 'p r ig n t a 
Warr. has the postmedian line unusually strong and black. — ab. anemodes Lower is fleshy-ochreous with well- anemodes. 
developed annular cell-marks, the lines obsolete. — ab. pyrosema Lower has the lines of the forewing red. The pyrosema. 
species inhabits West Australia, apparently abundant on the Sherlock River; also Tennant’s Creek, South 
Australia. 
N. nephocrossa Turn. Unknown to me and described from a single male with the hindlegs lost; nephocros- 
hence only doubtfully referred to this section. Antennal pectinations unusually long (10 times diameter of sc 
shaft). Further distinguished by having a dark streak along the basal quarter of the costal margin; anteme¬ 
dian pale line not accompanied by dark dots, postmedian sinuate, with dark dots proximally; beyond the post¬ 
median a broad dark-grey band, with crenate distal edge. Near Brisbane, in April. 
C. Section: li i n d w i n g of $ tufted beneath; li i n d t i b i a of $ with hair-pencil. 
N. atyla Meyr. Extremely like suhcelata (If) in general appearance, slightly larger, hindwing with a alyla. 
distinct black cell-dot. Further distinguished structurally in the $ by having merely a small subcostal patch 
of pale greyish-ochreous hair on the underside of the hindwing, placed proximally to the middle. Perth and 
Albany, West Australia, in November. 
N. subcelata Walk. (If). A rather pale, weakly marked species, the antemedian black dots generally, suhcelata. 
the postmedian sometimes, almost obsolete; a fine white-yellowish line distally to the postmedian and some- 
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