DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA. 
By E. Meyrick, B.A. 
XL Oecophorid.e — ( Continued.) 
(39. Thyrsopala, Meyr. 
This genus may be struck out as non-existent ; it was based on 
a single specimen, on the ground of the separation of veins 3 and 
4 of hind-wings, an unusual character which has turned out to be 
apparently an accidental feature in the individual in question 
since other specimens since obtained have these veins placed as 
usual in the family.) 
40. Philonympha, Meyr. 
Head smooth, sidetufts large, spreading, meeting above. 
Antenna? moderate, in £ serrate, moderately and evenly ciliated 
(1); basal joint stout, with strong pecten. Palpi long, second 
joint much exceeding base of antennae, densely scaled, somewhat 
loosely beneath, terminal joint considerably shorter than second 
slender, recurved. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, moderate, 
hindmargin rounded or slightly concave. Hindwings almost as 
broad as forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia \. 
Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibia? clothed with long fine hairs. 
Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from before angle of cell. 
Hindwings normal. 
Only separated from Philobota by the greater comparative 
length of the second joint of palpi, which much exceeds base of 
antenna? ; the discovery of additional species might render the 
genus untenable, but at present it is useful genealogically, since it 
appears to mark the transition from Philobota to Protomaclia. 
la. Lower half of second joint of palpi dark fuscous.. 249. aparthena. 
lb. „ ,, „ „ white 250. pura. 
722 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
249. Phil. apartJiena, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. niveis, costae basi punctisque disci tribus 
minimis nigvis ; post, albidis ; palpis basim versus satui-ate fuscis. 
£. 22 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs 
white ; lower half of second joint of palpi, sometimes also apex 
of terminal joint obliquely dark fuscous ; anterior and middle legs 
infuscated. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 
arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin rather concave, rather 
strongly oblique ; white ; costal edge slenderly blackish towards 
base ; a fine black clot in disc before middle, a second beneath it 
on fold, and a third in disc beyond middle : cilia white. Hind- 
wings whitish ; cilia white. 
Blackheath (3000 to 3500 feet), New South Wales, in November 
and January ; two specimens. 
250. Phil, pura, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. niveis, $ costae basi punctisque disci duobus 
nigrescentibus ; post. $ albidis, £ niveis ; palpis omnino niveis. 
^ £. 17-21 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and 
legs white ; anterior and middle legs infuscated. Forewings 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin 
very obliquely rounded ; white ; extreme base of costa blackish 
in ^ ; an indistinct grey or blackish dot in disc before middle, 
and another beyond middle, in £ both imperceptible : cilia white. 
Hindwings in g whitish, in £ white ; cilia white. 
Yery like the preceding, but especially distinguished by the 
rounded (not concave) hindmargin of forewings, and the wholly 
white palpi. 
JJeloraine and Hobart, Tasmania, in November and December ; 
three specimens. 
41. Peltophora, Meyr. 
Head smooth or loosely haired, sidetufts moderate, spreading, 
generally meeting above. Antenna? moderate, in £ with long fine 
cilia (2-5), basal joint moderate, with strong pecten. Palpi long 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 723 
or very long, second joint exceeding, or much exceeding base of 
antenna?, with appressed scales, hardly loose beneath, terminal 
joint shorter than second, slender, recurved. Thorax smooth. 
Foi'ewings elongate, moderate, hindmargin somewhat concave or 
rounded. Hingwings slightly narrower than forewings, elongate- 
ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia 5 to J. Abdomen moderate. 
Posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs. Forewings with vein 
7 to hindmargin, 2 from or somewhat before angle of cell, often 
stalked with 3. Hindwings normal. 
The length of the palpi and of the ciliations of the antennae 
differs considerably in different species, and the former ako in the 
sexes of the same species in some cases ; the stalking of veins 2 
and 3 of the forewings is usually confined to the Q. The genus 
may always be separated readily from Philobota by the long 
antennal ciliations, and from Compsotropha by the strong basal 
pecten : it is probably a development of Philobota through 
Philonympha. The species are mostly handsome and striking, 
often with yellow or white blotches, or yellow hindwings. The 
larva of one Australian species feeds in a sort of nest amongst 
spun-together leaves ; that of the European species is said to live 
in decayed wood. 
The genus is rather extensively represented in Australia ; out- 
side this region the only known species is the European P. 
forjicella, Sc., classed by European authors with Harpe^lct, but in 
my judgment necessarily to be removed thence on account of the 
different termination of vein 7 of the forewings, and also different 
palpi ; according to a specimen which I possess, it is decidedly 
referable to this genus. But it is very probable that the genus 
may be found of more general distribution than is at present 
known. Hypercallia Stph., a European genus, is also closely 
allied to Peltophora in all respects, differing principally by the 
absence of the antennal pecten. 
la. Hindwings yellow. 
2a. Forewings with white or yellow blotches. 
3a. Thorax dark fuscous. 
4a. Forewings with nine white spots 25 G. marionella. 
724 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
4b. Forewings with a yellow blotch 264. helias. 
3b. Thorax white or yellow. 
4a. Forewings with large yellow blotches 258. tlieorica. 
4b. „ with white blotches 259. tJiermochroa. 
2b. Forewings without blotches. 
3a. Forewings dark fuscous 263. fulvia. 
3b. „ whitish-ochreous 269. conjunctella. 
lb. Hind wings not yellow. 
2a. Forewings yellow or with yellow blotches. 
3a. Thorax wholly yellow , 252. coniortia. 
3b. ,, not wholly yellow. 
4a. Thorax partially yellow. 
5a. Forewings with nine yellow blotches 255. gloriosella. 
5b. „ with seven yellow blotches 254. argutella. 
5c. „ with basal half yellow 251. orthogramma. 
4b. Thorax wholly dark fuscous. 
5a. Basal yellow blotch narrow, transverse 267. psilopla. 
5b. ,, ,, „ . broad. 
6a. Basal blotch broadest on inner margin 266. basiplaga. 
6b. „ „ „ towards costa 265. proxhnella. 
2b. Forewings without yellow markings. 
3a. Forewings with white blotches. 
4a. With a dark fuscous streak along costa 
towards base 260. ntphias. 
4b. Costa white towards base. 
5a. "White fascia beyond middle entire. 
6a. Base of forewings yellowish-white 253. atricollis. 
61). „ „ dark fuscous 261. carphalea. 
5b, White fascia beyond middle not reaching 
costa 257. incomposita. 
3b. Forewings without white blotches. 
4a. Forewings ochreous- whitish 272. ceratina. 
4b. „ not whitish. 
5a. Forewings with three discal dots. 
6a. Hindwings grey 270. cataxera. 
61). ,, ochreous-whitish 271. privatella. 

BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 725 
5b. Forewings with one discal dot or. none. 
6a. Hindwings rather dark grey 268. glaphyropla. 
6b. ,, whitish, dark-margined 262. crypsileuca. 
251. Pelt, orthogramma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. luteis, linea post medium transversa sinuata 
saturate purpurea, area apicali omnino griseo-purpurea ; post, 
griseis. 
<J. 15-16 mm. Head whitish-yellow. Palpi long, whitish-yellow, 
anteriorly dark fuscous. Antennae grey, ciliations 3^. Thorax 
dark purple-fuscous, becoming pale yellowish posteriorly. Abdo- 
men whitish-ochreous, towards the base greyish. Legs dark grey, 
posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moder- 
ately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very 
oblique ; whitish-yellow, extreme costal edge blackish at base ; 
apical ? of wing greyish-purple, bounded by a deep bluish-purple 
sinuate line from ? of costa to inner margin before anal angle ; 
cilia light grey. Hind wings grey ; cilia light grey. 
Superficially recalls some forms of Coesyra. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; in 
November ; three specimens, 
252. Pelt, coniortia, n. sp. 
Minor, alis anticis flavis, dimidio posteriori ochreo-flavo, fascia 
media sinuata obscure fusca margines non attingente ; post, griseis, 
basi flavido-tincta. 
^ £. 16-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light yellow ; palpi 
rather long. Antennse grey, ciliations 5. Abdomen and legs 
whitish-yellow, anterior and middle legs suffused with grey. 
Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique ; bright yellow, 
apical half deeper and more ochreous-yellow, separated by a narrow 
sinuate central cloudy fuscous fascia, becoming obsolete towards 
margins ; in one specimen this fascia is obselete, only somewhat 
deeper ochreous-yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; 
cilia ochreous-yellow. Hindwings grey, base somewhat suffused 
with whitish-yellowish : cilia whitish-yellowish. 
726 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
Sydney, New South Wales ; in December and January ; three 
specimens. 
253. Pelt, atricollis, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. niveis, basi partim sulfurea, fascia antica recta, 
altera postica maculam mediam canam continente, macula sub- 
apicali magna laete ochreo-fuscis ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
^ Q. 16-18 mm. Head wbite. Palpi long, white, anteriorly 
dark fuscous. Antennas dark fuscous, ciliations 3. Thorax white, 
anterior margin rather broadly dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish, irrorated with fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 
yellow- whitish. Forewings moderate, costa rather strongly arched, 
apex almost acute, hindmargin somewhat sinuate, oblicpie ; white, 
base and costal edge somewhat suffused with pale ochi-eous-yel- 
lowish ; extreme base of costa dark fuscous ; two straight moder- 
ately broad perpendicular reddish-ochreous-brown fascia? ; first 
before middle, slightly narrowed beneath ; second beyond middle, 
irregularly dilated towards disc, containing a small cloudy white 
spot in middle near posterior margin ; an irregular reddish-ochre- 
ous-brown blotch on hindmargin, extending from apex to below 
middle, and anteriorly only separated from second fascia by a 
slender line ; cilia light ochreous-yellowish, with a dark grey apical 
bar, beneath anal angle fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous- 
grey, lighter towards base ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous, at apex 
dark grey. 
Superficially resembles some species of Zonopetala. 
Sydney, Blackheath (3,500 feet), and Shoalhaven, !New South 
Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; from November to 
February, rather common. 
254. Pelt, argutella, Z. 
{Oecophora argutella, Z., Hor. Ross. 1877, 391.) 
Media, alis ant. purpureo-nigris, maculis septem luteis aurantiaco- 
suffusis ; post, saturate fuscis. 
^ 9. 17-22. Head bright orange. Palpi long, dark fuscous, 
terminal joint posteriorly whitish-yellow. Antennas black, cilia- 
tions 3£. Thorax orange, anterior margin rather broadly black. 

BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 727 
Abdomen grey, segmental margins orange. Legs blackish, posterior 
tibiae ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 
moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly 
sinuate, very oblique ; purplish-black, with seven whitish-yellow 
spots mixed with orange ; first basal, transverse, outer edge oblique ; 
second rather broad, transverse, not quite reaching costa or inner 
margin, narrowed beneath ; third from middle of costa, inwardly 
oblique, reaching half across wing; fourth small, roundish, on middle 
of inner margin ; fifth transverse, rather narrow, in disc above 
anal angle, not nearly reaching costa or inner margin ; sixth on 
costa at 5, rather inwardly oblique ; seventh small, on hindmargin 
below middle, sometimes produced at apex to meet sixth ; cilia 
deep yellow, at apex and anal angle broadly dark grey. Hind wings 
dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey, towards inner angle and on apical 
half between middle of hindmargin and apex whitish-yellowish. 
A very handsome species when fresh. 
Larva undescribed ; feeds on Jfonotoca elliptica (Epacridece), 
several together in a small dense nest or shelter of silk and refuse 
amongst the twigs, in August. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Mount Lofty, Wirrabara Forest, 
Ardrossan, and Port Lincoln, South Australia ; from October to 
December, flying in the sunshine, tolerably common where its food 
plant occurs, 
255. Pelt, gloriosella, Walk. 
(Oecophora gloriosella, Walk. 697.) 
Media, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, maculis novem flavis ; 
post, saturate fuscis. 
24 mm. Head orange. Palpi blackish, second joint yellow at 
base. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, anteriorly yellow. Forewings 
dark purple-fuscous, with nine yellow spots, placed much as in P. 
marionella. Hindwings dark fuscous (*?.) 
I have not met with this species, which I noted in the British 
Museum as apparently near P. marionella, but without describing 
it ; the above short description is abstracted from that of Walker, 
and may not be accurate. Notwithstanding, the species seems to 
728 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
differ notably from P. argutella by the increased number and quite 
different position of the spots, from P. marionella by their yellow- 
colour, and the dark fuscous hindwings. 
Said to be from Tasmania. 
256. Pelt, marionella, Newm. 
(Oecophora marionella, Newm., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. TIL, 
(n. s.), 294, PI. XVIIL, 7.) 
Media, alis ant. saturate fuscis, maculis novem canis, vix luteo. 
tinctis ; post, flavis, margine postico saturate fusco. 
