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Show 1895.] OF THE SCHC2NOBIIN.E AND CRAMBINCE. 923 Genus AUTAROTIS. Autarotis, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 269. Palpi extending about three times the length of head and thickly clothed with hair; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled; proboscis well developed; frons with a conical prominence; antennae of male somewhat thickened and flattened; tibiae smoothly scaled, the outer spurs about twice the length of inner. Fore wing with the apex somewhat acute ; veins 2, 3 stalked; 4, 5 from angle of cell; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free: male with the inner margin fringed with long rough hair towards outer angle. Hind wing with vein 3 from near angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle. Fig. 23. Autarotis euryala, cf. { Type. AUTAROTIS EURYALA, Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1886, p. 207. Fiji. Genus NEARGYRIA, nov. . Palpi extending about three times length of head and clothed with hair; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled; proboscis well developed; frons with a conical prominence; antennae of female nearly simple ; tibiae smoothly scaled, the spurs long. Fore wing with the apex produced and acute ; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10,11 stalked. Hind wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 from upper angle. Fig. 24. Neargyria argyraspis, 2 . j>. Type. NEARGYRIA ARGYRASPIS, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W . 1879, p. 216. Australia. Genus PTOCHOSTOLA. Ptochostola, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W . vii. p. 154 (1882). Palpi porrect, clothed with hair, and extending about twice the length of head ; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled; proboscis well developed; frons rounded; antennae of male thickened and flat- |