£ $. 20-23 mm. Head bright yellow, face greyish. Palpi very 
long, dark fuscous, posteriorly whitish -yellowish. Antenna? dark 
fuscous, ciliations 3. Thorax dark fuscous, with a small lateral 
pale yellowish spot. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins 
banded with ochreous-yellow and whitish-yellowish. Legs dark 
fuscous, posterior tibiae ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, very 
oblique ; dark fuscous, with nine white spots, faintly yellowish- 
tinged, especially towards base ; first elongate, along costa near 
base ; second similar, along inner margin near base, suffused with 
yellow on inner margin ; third broadly cruciform, in disc at ^ • 
fourth rather irregular, inwardly oblique, beneath middle of costa ; 
fifth small, triangular, above middle of inner margin ; sixth trans- 
verse, in disc above anal angle, not nearly reaching costa or inner 
margin ; seventh narrow, from costa at 5, inwardly oblique, some- 
times coalescing with apex of sixth ; eighth small, irregular, on 
hindmargin below middle ; ninth very narrow, along upper half of 
hindmargin : cilia fuscous-grey. Hind-wings ochreous-yellow, with 
a rather narrow dark fuscous hindmarginal border, broadly dilated 
and suffused at apex ; cilia fuscous-grey. 
Allied to the two preceding, but with yellow hindwings. 
Melbourne, Victoria ; several specimens taken by Mr. G. H. 
Raynor in October. 
257. Pelt incomposita, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate fuscis, maculis elongatis quinque 
ochreo-albis ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 729 
g £. 14-19 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi very long, dark 
fuscous, terminal joint above, and apex of second joint white. 
Antennae dark fuscous, ciliations 2|. Thorax dark fuscous, with a 
lateral ochreous-white spot. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. 
Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
hardly sinuate, oblicpxe ; dark fuscous, with five elongate ochi-eous- 
white spots ; first elongate-triangular, extending along costa from 
near base to near middle ; second extending along inner margin 
from base to near middle ; third extending from middle of disc to 
inner margin before anal angle, slightly curved ; fourth from costa 
before apex, inwardly oblique, reaching half across wing ; fifth 
small, cloudy, indistinct, on hindmargin above anal angle ; cilia 
ochreous-white, on apex and anal angle broadly dark grey. Hind- 
wings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous-grey, more ochreous 
towards inner angle, and on a space beneath apex, with a dark 
grey basal line. 
Sydney and Mittagong (2000 feet), New South Wales ; in March 
and April, appearing to frequent Acacia decurrens, rather common. 
258. Pelt theorica, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant ochreo-flavis, macula ad basim, fasciis duabus in 
costa confluentibus, macula etiam apicis in angulum anal em 
producta saturate fuscis ; post, saturate flavis, macula apicis in 
angulum anal em anguste producta saturate fusca. 
£. 20. Head ochreous-yellow, sides and back of crown dark 
fuscous. Palpi long, yellowish-white, terminal joint anteriorly 
blackish. Antenna? yellow-whitish, sharply annulated with black. 
Thorax ochreous-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-yellow, base of 
segments dark fuscous. Legs ochreous yellow, anterior tibiae dark 
fuscous except at apex. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 
moderately arched, af>ex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely 
rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; markings dark fuscous ; a basal patch 
extending on costa to \, and on inner magin to 5, outer edge 
straight ; a somewhat irregular straight fascia from middle of 
costa to middle of inner margin ; a second similar fascia from 
730 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
costal origin of first to anal angle ; an apical blotch, narrowly 
produced along hindmargin to anal angle : cilia light ochreous- 
vellow, at apex and anal angle broadly dark fuscous. Hind wings 
deep orange-yellow ; hindmargin slenderly dark fuscous, dilated 
into a modei'ate irregular band from middle to apex ; cilia dark 
fuscous. 
A very handsome species, probably flying by day. 
Murrurundi, New South Wales, in November ; one specimen. 
259. Pelt, thermochroa, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturatius ochreo-fuscis, basi laete ochreo-suffusa, 
maculis quinque niveis ; post, fiavis, apice saturate griseo. 
£. 16 mm. Head dark fuscous-grey, face white. Palpi very 
long, white, second joint with a black subapical ring ; terminal 
joint anteriorly blackish. Antenna? white, sharply annulated with 
dark fuscous. Thorax snow-white. Abdomen ochreous-yellow. 
Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior tibiae dark fuscous. Forewings 
elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin almost straight, oblique ; rather dark ochreous-f uscous, 
suffused with reddish-ochreous towards base, with five snow-white 
spots ; first very small, basal ; second fascia-like, fi'orn costa at \ 
almost to inner margin at g, rather broad above, gradually attenuated 
to apex beneath ; third semicircular, on inner margin beyond 
middle ; fourth irregulai'ly triangular, on costa at \, reaching half 
across wing ; fifth elongate, narrow, along hindmargin from below 
apex to middle : cilia dark fuscous, opposite hindmarginal spot 
snow-white. Hindwings ochreous-yellow, apex rather broadly 
suffused with dark grey ; cilia ochreous-yellow, with a dark grey 
apical bar. 
Certainly allied to P. theorica, yet very distinct. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in December and February ; two 
specimens. 
2 GO. Pelt, niphias, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. niveis, costa basim versus, striga costa? alteraque 
dorsi obliquis confluentibus, puncto disci, linea transversa sinuata, 
fascia etiam postica sub costa indentata saturate fuscis ; post, 
albido-griseis. 
UY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 731 
£. 17-18 mm. Head and antenna? white, ciliations 5. Palpi 
rather long, white, basal half of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax 
white, with a dark fuscous lateral spot. Abdomen whitish-grey. 
Legs grey-whitish, anterior and middle pair suffused with grey. 
Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindniargin almost straight, oblique ; snow-white, with a few 
scattered dark fuscous scales ; markings dark fuscous ; a streak 
along costa from base to J ; an irregular cloudy suffusion towards 
inner margin at £ ; a bent inwardly oblique narrow streak from 
middle of costa, touching apex of a suffused inwardly oblique streak 
from | of inner margin ; a blackish dot above middle of disc ; a 
sinuate line from middle of costa to anal angle ; a thick cloudy 
transverse streak from 5 of costa to anal angle, very sharply 
indented inwards beneath costa, thence moderately outwards- 
curved ; a row of partially confluent blackish hind marginal dots : 
cilia fuscous-grey, whitish at base, and white on anal angle Hind- 
wings and cilia whitish-grey. 
Allows the normal family type of markings to be seen, recalling 
some species of Phloeopola. 
Hobart, Tasmania, in December and January ; two specimens. 
261. Pelt, carphalea, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. canis, basi, fascia antica lata costam non attin- 
gente, altera postica integra, macula etiam apicis in angulum 
analem producta saturatius ochreo-fuscis ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
<J. 19 mm. Head white. Palpi long, white, basal two-thirds 
of second joint dark fuscous. Antenna? whitish, annulated with 
dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, with small white anterior and 
posterior spots. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs oehreous-yellow, 
anterior pair suffused with grey. Forewings elongate, costa 
moderately arched, apex round- pointed, hindmargin .straight, 
oblique ; white ; markings rather dark ochreous-fuscous ; a narrow 
basal spot ; some ochreous and brown scales towards costa on 
basal half; a broad straight fascia before middle, obsolete towards 
costa ; a broad straight fascia beyond middle, posterior edge 
732 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
indented above middle ; an apical spot, continued along hind. 
margin narrowly to anal angle : cilia dark fuscous, whitish 
towards tips on hindmargin. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Brisbane, Queensland, in September ; one specimen. 
262. Pelt, crypsileuca, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. rufogriseis, puncto disci cum angulo anali per 
strigulam connexo saturate f usco ; post, albidis, margine postico 
saturate griseo-suffuso. 
ft. 16-17 mm. Head, palpi, an tennse, and thorax rather dark 
ochreous-fuscous ; palpi rather long ; antennal ciliations 4. Abdo- 
men grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
almost straight, very oblique; grey, thickly strewn with light 
reddish -fuscous scales ; generally a dark fuscous dot in disc beyond 
middle, connected with anal angle by a cloudy dark streak : cilia 
grey mixed with light reddish-fuscous, beneath anal angle 
ochreous- whitish. Hindwings whitish, apex and hindmai-gin more 
or less widely suffused with dark grey ; cilia light grey, base 
darker. 
This species is another instance of the tendency of the 
Tasmanian mountains to develop whitish dark-margined hind- 
wings. 
Mount Wellington, Tasmania, in December, from 2500 to 3000 
feet, common. 
263. Pelt, fulvia, Butl. 
(Cryptopeges fulvia, Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1882, 101.) 
Minor, alis ant. saturate fuscis. puncto disci nigro ; post, hete 
aurantiacis, margine postico latius nigro. 
ft. 15 mm. Head and thorax dark ochreous-fuscous. Palpi 
rather long, ochreous, anterior edge fuscous. Antennse dark 
fuscous ; ciliations 3. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs ochreous- 
yellow, banded with blackish. Forewings elongate, costa gently 
arched, apex rounded, hindmargin straight, oblique ; black, 
densely strewn with reddish-ochreous-brown scales ; an obscure 
BY E. MEYRICK, B A. 733 
black dot in disc beyond middle : cilia Hack mixed with reddish- 
brown, tips yellowish-white from apex to above anal angle. 
Hindwings bright orange, with a moderately broad black hind- 
marginal border, dilated at apex ; cilia dark grey, base blackish, 
tips beneath apex yellowish. 
Allied to P. crijpslleuca, but widely distinct, 
Fernshaw and Warragul, Victoria, in December and January ; 
two specimens. 
264. Pelt, helias, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate fuscis, macula dorsi ad basim subqua- 
drata lutea cano-marginata ; post, lsete aurantiacis, dimidio apicali 
saturate fusco. 
£. 17 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi extremely long, 
dark fuscous, apex of second joint white. Antennae dark fuscous ; 
ciliations '2h. Thorax and abdomen dark purplish-fuscous. Legs 
ochreous-yellow, anterior and middle pair suffused with grey. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 
margin hardly rounded, very oblique ; dark fuscous ; a large sub- 
quadrate pale yellow, white-margined spot on inner margin near 
base, upper side near and parallel to costa, posterior side perpen- 
dicular to inner margin , some scattered whitish scales in disc 
beyond middle and towards hindmargin : cilia dark fuscous, 
beneath anal angle whitish-yellow. Hindwings bright orange, 
apical half dark fuscous ; cilia dark fuscous. 
Allied to the three following, but differing from all by the 
orange anterior half of hindwings. 
Sydney, New South Wales in October ; one specimen. 
265. Pelt, proximella, Walk. 
(Incurvaria ])roximella, Walk. 490.) 
Minor, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, macula dorsi ad basim 
subquadrata nava inferius coarctata ; post, saturate fuscis. 
^ 9. 14-19 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi extremely long, 
dark fuscous, apex of second joint yellowish. Antenna?, thorax, 
and abdomen dark fuscous ; antennal ciliations 3 J. Legs ochreous- 
vellow, anterior pair suffused with grey. Forewings elongate, 
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734 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
costa hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very oblique, 
in $ slightly rounded, in $ somewhat sinuate ; dark purplish- 
fuscous ; a large subquadrate yellow spot on inner margin 
near base, upper side near and parallel to costa, posterior side 
somewhat curved, lower side shorter than upper ; extreme costal 
edge pale yellow posteriorly ; some whitish-yellow scales on costa 
at £ , and on inner margin before anal angle, in £ forming distinct 
spots; cilia dark fuscous, tips on hindmargin ochreous-whitish. 
Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia ochreous-yellowish, with a dark 
fuscous basal line, round apex becoming wholly dark fuscous. 
Distinguished by the form of the yellow spot, which is contracted 
below, with the posterior edge curved. 
Newcastle and Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Vic- 
toria ; three specimens in October and January. 
266. Pelt, basiplaga, Walk. 
flncurvaria basiplaga, Walk. 490 ; Oecophora quadratella, ib. 
1029.) 
Minor, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, macula dorsi ad basim 
subquadrata magna flava inferius dilatata, macula costa? media 
parva fasciaque postica angusta albido-ochreis ; post, saturatusi 
fuscis. 
£ Q. 14-16 mm. Head bright yellow. Palpi in £ long, in Q 
extremely long, yellowish, second joint with basal half and sub- 
apical ring dark fuscous, in £ anterior edge dark fuscous. 
Antenna?, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous, thorax with a 
few yellowish scales anteriorly ; antennal cilia tions 2. Legs 
ochreous-yellow, anterior and middle pair banded with dark 
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
rounded, hindmargin almost straight, oblique; dark purplish- 
fuscous ; a large subquadrate bright yellow blotch on inner 
margin near base, upper side near and parallel to costa, posterior 
side straight, lower side rather longer than upper ; a small 
cloudy whitish-ochreous spot on middle of costa ; a slender 
whitish-ochreous fascia from -| of costa to | of inner margin, dilated 
on margins, slightly inwards-curved, sometimes interrupted in 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 735 
middle ; a few yellowish scales towai'ds middle of hindmargin : 
cilia dark fuscous, apical half whitish-ochreous between apex and 
anal angle, and with a whitish-yellow spot below anal angle. 
Hindwings rather dark fuscous, reddish-tinged ; cilia dark fuscous. 
Very like P. proximella, but with the yellow blotch larger, 
broadest below, and with "the posterior edge straight. 
Brisbane, Queensland ; Sydney and Mittagong (2000 feet), New 
South Wales ; rather common from October to March, apparently 
frequenting Acacia decurrens. 
267. Pelt. jJsilopla, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, macula dorsi ad basim 
angusta flava costam non attingente, fascia postica angusta albido- 
ochrea ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
£ Q. 13-15 mm. Head bright yellow. Palpi in g rather long, 
in $ long, yellow, second joint with basal third and a subapical 
ring dark fuscous. Antennae, thorax, and abdomen dark fuscous ; 
antennal ciliations 2. Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior and middle 
pair banded with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa 
moderately arched, apex rounded, hindmargin straight, oblique ; 
dark purplish-fuscous ; a rather narrow transverse yellow fascia- 
like spot from inner margin near base, not reaching costa ; a 
slender whitish-ochreous fascia from § of costa to j of inner 
margin, dilated on margins, slightly inwards-curved : cilia dark 
fuscous, apical half whitish-ochreous between apex and anal angle, 
with a whitish-ochreous spot beneath anal angle. Hindwings 
rather dark fuscous, reddish-tinged ; cilia dark fuscous. 
Allied to P. basiplaga and P. proximella, but with the yellow 
spot very much narrower proportionately. 
Sydney, New South Wales, from September to November and 
in March, locally rather common amongst Acacia decurrens. 
268. Pelt, glaphyropla, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. sericeis, griseis, margine costali angustissime 
albo ; post, saturatius griseis 
&\ — /> 
736 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
<£. 19 mm. Head, palpi, antenna), thorax, abdomen, and legs 
grey ; posterior legs grey- whitish ; palpi long ; antennal ciliations 
3. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex rounded, hind- 
margin almost straight, very oblique ; shining grey, slightly 
ochreous-tinged ; costal edge slenderly white from \ to near apex : 
cilia shining grey. Hindwings rather dark grey, apex darker ; 
cilia grey, with a darker line. 
Hobart, Tasmania, in January ; one specimen. 
269. Pelt, conjunctella, Walk. 
(CEcojihora covjunctella, Walk. 686.) 
Media, alis ant. dilute albido-ochreis, interdum punctis disci 
duobus saturate fuscis ; post, dilute ochreo-flavis, apice fusco. 
£ Q. 20-26 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs pale 
whitish-ochreous ; palpi very long ; antennal ciliations 4 ; anterior 
legs internally dark fuscous. Abdomen light ochreous-yellow. 
Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat dilated, costa 
moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, 
oblique ; pale whitish-ochreous, sometimes fuscous-tinged ; extreme 
base of costa dark fuscous ; sometimes a dark fuscous dot on fold 
before middle, and another in disc beyond middle, but these are 
often absent : cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light 
ochreous-yellow, apex and upper part of hindmargin very narrowly 
suffused with fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-yellowish. 
Brisbane and Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland ; Newcastle 
and Sydney, New South Wales ; rather common in September and 
October, especially on fences. 
270. Pelt, cataxera, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. dilutius ochreo-griseis, punctis disci tribua 
serieque postica flexuosa nigrescentibus ; post, griseis. 
<J. 22-24 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light ochreous-grey ; 
palpi long. Antenna; grey -whitish, annulated with dark fuscous ; 
ciliations 4. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey- 
whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly somewhat 
dilated, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 737 
almost straight, oblique; light grey irrorated with whitish- 
ochreous ; extreme costal edge ochreous-whitish, near base black ; 
a black dot in disc before middle, a second slightly beyond it on 
fold, and a third in disc beyond middle ; a transverse line of 
cloudy blackish dots from f of costa to anal angle, irregularly 
sinuate inwards beneath qpsta, obtusely angulated above middle : 
cilia light grey, irrorated with whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and 
cilia grey. 
Separable from the following by the grey hindwings. 
Deloraine, Tasmania, in November ; two specimens. 
271. Pelt, pricatella, Walk. 
(Crytolechia privatella, Walk. 753 ; Cri/ptolechia latiorella ib. 
755 ; Chezala allatella ib. 788.) 
Major, alis ant. dilute albido-fuscis, punctis disci tribus serieque 
postica flexuosa nigrescentibus ; post, ochreo-albidis. 
£ $. 25-28 mm. Head and thorax pale whitish-fuscous. Palpi 
long, white, second joint dark fuscous except at apex. Antennae 
ochreous-whitish, ciliations 3|. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. 
Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings 
elongate, moderate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa moderately 
arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin straight, hardly oblique ; pale 
whitish-fuscous, with a few black scales ; extreme costal edge pale 
whitish-ochreous, at base black ; a black dot in disc before middle, 
a second rather beyond it on fold, and a third in disc beyond 
middle ; a transverse row of indistinct blackish dots from | of costa 
to before ana), angle, obtusely angtilated above middle, thence curved 
to inner margin : cilia whitish-grey, with rows of whitish points. 
Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Recognisable by its large size, whitish-fuscous forewings, and 
ochreous-whitish hind wings. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; locally rather 
common in September and October. 
272. Pelt, ceratina, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, squamis dispersis nigris ; post, 
ochreo-albidis. 
738 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
(J. 21 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs 
ochreous-whitish ; palpi rather long ; antennal ciliations 4 ; anterior 
legs dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 
apex round-pointed, hind margin almost straight, rather strongly 
oblique ; ochreous-whitish, with some quite irregularly scattered 
black scales, partially coalescing to form small dots ; cilia ochreous- 
whitish. Hind wings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Mount Wellington (2500 feet), Tasmania, at the end of January ; 
one specimen. 
42. Orophia, Meyr. 
Head loosely haired, sidetufts large, meeting above, projecting 
between antennae. Antenna? moderate, in £ serrate, rather strongly 
ciliated (2), basal joint rather stout, with strong pecten. Palpi 
long, second joint exceeding base of antennae, densely scaled, 
beneath roughly towards apex, terminal joint considerably shorter 
than second, slender, curved. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, 
moderate, hindmargin sinuate, oblique. Hindwings as broad as 
forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia |. Abdomen 
moderate. Posterior tibia> clothed with very long fine hairs. 
Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 and 3 from considerably 
before angle of cell. Hindwings normal. 
Closely allied to Peltophora, from which it is distinguished 
principally by the position of veins 2 and 3 of the forewings ; and 
also with some apparent affinity to Pleurota, 
273. Oroph cinetica, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. flavidis, interdum dilute griseo-suffusis, saepius 
punctis disci tribus minimis nigris ; post, griseis. 
£ 2- 17-22 mm. Head and thorax whitish-yellow or ochreous- 
yellow. Palpi whitish-yellow, sometimes grey anteriorly. Antenna? 
whitish or grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish or grey-whitish. 
Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair suffused with grey. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
sinuate, very oblique ; whitish-yellow or light ochreous-yellow, 
sometimes suffused with very light grey except costa, a discal 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 739 
streak, and subinedian fold ; generally a minute black dot in disc 
before middle, a larger one rather before it on fold, and another in 
disc beyond middle, but these are sometimes wholly absent : cilia 
whitish-yellow, terminal half pale grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia 
whitish-grey. 
Varies in respect of the .greyish suffusion, depth of ground colour 
and presence of the discal dots ; Southern specimens are larger and 
greyer. 
Sydney, Blackheath (3500 feet), and Shoalhaven, New South 
Wales ; Warragul, Victoria ; Hobart. Tasmania ; common from 
November to January. 
43. Protomacha, Meyr. 
Head loosely haired, sidetufts large, spreading, meeting above, 
projecting between antennae. Antennas moderate, in <£ moderately 
and evenly ciliated (1), basal joint moderate, with strong pecten. 
Palpi long, second joint considerably exceeding base of antennas, 
densely clothed with loose hairscales, roughly projecting above 
towards apex, and sometimes beneath somewhat beyond middle ; 
terminal joint rather shorter than second, slender, curved. Thorax 
smooth. Forewings elongate, moderate, hindmargin very oblique. 
Hindwings as broad as forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin 
rounded, cilia £ to f. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae 
clothed with long fine hairs. Forewings with vein 7 to hind- 
margin, 2 from distinctly before angle of cell. Hindwings 
normal. 
Characterised by the peculiar structure of the second joint of 
palpi ; allied to Pleurota, of which it is perhaps an earlier form, 
indicating oi'igin from Philonymplia. 
la. Forewings white 276. cava. 
lb. ,, brassy-ochreous. 
2a. Sidetufts of head white 274. consuetella. 
2b. ,, ,, yellowish-ochreous 275. chalcaspis. 
274. Prot. consuetella, Walk. 
(Gelechia consuetella, Walk. 651.) 
7-10 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
Minor, alis ant. sericeis, ameo-ochreis, costa anguste nivea ; post, 
dilute griseis ; capillis niveis. 
J" $. 15-17 mm. Head brassy-ochreous, mixed with white, 
sidetufts snow-white. Palpi dark grey mixed with white, above 
snow-white. Antennas grey. Thorax brassy-ochreous. Abdomen 
light grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey- whitish. Fore- 
wings elongate, slightly dilated, costa almost straight, apex round- 
pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, very oblique ; shining brassy- 
ochreous ; costa narrowly snow-white from near base to \ : cilia 
shining brassy whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light grey ; cilia 
grey- whitish. 
Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales, from 
September to November, and in January ; common. 
275. Prot. chalcaspis, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. sericeis, aeneo-ochreis, costa anguste nivea ; 
post, dilute griseis ; capillis saturatius ochreis. 
£. 19-20 mm. Head and thorax deep yellowish-ochreous. Palpi 
dark fuscous, above white. Antennae grey. Abdomen ochreous- 
whitish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish. Forewings 
elongate, costa hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
straight, very oblique ; shining brassy-ochreous ; costa narrowly 
white from near base to f : cilia shining brassy whitish-ochreous. 
Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Separable from P. consuetella by the wholly ochreous head ; 
otherwise very similar, but a larger and somewhat duller insect. 
Sydney and Blackheath (3o00 feet), New South Wales, in 
November ; very common in the mountain locality, but rare lower 
down. 
276. Prot. cava, Butl. 
(Zacorus cams, Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1882, 103.) 
Major, alis ant. sericeis, candidis ; post, dilute griseis. 
£. 24-26 mm. Head, palpi, antenna), and thorax snow-white; 
face and anterior side of palpi dark grey. Abdomen light grey. 
Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 
741 
slightly dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 
margin straight, rather strongly oblique ; shining snow-white ; 
extreme base of costa black : cilia shining snow-white. Hind- 
wings light grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Melbourne, Victoria; taken rather commonly by Mr. G. H. 
Kay nor. 
44. Thalerotricha, Meyr. 
Head smooth in front, sidetufts large, roughly spreading, directed 
forwards. Antennae moderate, in g with long fine cilia (3), basal 
joint rather stout, without pecten. Palpi moderate, second joint 
reaching base of antenna?, densely scaled, beneath with rough loose 
projecting hair-scales throughout, not forming a tuft ; terminal 
joint as long as second, slender, curved. Thorax smooth. Fore- 
wings elongate, moderate, hindmargin oblique. Hind wings hardly 
narrower than forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia 
!-. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibias clothed with Ions; hairs. 
Porewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before 
angle of cell. Hindwings normal. 
Not very close to any other known genus, though certainly to be 
placed in this neighbourhood ; perhaps nearest to $aropla, but at 
present of doubtful origin. 
277. Thai, mylicella, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, ad dorsum niveo-suffusis, postice 
griseo-tinctis, punctis disci quattuor serieque marginis postici nigris, 
linea ciliorum subapicali saturate fusca ; post, albido-griseis. 
g 2- 14-17 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax snow-white. An- 
tenna? grey, towards base white. Abdomen and legs grey-whitish, 
anterior and middle pair internally dark fuscous. Forewings 
elongate, moderate, rather strongly dilated, -costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, rather strongly 
oblique ; ochreous-whitish, becoming white towards inner margin, 
apical half greyish-tinged ; a small black dot in disc before middle, 
a second rather below it on fold, a third in disc beyond middle, and 
a fourth a little below third : a very faintly darker curved posterior 
742 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LRPIDOPTERA, 
line ; sometimes a few black scales posteriorly ; a hindmarginal row 
of minute black dots : cilia light ochreous-grey irrorated with 
whitish, with a dark fuscous subapical line. Hindwings whitish- 
grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; "Delo- 
raine, Tasmania ; common in October and November. 
44.* Phryganeutis, n. g. 
Head with loosely appressed scales, side tufts rather large, meeting 
above. Antennae in g moderate, with fine long cilia (3), basal 
joint moderate, with strong pecten. Palpi long, second joint much 
exceeding base of antennas, clothed anteriorly with long scales which 
expand above and beneath to form a rough apical tuft, terminal 
joint shorter than second, slender, obliquely ascending, partially 
concealed in apical tuft. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, 
apex pointed, hindmargin very oblique. Hindwings as broad 
as forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia f . Abdomen 
moderate. Posterior tibia? clothed with long hairs. Forewings 
with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from before angle of cell. Hindwings 
normal. 
Not included in the analytical table, having been discovered 
since ; it will fall under the same head with Palparia, but be 
separated by the hairs of second joint of palpi expanding above at 
apex. Intermediate in characters and development between 
Protomacha and Pleurota. 
278. Phnjg. cinerea, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. griseis, cano nigroque conspersis, punctis disci 
elongatis tribus nigrescentibus ; post, dilute griseis. 
g. 23 mm. Head and antennae grey- whitish. Palpi dark grey, 
suffused with white above. Thorax dark fuscous mixed with white. 
Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs whitish, anterior pair internally 
dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; grey, densely 
irrorated with white and dark fuscous ; a small linear dark fuscous 
mark in disc before middle, a second directly beneath it on fold, 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 743 
and a third less elongate in disc beyond middle : cilia pale grey 
mixed with white, with two cloudy darker lines. Hindwings pale 
grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen received from 
Mr. E. Guest, who states that it is not scarce. 
45? Saropla, Meyr. 
Head loosely scaled, sidetufts large, spreading, somewhat pro- 
jecting between antennae. Antennae moderate, in £ moderately 
and evenly ciliated (1), ba^al joint moderate, with strong pecten. 
Palpi moderate or long, second joint reaching or considerably 
exceeding base of antennae, densely scaled, beneath with a short 
loose spreading tuft towards apex ; terminal joint shorter or much 
shorter than second, slender, oblique, often partially concealed. 
Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, hindmargin more or less 
concave, oblique. Hindwings narrower than forewings, elongate- 
ovate or broadly lanceolate, cilia 5 to 1^. Abdomen moderate. 
Posterior tibiae clothed with very long hairs. Forewings with 
vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from distinctly before angle of cell. 
Hind wing normal, cell sometimes elongate. 
It seems unnecessary to divide this genus, although there is some 
range of structural variation in the different species. & hyperocha 
is the neai-est to the ancestral form ; S. cleronoma represents an 
extreme of retrograde development. The genus is nearly allied to 
Pleurota, and may probably be regarded as an offshoot from an 
early form of that genus. It is further interesting as having 
considerable direct affinity with the European genera Holoscolia 
and Topeutis (most visible in S. melanoneura) which are probably 
offshoots from it. 
la. Hindwings lanceolate 283. cleronoma. 
1 b. „ elongate-ovate 
2a. Apex of forewings strongly produced 279. melanoneura. 
2b. „ ,, ,, not produced 
3a. Markings rather dark fuscous 280. hyperocha. 
3b. ,, ochreous 
4a. Markings sharply defined 281. ccelatella. 
4b. „ obscure 282. philocala. 
744 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
279. Sar. melanoneura, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. fuscis, venis marginibusque latins niveo-lineatis ; 
post, albido-griseis. 
£ Q. 13-18 mm. Head and antennae white. Palpi white, 
second joint greyish-fuscous externally except towards apex. 
Thorax white, with a narrow pale ochreous stripe on side of back, 
and broad ochreous-brown lateral stripe. Abdomen and legs 
white, anterior pair internally fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa 
moderately arched, apex acutely pointed, strongly produced, hind- 
margin strongly sinuate, very oblique ; ochreous-fuscous ; all veins 
and margins rather strongly marked with snow-white, sometimes 
partially confluent : cilia white, with a blackish subbasal line, tips 
dark fuscous, lighter towards anal angle. Hindwings whitish- 
grey ; cilia whitish, with a grey line round apex. 
Departs from the rest of the genus in markings and form of 
forewings. 
Sydney and Shoalhaven, New South Wales, in October and 
January; two specimens. 
280. Sar. hi/perocha, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. niveis, striga subcostali abbreviata, altera 
subdorsali, punctis disci duobus his aojacentibus, fascia obliqua e 
striga subcostali in angulum analem percurrente, trianguloque 
marginis postici magno ochreo-fuscis ; post, dilutius griseis. 
(J. 19-21 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint brownish- 
ochreous except at base and apex. Antennee grey. Thorax 
white, with a lateral brownish-ochreous stripe. Abdomen whitish- 
grey, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. Legs white, anterior pair 
internally dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, somewhat dilated 
posteriorly, costa hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
somewhat sinuate, rather strongly oblique; snow-white, with 
ochreous-brown markings ; a moderately broad subcostal streak 
from base of costa to costa again at § ; a similar streak above 
inner margin from base to inner margin at § ; a moderately broad 
streak from subcostal streak beyond middle to anal angle, con- 
tracted at origin ; a rather darker round dot touching lower 

BY E. MEYHICK, B A. 745 
margin of subcostal streak before middle, and a second rather 
beyond it touching upper margin of subdorsal streak ; a small 
cloudy inwardly oblique mark on costa at 5 ; a triangular blotch on 
hindmargin, extending from apex to anal angle : cilia white, with 
broad ochreous-brown bars at apex and anal angle, and lower half 
ochreous brown from apex- to near anal angle. Hindwings rather 
light fuscous-grey ; cilia grey- whitish. 
Much larger and darker than the following species, which it 
closely resembles in marking. 
Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales, in November • 
common. 
281. Sar. ccelateUa, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. niveis, striga e basi in costam ante apicem 
percurrente, altera subdorsali, fascia subobliqua e striga subcostali 
in angulum analem perducta, trianguloque marginis postici 
dilutius ochreis, partim nigro-marginatis ; post, albido-griseis. 
£ <J. 11-14 mm. Head and antennae white. Palpi white, 
second joint suffused with ochreous externally except towards 
apex. Thorax white, with a bright ochreous lateral stripe. 
A.bdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 
whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; snow-white, 
markings rather pale bright ochreous, partially finely blackish- 
margined ; a moderate streak from middle of base to costa at f ; 
a straight fascia from this streak beyond middle to anal angle ; a 
moderate streak from base of inner margin to this fascia above 
anal angle ; a round black dot on upper margin of subdorsal 
streak at J ; an elongate-triangular hind-marginal blotch, extend- 
ing from apex to near anal angle : cilia white, with a broad 
median and narrow apical line irrorated with black points. Hind- 
wings whitish-grey ; cilia pale whitish-yellowish. 
Much smaller than S. hyperocha, with the markings pale 
ochreous, black-margined, the subcostal streak starting from 
middle of base instead of from costa, the subdorsal streak termi- 
nating in the transverse fascia. 
746 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland ; Sydney and Blackheath 
(3500 feet), New South Wales ; Port Lincoln, South Australia; 
common from September to February. 
282. Sar. philocala, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. niveis, squamis postice dispersis saturate fuscis, 
striga subcostali medium discum attingente, altera dorsali, fascia 
etiam postica incurvata seneo-ochreis, punctis discum versus 
quattuor nigris ; post, ochreo-albidis. 
£ Q. 11-13 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint 
externally pale ochreous except towards apex. Antennae grey. 
Thorax white, with a brownish-ochreous lateral stripe. Abdomen 
whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair dark 
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, 
hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; white, with some large 
scattered dark fuscous scales except towards base ; a broad brassy- 
ochreous streak from base of costa to middle of disc, posteriorly 
suffusedly bifurcate ; a broad brassy-ochreous streak along inner 
margin from base to f, attenuated to apex, enclosing a small 
white marginal spot near base ; a round black dot on submedian 
fold before middle, a second in middle of disc, a third more trans- 
verse in disc beyond middle, and a fourth at apex of dorsal 
streak ; a suffused moderately broad inwards-curved brassy- 
ochreous fascia from f of costa to anal angle ; an indistinct 
fuscous line on hindmargin : cilia white, apical half whitish- 
ochreous, tips fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-whitish, slightly 
greyish-tinged ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Cannot be confused with the preceding. 
Sydney and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; common 
from October to February. 
283. Sar. cleronoma, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. canis, saturate fusco-sparsis, punctis disci tribus 
fasciaque postica obliqua angusta saturate fuscis ; post, griseo- 
albidis. 
^ 5. 11 mm. Head, antennre, and thorax white. Palpi white, 
second joint whitish-ochreous on basal half. Abdomen and legs 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 747 
ochreous-whitish, anterior pair fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa gently arched, apex acutely pointed, hindmargin extremely 
obliquely rounded, merged with inner margin ; white, thinly and 
irregularly sprinkled with ochreous and dark fuscous ; a small 
cloudy dark fuscous spot in disc before middle, a second obliquely 
beyond it on fold, and a third in disc beyond middle ; a cloudy dark 
fuscous streak from costa at I to anal angle : cilia white, with a 
strong dark fuscous apical line. Hindwings lanceolate, grey- 
whitish ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Both forewings and hindwings are in fact lanceolate. 
Brisbane, Queensland ; Sydney, New South Wales ; two speci- 
mens in September and October. 
46. Pleurota, Hb. 
Head loosely scaled, sidetufts large, spreading. Antenna? 
moderate, in £ moderately and evenly ciliated (1-2), basal joint 
stout, usually with strong pecten (rarely absent.) Palpi very long, 
second joint very long, straight, horizontally porrected or somewhat 
ascending, clothed with dense rough projecting scales above and 
beneath, terminal joint much shorter than second, slender, ascending. 
Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, moderate, hindmargin oblique. 
Hindwings as broad as forewings, or slightly narrower, elongate- 
ovate, hindma v gin rounded, cilia § to 5. Abdomen moderate. 
Posterior tibiae with long fine hairs. Forewings with vein 7 to 
hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before angle of cell. Hindwings 
normal. 
Easily recognised by the peculiar palpi, of which the long second 
joint is roughly haired above and beneath throughout. The 
European genus Topentis has similar palpi, but differs in the long 
fine ciliations of the antennas. In the first four species the basal 
pecten of the antennas is either absent or little developed and 
fugitive, but it seems quite unnecessary to separate them generi- 
cally. The genus may probably be regarded as a development from 
Protomacha. 
The distribution is interesting, since the genus is represented in 
Europe and Northern Asia by over twenty species, and I have 
748 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
already sixteen from Australia; but at present none are known 
from any other region. Doubtless, however, it will be found to 
occur through Southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago. In 
America it seems to be probably really absent; New Zealand has 
also failed to produce this or any nearly allied genus. The Austra- 
lian species are all more nearly allied together than to the European. 
Very few of the larvae of the European species are known ; 
these do not seem to present any peculiarity of habit. I have not 
met with any of the Australian, but it is very probable that some 
at least feed on grass. 
la. Head distinctly yellow. 
2a. Thorax wholly dark fuscous 291. callizona. 
2b. ,, not wholly dark fuscous. 
3a. Dorsal streak ochreous-yellow 292. peloxantha. 
3b. ,, ,, dark fuscous. 
4a. With a dark central fascia parallel to hind- 
margin 290. brevivittella. 
4b. Without such fascia. 
5a. Forewings suffused with light ochreous- 
brown 293. pyrosema. 
5b. ,, not suffused with brown -. ISbi. psammoxantha 
lb. Head not yellow. 
2a. Forewings 1 ight ochreous-yellow 288 protogramma. 
2b. ,, not yellow. 
3a. Head grey or ochreous. 
4a. Forewings with three discal dots 287. psepliena. 
4b. ,, without discal dots. 
5a. Head and thorax grey 286. tephrina. 
5b. ,, ,, ,, ochreous 289. crassinervis. 
3b. Head white or ochreous-whitish. 
4a. Basal third of costa dark fuscous 298. stasiastica. 
4b. ,, „ ,, ,, not dark fuscous. 
5a. With an oblique dark streak from anal angle. 
6a. Three discal dots distinct 284. themeropis. 
6b. „ „ ,, obsolete. 
7a. Oblique anal streak reaching costa 295. endesma. 
BY E. MEYRICK, G.A. 749 
7b. Oblique anal streak not reaching -costa 297. chlorochyta. 
5b. Without oblique anal streak. 
6a. Second discal dot obliquely beyond first ...299. argoptera. 
6b. ,, ,, „ „ before first. 
7a. Forewings ochreous- whitish 29 G. gypsina. 
7b. ,, brownish-ochreous irrorated with 
white 285. zalocoma. 
284. Pleur. themeropis, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. canis, striga subcostal i discum medium vix 
attingente, altera dorsi Integra, fascia postica retro-angulata, 
trianguloque marginis postici ochreis fuscisve, punctis disci tribus 
nigris ; post, dilutius griseis. 
£ £. 17-19. Head white. Palpi white, second joint dark 
fuscous except at base and towards apex above. An tenure grey. 
Thorax white, with a pale ochreous lateral stripe. Abdomen 
whitish-grey. Legs grey-whitish, anterior pair internally dark 
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round- 
pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; white ; markings 
cloudy, light yellowish-ochreous, in <J mixed with dark fuscous ; a 
subcostal streak from base to middle, posteriorly very indistinct ; 
a streak along inner margin from base to anal angle, suffused with 
white on margin towards base ; an inwardly oblique streak from 
costa at f , and another from anal angle, meeting in disc ; a black 
dot in disc before middle, a second more elongate obliquely befoie 
it on fold, and a third in disc beyond middle ; a triangular blotch 
on hindmargin, extending from apex almost to anal angle : cilia 
white, slightly mixed with ochreous, with an ochreous bar at apex 
and anal angle. Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Except in the differently placed discal spots, much resembling a 
very pale Sar. hyperocha. 
Deloraine and Hobart, Tasmania ; four specimens in November 
and December. 
285. Pleur. zalocoma, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. fusco-ochreis, cano magis minusve irroratis, 
punctis disci tribus nigris interdum obsoletis ; post, dilutius griseis. 
49 
750 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
£. 20-21 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint dark 
fuscous except towards base and apex above. Antennae grey. 
Thorax grey, shoulders ochreous-fuscous, centre sometimes white. 
Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair grey-whitish. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; brownish-ochreous, 
densely irrorated with grey-whitish, and sometimes partially with 
dark fuscous ; absence of irroration sometimes produces broad 
subcostal and dorsal streaks, and hindmarginal blotch ; extreme 
costal edge whitish, towards base blackish ; a round black dot in 
disc before middle, a second more elongate obliquely before it on 
fold, and a third in disc beyond middle : cilia whitish-ochreous or 
whitish-grey, irrorated with whitish. Hindwings rather light 
grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 
Var. a. White irroration wholly absent, and discal dots hardly 
perceptible ; head grey-whitish. 
Nearly allied to P. themeropis, but with the ground colour 
brownish-ochreous, not white as in that species ; in other characters 
variable. 
Mount Wellington, Tasmania, at 2500 feet ; four specimens 
beaten from Lcptospermum in December. 
28G. Pleur. tephrina, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. dilutius fusco-griseis, striga dorsi albido nigroque 
mixta, venis postice nigro-lineatis ; post, griseis. 
g. 20 mm. Head and antennoe grey. Palpi dark grey mixed 
with white. Thorax grey, with a dark fuscous lateral stripe. 
Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair grey- whitish. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 
margin sinuate, very oblique ; light brownish-grey ; costal edge 
whitish, towards base blackish ; a streak along inner margin 
irrorated with white and dark fuscous ; veins slightly and obscurely 
lined with whitish, posterior veins irregularly lined with black : 
cilia grey, mixed with whitish, with a very obscure darker line. 
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 751 
An obscure-looking but distinct species. 
Deloraine, Tasmania ; one specimen in November. 
287. Pleur. pesephena, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant, ochreo-griseis, saturatiori-irroratis, punctis disci 
tribus nigris ; post, griseis-. 
(J 9. 14-16 mm. Head pale grey ish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 
ochreous, second joint dark fuscous externally except at base and 
apex above. Antennae grey. Thorax ochreous-gi-ey. Abdomen 
grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings 
elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
almost straight, very oblique ; ochreous-grey, more or less irrorated 
with darker grey ; costal edge whitish-ochreous, towards base 
obscurely blackish ; a round blackish dot in disc before middle, a 
second slightly beyond it on fold, and a third in disc beyond 
middle : cilia very pale ochreous-grey, with a dark fuscous basal 
line. Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
Smaller, greyer, and darker than P. zalocoma, with the discal 
dots differently placed. 
Mount Wellington, Tasmania, at 2500 feet ; eight specimens in 
December. 
288. Pleur. protogramma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavidis, puncto disci nigro ; post, dilutius 
griseis. 
(J. 15 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fiiscous, upper 
hairs of second joint, and apical § of terminal joint whitish. 
Antennae grey. Thorax light ochreous-yellow. Abdomen and 
legs grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round- 
pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblicpie ; light ochreous- 
yellow ; extreme base of costa blackish ; a round black clot in disc 
beyond middle : cilia pale yellowish. Hind wings light grey ; cilia 
whitish-grey. 
"Very distinct from any other. 
Colac, Victoria; found by Mr. G. H. Raynor flying commonly 
in a pasture-field, in October. 
752 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
289. Pleur. crassinervis, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturatius fuscis, venis marginibusque suffusis 
flavidis ; post, griseis. 
£ 9- 13-15 ram. Head brownish-ochreous, side-tufts ochreous- 
whitish. Palpi dark-fuscous, upper hairs of second joint, and apical 
| of terminal joint whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax yellowish- 
ochreous, back mixed with deep fuscous. Abdomen dark grey. 
Legs grey, anterior pair dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa 
gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very 
oblique ; rather dark fuscous ; all veins and margins suffusedly 
lined with light ochreous-yellow, sometimes partially confluent ; 
cilia fuscous, somewhat mixed with yellowish. Hindwings grey ; 
cilia light grey. 
Allied to P. protogramma, but suffused with dark fuscous 
except on veins. 
Sydney, New South "Wales ; locally common in pasture-fields, in 
August and September. 
290. Pleur. brevivittella, Walk. 
(Tkema brevivitella, Walk. 802.) 
Minor, alis ant. dilute flavis, striga e basi in discum medium 
percurrente, altera dorsi, fasciis duabus posticis in costa ac sub disco 
connexis, tertia marginis postici fuscis ; post, fulvis saturatiusve 
fuscis. 
£. 12-13 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, upper 
hairs of second joint and apical f of terminal joint above yellowish- 
whitish. Antennae dark grey. Thorax light yellow, with a dark 
fuscous central stripe. Abdomen dark grey, apex ochreous-yellow. 
Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous- whitish. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
straight, very oblique; light ochreous-yellow; markings ochreous- 
fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous ; a moderate streak from base 
of costa to middle of disc, meeting first fascia, and another along 
inner margin to f ; a narrow fascia from beyond middle of costa to 
middle of inner margin, and a second from f of costa to anal angle, 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 753 
connected with first on costa, and again by a bar from middle of 
first to anal angle ; a narrow streak along hindmargin : cilia pale 
yellow, with a fuscous bar at apex and anal angle, basal half on 
hindmargin reddish-ochreous. Hindwings deep fulvous or rather 
dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 
Distinguished from all by the two posterior fasciae. 
Brisbane, Queensland ; Murrurundi and Sydney, New South 
Wales ; Fernshaw, Victoria ; in October and November, not 
uncommon, flying in the sunshine, 
291. Pleur callizona, n, sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute fiavis, costa basim versus, fascia media, 
altera etiam marginis postici latiore cum prima sub medio connexa 
saturate fuscis ; post, saturate fuscis. 
,J. 13 mm. Head light yellow. Palpi light yellow, second 
joint externally dark fuscous except upper hairs. Antennae, 
thorax, abdomen, and legs dark fuscous ; posterior legs suffused 
with grey -whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; light 
yellow, markings dark fuscous ; a streak along basal third of costa; 
a moderate fascia from middle of costa to beyond middle of inner 
margin, attenuated on costa ; a modei-ately broad hindmarginal 
band, anterior edge near anal angle connected with middle of 
central fascia by a bar : cilia dark fuscous, beneath anal angle light 
yellow, terminal half on a space beneath apex yellow-whitish. 
Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
A very distinct and handsome species. 
Fernshaw, Victoria, in November ; two specimens. 
297. Pleur. 'peloxantlia, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. fuscis, striga dorsi attenuata dilute flava ; post, 
fuscis. 
g. 13-14 mm. Head and palpi light ochreous-yellow, second 
joint externally with basal half and a subapical ring dark fuscous. 
Antennae fuscous. Thorax pale oohreous-yellow, with a fuscous 
lateral stripe. Abdomen ochreous-grey. Legs light ochreous- 
7-34 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
yellow, anterior pair internally dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, 
costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, 
very oblique ; fuscous ; extreme costal edge light yellow from near 
base to near apex ; a light ochreous yellow moderately broad streak 
along inner margin almost from base to anal angle, gradually 
attenuated to extremity, somewhat interrupted near before ex- 
tremity : cilia fuscous, with a cloudy darker central line, beneath 
anal angle light yellow. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous. 
Very distinct. 
Brisbane, Queensland, in September ; three specimens. 
* 293. Pleur. pyrosema, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate flavis, fusco-suftusis, striga dorsi 
attenuata nigrescente supra laete flavo-marginata, macula anguli 
analis erecta fusca ; post, fulvis. 
(J. 13-15 mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, 
upper bail's of second joint, and terminal joint above whitish- 
ochreous. Antennre fuscous. Thorax ochreous-orange, shoulders 
narrowly and a broad central stripe dark fuscous. Abdomen and 
legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost 
straight, very oblique ; ochreous-yellow or oi'ange, suffused with 
light ochreous-brown ; a short very suffused dark fuscous streak 
from base above middle ; a moderately broad blackish streak along 
inner mai-gin from base to §, attenuated to extremity, margined 
above by a clear ochreous-yellow or orange streak ; a cloudy 
fuscous erect spot on anal angle ; cilia brownish-ochreous, terminal 
half dark grey. Hindwings rather deep fulvous ; cilia fuscous. 
Allied to P. psammoxantha, but much more deeply coloured, 
with the dorsal streak not distinctly toothed. 
Murrurundi and Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne and 
Fernshaw, Victoria ; tolerably common from September to 
November. 
* I have since satisfied myself that this is the tf of P. brecicittella. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 755 
294. Pleur. psammoxantha, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. ochreo-flavis, striga dorsi attenuata postice 
bidentata nigresceute, £ sfcrigula anguli analis obliqua fusca, £ 
striga curva e costas basi in angulum analem percurrente cum 
fascia marginis postici attenuata conjuncta ochreo-fuscis ; post, 
saturate griseis. 
(J. 14-16 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-yellow, second joint 
dark fuscous except upper hairs. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax 
ochreous-yellow, edge of shoulders and a broad central stripe dark 
fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair 
internally dark grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, rather strongly 
oblique; ochreous-yellow; a moderately broad blackish streak 
along inner margin from base to f, attenuated at extremity, with 
two short upper projections beyond middle and before apex ; a 
narrow oblique fuscous streak from anal angle, not reaching 
middle of disc; sometimes a few fuscous scales towards hind- 
margin : cilia ochreous-yellow, a narrow bar on anal angle mixed 
with fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark grey. 
Q. Similar to £, but more whitish-ochreous, and with a 
moderately broad upwards-curved ochieous-fuscous streak from 
base of costa through middle of disc to anal angle, confluent with 
a moderate hindmarginal band which is attenuated to apex. 
The only species in which the sexes differ markedly. 
Rosewood, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales; rather 
common from September to January. 
295. Pleur. endesma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute albido-ochreis, striga dorsi cum altera e 
costae basi postice coniuncta, fascia media obliqua, interdum 
ti'iangulo marginis postici cum hac infra conjuncto ochreis ferru- 
gineisve, partim nigro-mixtis ; post, ochreo-albidis. 
^ 2- 15-16 mm. Head and palpi pale whitish-ochreous, second 
joint except upper hairs, and apex of terminal joint dark fuscous. 
Antennae ochreous-whitish, annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax 
756 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEKA, 
whitish-ochreous, with a central fuscous stripe. Abdomen and legs 
pale whitish-ochreous, anterior pair internally fuscous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindruargin 
sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; pale whitish-ochreous, with a few 
ochreous or ferruginous scales ; markings ill-defined, brownish- 
ochreous or ferruginous, irregularly mixed with dark fuscous ; a 
streak along inner margin from base nearly to anal angle, uniting 
at apex with an almost straight streak from base of costa ; a 
straight slender fascia from middle of costa to anal angle, uniting 
beneath with a sometimes almost obsolete triangular hindmarginal 
blotch ; a row of cloudy dark spots along hindmargin and apical 
part of costa : cilia pale whitish-ochreous, with a bar at apex and 
anal angle. Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 
Cannot be confused with any other. 
Fernshaw and Warragul, Victoria, in November and December ; 
five specimens. 
296. Pleur, gypsina, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, striga dorsi angusta suffusa, 
punctis disci tribus, linea postica obscura squarnisque sparsis 
saturate fuscis ; post, dilutius griseis. 
£ Q. 13-15 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 
legs ochreous-whitish ; palpi with second joint externally dark 
fuscous except towards apex ; antennae annulated with dark 
fuscous ; anterior legs banded with dark fuscous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hinclmai'gin 
slightly sinuate, very oblique ; ochreous-whitish, partially suffused 
with pale whitish-ochreous ; a dark fuscous dot in disc rather before 
middle, a second obliquely before it on fold, and a third in disc 
beyond middle ; a narrow dark fuscous suffusion along inner 
margin from near base to anal angle ; an iiTegular line of dark 
fuscous scales from costa before apex to anal angle, sometimes 
broader and more suffused, with scattered dark fuscous posterior 
scales, especially on hindmargin : cilia very pale whitish-ochreous, 
with a fuscous bar at anal angle. Hindwings light grey ; cilia 
grey- whitish. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 757 
An obscure-looking species, most allied to P. endesma, but 
widely distinct. 
Fernsliaw, Victoria, in November ; four specimens. 
297. Pleur. chlorochyta, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilutissime flavidis, strigula e basi flava, striga 
dorai postice dentata, strigula anguli analis obliqua, altera etiam 
marginis postici saturate fuscis ; post, griseis. 
g 5. 14-16. Head and palpi pale whitish-yellowish, second 
joint dark fuscous except upper hairs. Antennae grey. Thorax 
whitish-yellow, collar ochreous-yellow, with a scpiare grey posterior 
spot. Abdomen grey. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair 
internally grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, rather strongly oblicme ; 
pale whitish-yellow, towards anal angle mixed with ocki-eous- 
yellow ; extreme costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a short 
ochreous-yellow streak from base beneath costa ; a narrow dark 
fuscous streak along inner margin from base to f, posteriorly 
dilated upwards into a triangular projection ; a narrow dark 
fuscous streak from disc beyond middle to anal angle, posteriorly 
suffused ; a narrow dark fuscous suffused streak along hindmargin 
from apex, not reaching anal angle : cilia whitish-yellowish, with 
an obscure fuscous bar at apex and anal angle. Hindwings grey ; 
cilia light grey. 
Somewhat resembles the £ of P. psammoxantha, but much 
paler, and readily distinguished by the hindmarginal streak, and 
posterior dilation of dorsal streak. 
Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; Launceston and 
Hobart, Tasmania ; five specimens in Januaiy. 
298. Pleur. stasiastica, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albis, costa basim versus, fascia media lata 
interdum incompleta, puncta disci tria continente, striga etiam 
marginis postici saturate fuscis ; post, albido-griseis. 
(J. 12-15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with 
basal | and a subapical ring dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. 
758 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
Thorax white, with a dark fuscous lateral stripe. Abdomen and 
legs grey-whitish, anterior pair internally dark fuscous. Fore- 
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 
margin almost straight, very oblique ; white, markings rathei 
dark fuscous ; a modei-ate streak along basal third of costa ; a 
round dot in disc before middle, a second beyond it on fold, and a 
third in disc beyond middle, all included in a more or less 
complete broad oblicpie median band ; a moderate irregular streak 
along hindmargin from apex to anal angle : cilia whitish-ochreous, 
with a dark fuscous bar at apex and anal angle. Hindwings 
whitish-grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 
Allied to the following, but very distinct. 
Sydney and Bulli, New South Wales, in October, January, and 
February ; four specimens. 
299. Pleur. argoptera, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. albis, punctis disci tribus serieque punctorum 
postica saturate fuscis ; post, dilutius griseis. 
£. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous- 
white , second joint of palpi with basal half and a subapical ring 
dark fuscous. Abdomen and legs grey-whitish, anterior pair 
internally dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; ochreous- 
white ; base of costa dark fuscous ; a round dark fuscous dot in 
disc before middle, a second beyond it on fold, and a third in disc 
beyond middle ; a row of dark fuscous dots from costa before apex 
to anal angle, and a similar dot on costa between this and apex : 
cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light fuscous-grey ; cilia 
whitish-ochreous. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in December ; three specimens. 
47. Atheropla, Meyr. 
Head smooth, sidetufts appressed. Antennae in £ (?). Palpi 
long, second joint long, porrected, densely scaled, with a rough 
projecting tuft towards apex beneath ; terminal joint rather 
BY E. MKYIUCK, D.A. 759 
shorter than second, slender, erect. Thorax smooth. Forewings 
elongate, hindmargin very oblique. Hindwings distinctly narrower 
than forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia 5. 
Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae with short scanty hairs. 
Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before 
angle of cell. Hindwings normal. 
Although the £ is unknown, I have little doubt that the 
antennal characters will be much as in Pleurota, to which it is 
apparently allied, differing especially by the structure of palpi. 
300. Ather. melichlora, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilutius fiavis, punctis disci tribus nigris, fascia 
submarginali dilute fusca ; post, griseo-albidis, apice gi'iseo. 
Q. li mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax light ochreous- 
yellow ; palpi with second joint dark fuscous except towards base 
and apex ; antennae annulated with dark fuscous. Abdomen and 
legs ochi-eous-whitish, anterior pair internally dark fuscous. Fore- 
wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, hindmargin very 
obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-yellow ; extreme base of costa 
black ; a black dot in disc before middle, a second directly beneath 
it on fold, and a third larger in disc beyond middle ; a moderate 
obscure light fuscous submarginal band from costa before apex to 
anal angle : cilia light ochreous-yellow. Hindwings grey-whitish, 
apex suffused with grey ; cilia grey- whitish. 
Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales, in November ; one 
specimen. 
48. Coeraxica, Meyr. 
Head loosely haired, sidetufts large, spreading, meeting above. 
Antennae slender, in <£ serrate, moderately ciliated (H), basal joint 
stout, with moderate pecten. Palpi short, second joint not reaching 
base of antennae, densely scaled, beneath with roughly projecting 
rather long hair scales, terminal joint half as long as second, slender, 
obliquely ascending. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, hind- 
mai'gin oblique. Hindwings rather narrower than forewings, 
elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia \. Abdomen moderate. 
760 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
Posterior tibiae clothed with long fine appressecl hairs above. 
Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from before angle of cell. 
Hindwings normal. 
Allied nearly to Coesyra, of which it is a development, differing 
by the rough projecting scales of the second joint of palpi, which do 
not however form a definite tuft. 
la. With a dark fuscous costal streak; cilia 
yellow 301. Isabella. 
lb. Without costal streak ; cilia fuscous 302. eritima. 
301. Coer. Isabella, Newm. 
(Oecophora Isabella, Newm., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. III. (n. s.), 
295, PI. XVIII.) 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, striga costae abbreviata saturate fusca, 
fascia postica angusta cum altera marginis postici inferius conjuncta 
purpureis, ciliis flavis ; post, dilutius fuscis. 
<J Q. 17-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellow ; 
second joint of palpi externally more or less dark fuscous except 
at apex. Antennae grey, towards base yellowish. Abdomen 
grey, sides and apex whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior 
tibiae pale yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblicpie; ochreous- 
yellow ; a narrow dark fuscous streak along costa from base to §, 
attenuated to both extremities ; a moderate light purple steak, 
margined with dark fuscous, from | of costa to £ of inner margin, 
connected on inner margin with a similar streak along hindmargin 
from apex to anal angle : cilia ochreous-yellow. Hindwings and 
cilia rather light fuscous. 
Brisbane and Toowoomba (2000 feet), Queensland; Murrurundi 
and Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria; common 
from August to October, in grassy places. 
302. Coer. eritima, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, fascia postica angusta cum altera marginis 
postici inferius conjuncta purpureis, ciliis fuscis ; post, fuscis. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 7G1 
^ £. 14-18 mm. Head ;m<l palpi ochreous-yellow, second joint 
externally dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellow, with a quadrate 
dark fuscous anterior spot. Abdomen grey, apex yellow. Legs 
dark fuscous, posterior tibiae light yellowish. Forewings elongate, 
costa gently arched, apex pointed, hindmargin almost straight, 
very oblicpie ; ochreous-yellow ; extreme costal edge dark fuscous 
towards base ; a moderate purple streak, margined with dark 
fuscous, from J of costa to f- of inner margin, connected on inner 
margin with a similar streak along hindmargin from apex to anal 
angle : cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 
Differs from C. Isabella by the dark fuscous spot on thorax, 
fuscous cilia, and absence of costal streak of forewings. 
Quorn, Wirrabara Forest, and Port Lincoln, South Australia, 
in October and November ; common. 
49. EulachnAj Meyr. 
Head quite smooth. Antenna? in g strongly ciliated (2|), basal 
joint moderate, without pecten. Palpi short, second joint not 
reaching base of antenna?, smoothly scaled, terminal joint much 
shorter than second, moderate, obliquely ascending. Thorax smooth. 
Forewings elongate, hindmargin extremely oblique. Hindwings 
much narrower than forewings, ovate-lanceolate, cilia l\. Abdomen 
rather stout. Posterior tibia? clothed with long dense hairs. 
Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before anal 
angle of cell, 1 not furcate at base. Hindwings normal. 
This genus is included here as numbered in the tabulation, but 
I am now convinced that it should be placed further on in the 
neighbourhood of Machceritis, of which it appears to be a develop- 
ment. The loss of the basal furcation of vein 1 of the forewings 
is very unusual in this family, but is a degradational character. 
503. Eul. dasyptera, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. fuscis, saturatiori-irroratis, macula dorsi postica 
parva albido-ochrea ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
762 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
$ £. 9-11 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 
legs fuscous ; palpi becoming whitish-ochreous above ; apex of 
tarsal joints whitish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 
apex pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; light 
greyish-fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous ; a small obscure 
whitish-ochreous spot on inner margin before anal angle : cilia 
light greyish-fuscous, irrorated and terminally suffused with dark 
fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 
One of the smallest and most obscure species of the family. 
Sydney, Blackheath (3500 feet), and Wollongong, New South 
Wales, from September to November, locally not uncommon. 
50. Aristeis, Meyr. 
Head smooth, sidetufts small, appressed. Antennae in £ 
moderately stout, biciliated with long dense cilia (3), basal joint 
short, stout, without pecten. Palpi short, second joint not reaching 
base of antennae, rather slender, with appressed scales, terminal 
joint less than half second, hardly more slender, oblique. Thorax 
smooth. Forewings elongate, hindmargin oblique. Hindwings as 
broad as forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia -|. 
Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae with moderately long hairs 
above. Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat 
before angle of cell. Hindwings normal. 
A development of Ccesyra, with some relation to Ocystola, but 
abundantly distinct from either. 
304. Arist. chrysoteuches, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. aurantiacis, fascia postica incurvata ciliisque 
saturatius purpureo-fuscis; post, nigrescentibus. 
£. 12 mm. Head and antennae dark fuscous. Palpi dark 
fuscous, apex of second, and median ring of terminal joint whitish. 
Thorax deep orange, with a large central dark fuscous spot. 
Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiae yellowish. 
Forewings rather elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin obliquely rounded; bright deep orange ; extreme base 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 763 
of costa dark fuscous ; a moderate dark purplish-fuscous fascia 
from f of costa to f of inner margin, curved inwards, rather 
dilated beneath : cilia dark purple-fuscous, basal third reddish- 
purple. Hindwings blackish-fuscous ; cilia dark purplish-grey, 
with a blackish basal line. 
A very handsome and intensely coloured insect. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in December ; one specimen. 
51. Ccesyra, Meyr. 
Head smooth, sidetufts small or moderate, spreading or loosely 
appressed, not projecting. Antenna? moderate, in g moderately 
and evenly ciliated (1-lf), basal joint moderate, with strong 
pecten. Palpi moderate, second joint not exceeding base of 
antennae, densely scaled, generally rather loosely beneath, terminal 
joint rather shorter, slender, recurved. Thorax smooth. Fore- 
wing elongate, moderate or rather narrow, hindmargin oblique. 
Hindwings slightly narrower than forewings, elongate ovate, apex 
rounded, hindmargin rounded, cilia \ to f . Abdomen moderate. 
Posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs. Forewings with 
vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before angle of cell. 
Hindwings normal. 
Differs from Philobota only by the second joint of the palpi not 
exceeding base of antennae, but the separation is natural and in 
fact necessary. The species are almost always smaller, and 
generally yellow with purple or dark fuscous markings. The 
genus may be regarded as originating from Philobota, and in its 
turn giving rise to a number of smaller derivative genera, some of 
which, as Ocystola and Machceritis, are themselves of not incon- 
siderable extent. Ccesyra itself ranks after Philobota and 
Eulechria as the third largest Australian genus of the family, but 
is not known outside Australia. Only one larva is known, which 
presents no peculiarity of habit, 
la. Groundcolour ochreous or yellow. 
2a. Forewings usually without dark markings. 
3a. Head snow-white except on back 330. ochroptera. 
764: DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
3b. Head not white. 
•1 a. Forewings moderately broad 305. panclirysa. 
4b. ,, elongate. 
5a. Hindwings whitish-ochreous 336. panxantha. 
5 b. ,, rather dark grey 337. amylodes. 
2b. Forewings with dark markings. 
3;t. Thorax wholly yellow or ochreous. 
4a. Forewings with three dark fuscous discal 
dots 346. arenivaga. 
4b. Forewings without three dots. 
5a. With a posterior fascia. 
ba. Fascia parallel to hindmargin .306. paragramma. 
61). „ not parallel to hindmargin 
7 a. Fascia strongly inwards-curved 316. zanclotoma. 
71). ,, nearly straight 333. aphanes. 
5b. "Without entire fascia. 
6a. With an anal blotch, apical space yellow.. 335. aspisia. 
6b. Without anal blotch, apical space rosy ...334. parvula. 
3b. Thorax not wholly yellow. 
4a. Thorax wholly dark fuscous. 
5a. Forewings with base dark fuscous. 
6a. Terminal band very broad, purple 307. dichroella. 
6b ,, ,, moderate, dark fuscous ...325. isogramma. 
5b. Forewings with base not dark fuscous. 
6a. With a dark fuscous costal streak 329. pyrrhopAera. 
61). Without costal streak 
7a. Terminal band wholly dark fuscous 327. acrotropa. 
7b. ,, „ containing a yellow blotch. .315. ocellaris. 
4b. Thorax not wholly dark fuscous. 
5a. Head dark fuscous ...326. philoxma. 
51). ,, not dark fuscous. 
6a. With a costal streak from base to middle. 
7a. With a separate posterior fascia 312. triptycha, 
7 1 '. Willi a terminal band 321. catoptrina. 
6b. Without costal streak, or if pi'esent not 
reaching middle. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 765 
7a. With a nearly straight fascia in or before 
middle. 
8a. With a short costal streak from base 311. basilica. 
8b. Without costal streak. 
9a. With a discal dot beyond middle 310. anthodora. 
9b. Without discal dot. _ 
10a. Anterior fascia terminatingon inner margin 
before middle 309 . distephana. 
10b. Anteriorfasciaterminating on inner margin 
beyond middle 308. iozona. 
7b. Without straight anterior fascia. 
8a. Forewings irrorated with fuscous. 
9a. With three distinct discal dots 339. ergatis. 
9b. Without discal dots 338. omichlota. 
8b. Forewings not irrorated with fuscous. 
9a. With a separate discal dot. 
10a. With two fasciae uniting on margins ...318. personata. 
10b. With one fascia. 
11a. Discal dot preceding fascia 317. annularis. 
lib. ,, ,, following fascia 319. ophthalmica. 
9b. Without discal dot. 
10a. Markings bright reddish-purple. 
11a. With a posterior fascia 314. zonostola. 
lib. With a terminal band. 
12a. With a purple spot at base of costa 322. concisella. 
12b. Without basal spot 323. paracycla. 
10b. Markings dull purplish-fuscous or dark 
fuscous. 
11a. With a triangular blotch before anal angle.332. dellosema. 
lib. Without triangular dorsal blotch. 
12a. With a dark fuscous spot at base of costa.. 3 13. cyclotoma. 
12b. Without basal spot. 
13a. With a curved fascia beyond middle 320. ecliptica. 
13b. Without median fascia. 
14 a. Terminal band moderately broad. 
15a. Terminal band attenuated to costa 324. seleniaea. 
50 
766 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
15b. Terminal band not attenuated above 328. stenoplera. 
14b. Terminal band reduced to a short streak... 331. melliflua. 
lb. Groundcolour whitish or grey. 
2a. Forewings with a denned dark fascia 
before middle. 
3a. Fascia starting from costa at base 344. disci ncta. 
3b. ,, ,, ,, ,, at .1 343. gpphjrota. 
2b. Forewings without anterior fascia. 
3a. With a dark posterior line indented 
beneath costa. 
4a. Forewings whitish 340. disema. 
4b. ,, grey suffused with white. 
5a. Cilia of hindwings whitish-ochrecus 341. amphiljca. 
5b. ,, „ ., whitish grey 342. apothyma. 
3b. Without posterior indented line, 
4a. Costa broadly dark fuscous towards base.. 345. austalea. 
4b. „ not dark fuscous towards base 347. vegrandis. 
305. Coes. panchrysa. n. sp. 
Alinnr, alis ant. latioribus flavis, basi nonnihil saturation ; post, 
dilute fuscis. 
^ £. 14-16 mm. Head and thorax deep yellow. Palpi grey, 
internally yellowish. Antennae pale grey. Abdomen whitish- 
ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
moderate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
sinuate, oblique ; clear yellow, base suffusedly deeper yellow : 
cilia yellow. Hindwings pale fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
The broadest-winged species of the genus, not nearly allied to 
any other. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in October and November ; three 
specimens. 
306. Coes. paragramma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, postice leviter purpureo-tinctis, 
costae dimidio antico saturatius fusco, fascia post medium angusta 
alteraque marginis postici purpureis ; post, ochreo-albidis. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 7G7 
<J 9. 12-15 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 
legs pale yellow-ochreous ; second joint of palpi and anterior legs 
suffused with fuscous. Forewings elongate, narrow at base, 
posteriorly dilated, costa gently arched, apex pointed, hindmargin 
slightly sinuate, very oblique ; pale yellow-ochreous ; basal half of 
costa narrowly and suffusedly dark fuscous ; a pale reddish-purple 
streak from 5 of costa to | of inner margin, anteriorly margined 
with dark fuscous ; an irregular fuscous purple streak along hind- 
margin from apex to anal angle ; between these two streaks the 
ground colour is slightly purplish-tinged : cilia light ochreous- 
yellow. Hindwings and cilia ochreous- whitish. 
Not apparently allied to any other species. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in October and December ; three 
specimens. 
307. Coes. dichro'ella. Z. 
Oecophora dichro'ella, Z., Hor. Soc. Ross. 1877, 389 ; Oecophora 
divisella, Walk. 685.) 
Minor, alis ant. flu vis, basi saturate fusca, fascia marginis 
postici latissima fusco-purpurea, saturate fusco-marginata ; post, 
saturatius fuscis. 
J" £. 14-21 mm. Head and palpi yellow. Amtennae dark 
fuscous, sometimes with pale annulations. Thorax dark purple- 
fuscous. Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae 
yellowish. Forewings somewhat elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblique ; bright yellow ; 
base narrowly dark fuscous ; a broad fuscous-purple hindmarginal 
band, suffusedly mai'gined with dark fuscous, anterior edge 
extending from ? of costa to 5 of inner margin, tolerably straight or 
somewhat curved and indented in middle, central spot of band 
somewhat lighter : cilia fuscous, on upper half of hindmargin 
ochreous-yellow, with a dark fuscous line. Hindwings rather dark 
fuscous, apex darker ; cilia fuscous, with a darker line. 
Characterised by the unusually broad hindmarginal band. 
Larva 16-legged, stout, cylindrical ; rather pale brownish- 
ochreous : dorsal irregular, reddish-ochreous-brown ; subdorsal 
76S DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
broader, pale greyish-brown; this and whole side densely reticu- 
lated with strong irregular ochreous-brown lines ; spots rather 
large, black; anal segment with two black oblong spots; head 
pale yellowish-brown, reticulated with reddish-ochreous and black; 
all markings sometimes almost obsolete. Feeds (several together) 
in a spun-up discoloured cluster of leaves on Eucalyptus tereticornis 
and probably other species, in June ; easy to rear. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; Launceston, 
Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; common in August, 
September, and January, but rarely taken in the perfect state. 
Walker described two species separately, each as Oecophora 
divisella : this (the second) is therefore quashed. 
308. Coes. iozona, n. sp 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, fascia media obliqua angusta, alteraque 
marginis postici lata saturate purpureo-fuscis ; post, saturatius 
fuscis. 
^ Q. 13-16 mm, Head and palpi yellow, second joint externally 
dark fuscous towards base. Antennte grey. Thorax yellow, 
anterior margin blackish-fuscous, forming a quadrate central spot. 
Abdomen and legs dark grey, posterior tibiae whitish-ochreons. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, hindmargin 
slightly sinuate, oblique ; yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous 
towards base ; a slender straight dark purplish-fuscous fascia from 
before middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin ; a 
moderately broad dark purplish-fuscous hindmarginal band, 
slightly narrowed beneath : cilia ochreous-yellowish, toward anal 
angle broadly fuscous. Hindwings and cilia rather dark fuscous. 
This and the three following species form a connected group. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in September, October, December,. 
and January ; five specimens. 
309. Coes. distephana, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. flavis, fascia antica curva angusta, alteraque 
postica fere recta aream apicalem purpuream excludente saturate 
purpureo-fuscis ; post, griseis. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 7G9 
(J $. 10-12 mm. Head and palpi yellow, second joint dark 
fuscous towards base. Antennae fuscous. Thorax yellow, anterior 
margin narrowly dark fuscous except on shoulders. Abdomen 
grey. Legs whitish-ochreous, irrorated with dark grey. Fore- 
wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; yellow ; extreme base 
of costa blackish ; a slender dark purple-fuscous fascia from ^ of 
costa to I of inner margin, slightly outwards-curved ; apical ai'ea 
fuscous-purple, bounded by a slender dark purple-fuscous almost 
straight fascia from before | of costa to anal angle : cilia yellow or 
greyish-ochreous, becoming grey on costa and anal angle. Hind- 
wings and cilia grey. 
Nearly allied to C. iozona, but smaller, and with the anterior 
fascia differently placed and somewhat curved. 
Sydney, New South Wales; Port Lincoln, South Australia; 
from October to March, six specimens. 
310. Coes. anthodora, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreo-flavis, fascia media obliqua 
angusta fracta, puncto disci postico, fascia etiam subterminali 
curva latiore purpureo-fuscis ; post, griseis. 
<J. 15 mm. Head and palpi pale ochreous-yellow, base of 
second joint externally dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax 
light ochreous-yellow, with an irregular curved dark fuscous trans- 
verse median bar. Abdomen whitish ochreous. Legs grey, 
posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently 
arched, apex pointed, hindmargin sinuate, oblicpie ; pale ochreous- 
yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous from base to near middie ; a 
slender somewhat irregular purplish-fuscous fascia from before 
middle of costa to beyoud middle of inner margin, broken in 
middle ; a purplish-fuscous dot in disc beyond middle ; a moderate 
purplish-fuscous fascia from costa before apex to anal angle, some- 
what inwards-curved, posteriorly ill-defined : cilia pale ochreous- 
yellow, on anal angle mixed with fuscous. Hindwings grey ; cilia 
whitish-grey. 
770 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEKA, 
Allied to the two pi'eceding, but with the anterior fascia broken, 
a separate clot in disc, and the posterior fascia not touching the 
hindmargin. 
Fernshaw, Victoria, in November ; one specimen. 
311. Coes. basilica, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilutius flavis, costa basim versus, fascia antica 
angusta subeurva, altera postica innexa, tertia marginis postici 
dilute purpureis, saturate fusco-irroratis ; post, griseis, interdum 
;iU>ido-ochreo suffusis. 
£. 13-15 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-yellow, basal half and 
generally a subapical ring of second joint, and one or two rings of 
terminal joint dark fuscous. Antenna? grey. Thorax yellow, 
anterior margin fuscous-purple, forming a quadrate spot in centre. 
Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 
pale yellowish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately 
arched, apex tolerably rounded, hindmargin almost straight, 
oblique ; light ochreous-yellow ; markings pale purple finely 
irrorated with dai'k fuscous ; a streak along basal fourth of costa ; 
a slender irregular slightly outwards-curved fascia from J of costa 
to I of inner margin ; a somewhat broader rather inwards- 
angulated fascia from | of costa to inner margin before anal 
angle ; a streak along hindmai-gin from apex to anal angle, 
triangularly dilated somewhat above middle : cilia light ochreous- 
yellow, on anal angle dark grey. Hindwings grey, sometimes 
suffused with whitish-ochrecus except towards hindmargin ; cilia 
pale whitish-ochreous, base sometimes grey. 
Allied to the preceding species, but with a distinct hindmarginal 
fascia besides the posterior fascia, and a well-defined dark sbreak 
towards base of costa. It also approaches, and probably marks a 
real connection with some species of Machceritis. The suffusion of 
the hindwings with whitish-ochreous seems to constitute a local 
form, being apparently characteristic of the South Australian 
specimens, but there appears to be no ground for specific separation. 
Sydney and Kiama, New South Wales ; Hobart, Tasmania ; 
Wallaroo, South Australia ; six specimens in November, January, 
and February, in sandy places. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B A. 771 
312. Coes tiiptycha, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, basi, dimidio costse antico, fascia postica 
recta, (interdum etiam altera angustiori antica,) inaculaque margin is 
postici elongata saturate purpureo-fuscis ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
£ £. 15-18 mm. Head and palpi yellow, second joint with 
lower § externally fuscousT Antennas whitisL-ochreous, annnlated 
with dark fuscous. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, with a large 
anterior yellow spot. Abdomen dark fuscous, segmental margins 
yellowish. Legs fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; ochreous-yellow, mark- 
ings dark purple-fuscous ; a streak along anterior half of costa, at 
base extended to inner margin ; sometimes a narrow straight fascia 
from middle of costa almost to middle of inner margin, but this is 
generally quite absent ; a moderately broad straight fascia from | 
of costa to anal angle, contracted above ; an elongate blotch along 
upper half of hindmargin : cilia dark fuscous, beneath anal angle 
yellowish. Hindwiugs and cilia dark fuscous. 
The variation of this species in the occasional presence of an 
anterior fascia which is usually wholly absent is quite singulai', but 
I have no doubt that the two forms really constitute a single 
species ; the difference is not sexual. 
Helidon, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales; Melbourne, 
Victoria ; rather common in September, October, and January, 
amongst Acacia decurrens. 
313. Coes. cyclotovia, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilutius ochreo-flavis, macula ad co3ts?e basim, 
fascia postica angusta incurvata, ssepius etiam spatio terminali 
saturate purpureo-fuscis ; post, saturate griseis. 
(J 9- 14-17 mm. Head and palpi light ochreous-yellow, second 
joint externally fuscous on lower half. Antennas whitish-ochreous, 
annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax dark purple-fuscous, with 
an ochreous-yellow anterior spot. Abdomen ochreous, becoming 
grey towards base. Legs dark grev, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. 
772 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO- LEPIDOPTERA, 
Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; rather light ochreous- 
yellow ; a small quadrate dark purple-fuscous spot on base of costa ; 
a rather narrow posteriorly suffused inwards-curved dark purple- 
fuscous fascia from f of costa to anal angle, space towards this, 
except near costa, generally more or less suffused with dark fuscous, 
especially along hindmargin : cilia dark fuscous, base mixed with 
yellowish, sometimes wholly yellow except at anal angle. Hind- 
wings and cilia dark grey. 
Near the normal form of C. triptyc/ia, but without the costal 
streak, and with the basal spot not extended to inner margin. 
Brisbane, Queensland ; Sydney and Shoalhaven, New South 
"Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; rather common from October to 
January, and in April. 
314, Coes. zonostola, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. saturate flavis, fascia postica latiore in marginibus 
contracta laete purpurea ; post, saturatius griseis. 
(J Q. 15-20 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi yellow, anteriorly 
dark fuscous. Antennas whitish, sharply annulated with black. 
Thorax deep yellow, extremity of patagia and posterior margin 
dark grey. Abdomen and legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. 
Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex almost rectan- 
gular, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; deep yellow; extreme costal 
edge dark fuscous towards base ; a rather broad bright purple fascia 
from before f of costa to anal angle, irregularly margined with 
dark fuscous, narrowed on inner margin and sharply contracted on 
costa : cilia yellow, on anal angle dark grey. Hindwings rather 
dark grey ; cilia grey with a darker line, towards apex pale 
yellowish. 
Allied to the two preceding, but much more brightly coloured, 
and without either basal spot, costal streak, or hindmarginal 
suffusion. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in November and December ; three 
specimens. 
HY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 
773 
315. Coes. ocelldris, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. llavis, fascia postica incurvata in costa usque ad 
apicem perducta, lineaque marginis postici saturatius fusco-pur- 
pureis ; post, griseis ; thorace saturate fusco-purpureo. 
- g $. 15-16 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi dark grey, above 
yellowish. Antenna? grey. Thorax dark fuscous-purple. Abdomen 
pale grey, posteriorly whitish-ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair 
whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, rather strongly 
oblique ; yellow ; extreme edge of costa dark fuscous near base ; a 
moderate inwards-curved fuscous-purple fascia from f of costa to 
anal angle, continued along costa to apex ; a fuscous-purple line 
along hindmargin from apex to anal angle : cilia grey, tips whitish. 
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with an obscure darker line. 
This and the two following species are nearly allied. 
Newcastle, Sydney, and Blackheath (3500 feet), New South 
Wales, from November to January ; rather common. 
316. Coes. zanclotoma, n. sp. 
Minoi*, alis ant. flavis, fascia postica valde incurvata in costa 
usque ad apicem perducta, lineaque inai'ginis postici saturatius 
fuscis ; post, griseis ; thorace flavo. 
(J. 17 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow. Palpi ochreous- 
yellow, terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly. Antenna? dark 
grey. Abdomen grey, anal tuft yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior 
pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; yellow ; a 
rather nai'row, very strongly inwards-curved, dark fuscous fascia 
from | of costa to anal angle, continued along costa to apex ; a 
slender dark fuscous line along hindmargin from apex to anal angle : 
cilia grey. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, with a darker line 
near base. 
Differs from C. ocellaris in the more strongly curved fascia, and 
especially the yellow thorax. 
Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen received from Mr. 
E. Guest. 
774 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEU \, 
317. Coes. annularis, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. Bavis, puncto disci medio, fascia postica angusta 
valde incurvata in costa usque ad apicem perducta, lineaque 
marginis postici ochreo-fuscis ; post, griseis. 
(J. 17 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-yellow, second joint 
externally, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. 
Antennae grey. Thorax dark fuscous, posterior extremity 
yellowish. Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellow. Legs dark 
fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly 
sinuate, very oblique ; yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous near 
base ; a small roundish ochreous-fuscous spot in middle of disc ; a 
strongly inwards-curved slender ochreous-fuscous fascia from § of 
costa to anal angle, produced along costa as a moderately broad 
streak to apex ; a slender ochreous-fuscous line along hindmargin 
from apex to anal angle : cilia pale grey, on costa grey-whitish 
Hindwings grey ; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 
Separated from both the preceding by the discal spot. 
One specimen of uncertain locality, received from Mr. G. H. 
Raynor. 
318. Coes. personata, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, fascia media angusta valde incurvata 
cum altera posteriori medium versus in angulum educta in 
marginibus cohae rente, signo etiam disci anguli hujus terminos 
conjungente ochreo-fuscis ; post, griseis. 
J". 1G mm. Head and palpi yellow, second joint externally 
except at apex, and anterior edge of terminal joint dark fuscous. 
Antennae light grey. Thorax yellow, anterior margin dark fuscous, 
more broadly in middle. Abdomen grey, anal tuft yellow. Legs 
dark grey, posterior pair pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
slightly sinuate, very oblique ; yellow ; basal third of costa 
slenderly dark fuscous ; a slender ochreous-brown fascia from 
beyond middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, 
strongly curved inwards and bent in middle, united on costa and 
BY E. MEVKICK, B A. (75 
inner margin with a similar outwards-curved fascia, of which the 
middle third is bent out into an angulated projection ; a transverse 
ochreous-biown mark in disc touching both ends of the base of 
this projection ; a very small brown spot on costa before apex : 
cilia whitish-yellow, beneath anal angle grey. Hindwings grey ; 
cilia whitish-ochreous. 
The markings of this species bear a curious resemblance to a 
human face in profile. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; two speci- 
mens in October. 
319. Coes. ophthalmica, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. dilute ochreo-flavis, basi strigaque marginis 
postici saturate fuscis, fascia media angustiori incurvata signoque 
supra angulum analem transverso ochi'eo-fuscis ; post, griseis. 
9.12 mm. Head and palpi pale yellow, basal third of second 
joint externally fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax dark fuscous, 
with irregular pale yellow anterior and posterior spots. Abdomen 
grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Fore- 
wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 
hindmargin slightly sinuate, very oblique ; pale ochreous-yellow ; 
base narrowly dark fuscous, shortly produced along costa ; a rather 
narrow, strongly inwards-curved, ochreous-brown fascia from 
beyond middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin ; a 
transversely elongate ochreous-brown mark in disc above anal 
angle ; a dark fuscous streak along hindmargin from apex to 
below middle : cilia whitish-ochreous, with an apical bar and basal 
half opposite hindmavginal streak dark fuscous. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 
A very distinct species. 
Launceston, Tasmania, in January; one specimen. 
320. Coes. ecliptica, n. sp. 
Minor, jdis ant. flavis, fascia post medium angusta valde incur- 
vata subtus dilatata, alteraque marginis postici modica utrimque 
attenuata ochreo-f uscis ; post, griseis. 
77G DESCRIPTION'S OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOrTERA, 
£. 12-15 mm. Head yellow. Palpi yellow, anterior edge dark 
fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax yellow, anterior margin rather 
broadly dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellow. 
Legs dark grey, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Forewings 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
slightly sinuate, very oblique ; yellow ; costal edge dark fuscous at 
base ; a strongly inwards-curved or somewhat bent narrow ochreous. 
fuscous fascia from ? of costa to | of inner margin, dilated beneath 
into a triangular spot ; an ochreous-brown fascia along hindmargin, 
moderately broad near apex, thence suddenly attenuated to apex 
and gradually to anal angle, where it touches the other fascia : cilia 
y ello wish -ochreou-s, ■ becoming fuscous on anal angle and whitish- 
ochreous on costa. Hindwings grey ; cilia light grey. 
Allied to C . ophthalmica, but without the transverse discal mark 
above anal angle. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in October, December, and March ; 
six specimens. 
321. Coes. catoptrina, n. sp. 
Minor, a lis ant. flavis, costse dimidio antico saturatius fusco, 
fascia marginis postici lata superius attenuata antice saturatius- 
marginata dilute purpurea, maculas elongatas duas fuscas conti- 
nente ; post, saturatius fuscis. 
^ 9. 16-19 mm. Head yellow. Palpi whitish, second joint 
externally dark fuscous. Antenme light grey. Thorax dark 
fuscous, with a large yellow posterior spot. Abdomen grey, anal 
tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, very oblicrue ; yellow ; a dark 
fuscous streak along costa from base to middle, posteriorly attenu- 
ated, at base extended to inner margin ; a broad pale reddish-purple 
hindmarginal band, bounded by a strongly inwards-curved, in 
middle rather irregular dark fuscous line from costa somewhat 
before apex to inner margin at jj, containing two irregular fuscous 
blotches somewhat mixed with yellow, the first extending from 
apex downwards near hindmargin to middle, the second from 
BY E. MEYRICK, B A. 777 
middle of anterior edge to anal angle : cilia grey, terminal half 
whitish-ochreous between apex and anal angle, on costa whitish- 
yellow. Hindwings rather dark fuscous-grey ; cilia grey, base 
darker. 
A distinct and very elegant species. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in September, October, January, 
and February ; tolerably common amongst Acacia decurrens. 
322. Coes. concisella, Walk. 
(Oecophora concisella, Walk. 678.) 
Minor, alis ant. Isete flavis, macula ad costae basim parva 
fasciaque marginis postici latiori superius attenuata antice nigro 
marginata purpureis ; post, dilutius griseis. 
£. 18-19 mm. Head bright yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above 
whitish. Antennas grey. Thorax yellow, anterior half bright 
purple. Abdomen whitish-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior 
tibiae whitish-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa moderately 
arched, apex pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, rather strongly 
oblique ; bright yellow ; costal edge dark grey from base to \ or 
beyond ; a small purple basal spot, not touching inner margin ; a 
light reddish-purple hindmarginal band, bounded by a dark fuscous 
unevenly sinuate line from costa rather before apex to inner margin 
at | : cilia grey, on hindmargin ochreous-tinged and base mixed 
with purple, on costa whitish-yellow. Hindwings light grey ; cilia 
whitish-grey, base darker. 
This and the two following species are nearly connected. 
Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales, in January ; three 
specimens. 
323. Coes paracycla, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, fascia marginis postici latiore superius 
attenuata antice nigro-marginata purpurea ; post, griseis. 
^ Q. 13-16 mm. Head yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, above 
whitish. Antennae gi'ey. Thorax yellow, anterior margin narrowly 
dark fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs 
dark purplish-fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
778 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTKKA, 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex pointed, liindmargin 
slightly sinuate, very oblique ; yellow ; costal edge blackish near 
base ; a bright reddish-purple hindmarginal band, bounded by a 
blackish inwards-curved sometimes slightly sinuate line from costa 
rather before apex to inner margin at £ : cilia ochreous, base mixed 
with purple, beneath anal angle grey, on costa whitish-yellow. 
Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish-grey, base darker. 
Very closely allied to C. concisella, but smaller, and without the 
purple spot at base of costa. 
Sydney and Shoalhaven, New South Wales, from November to 
January, and in March ; common. 
•"524. Goes, seleniaca, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilutius ochreo-rlavis, costae basi fasciaque 
marginis postici latiore superius attenuata antice saturatius 
marginata purpureo-fuscis ; post, griseis, antice albido-ochreo- 
suftusis. 
(J. 19 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. (Palpi broken.) Antennae 
whitish-ochreous. Thorax pale ochreous-yellowish, anterior half 
suffused with light purplish-fuscous. Abdomen and posterior legs 
light ochreous-yellow (other legs broken.) Forewings elongate, 
costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin faintly sinuate, 
oblique; light ochreous-yellow; costa suffused with fuscous near 
base ; a purple-fuscous hindmarginal band, bounded by a rather 
strongly inwards-curved dark fuscous line from costa slightly before 
apex to inner margin at f : cilia dark grey, tips between apex and 
anal angle oehreous-whitish, on costa wholly pale yellowish. 
Hindwings grey, towards base broadly suffused with whitish- 
ochreous ; cilia pale whitish-yellowish, basal half light ochreous. 
Differs from the two preceding by the much duller colouring, 
the dark fuscous suffusion of base of costa, and the whitish-ochreous 
suffusion of hindwings. 
Duaringa, Queensland; one specimen received from Mr. G, 
I'.ainard. 
BY E. MfiYRICK, B.A. 779 
325. Coes. isogramma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. costa subrecta, flavis, basifasciaque subterminali 
lata saturate fuscis, ciliis ochreo-flavis ; post, saturate fuscis. 
Q. 16-17 mm. Head and palpi yellow. Antenna? yellow- 
whitish, annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax and abdomen dark 
fuscous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair banded 
with dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa 
hardly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, 
very oblique ; yellow ; base very narrowly dark fuscous ; a rather 
broad dark fuscous subterminal band, leaving hindmargin very 
narrowly yellow, anterior edge somewhat convex : cilia ochreous- 
yellow, on ends of band grey. Hind wings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Not very near any other. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in September and October; two 
specimens. 
326. Coes. philoxena, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. ochreo-flavis, striga costae medium superante 
saturate fusca, fascia postica latiore curva antice saturate-marginata 
fusco-purpurea ; post, dilutius griseis. 
£. 11^ mm. Head, palpi, and antenna? dark fuscous. Thorax 
yellow, anterior margin dark fuscous. Abdomen and legs grey, 
posterior tibia? pale ochreous-yellowish. Forewings elongate, costa 
slightly arched, apex pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; 
ochreous-yellow ; a dark fuscous streak along costa from base to 
beyond middle ; a rather broad inwards-curved fuscous-purple 
fascia from f of costa to anal angle, anteriorly edged with dark 
fuscous, posteriorly ill-defined : cilia ochreous-yellow, on costa and 
anal angle grey (imperfect.) Hindwings and cilia light grey. 
Distinctly characterised by the dark fuscous head and costal 
streak. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in December; one specimen. 
327. Coes. acrotropa, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, fascia marginis postici lata inferius 
attenuata ciliisque saturate fuscis ; post, saturate fuscis. 
780 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
§. 15 mm. Head and palpi yellow, second joint fuscous 
towards base. Antenna) grey. Thorax dark purple-fuscous. 
Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hind- 
margin obliquely rounded ; yellow ; extreme base of costa dark 
fuscous ; a rather broad dark fuscous hind marginal band, 
anteriorly suffusedly darker-margined, bounded by a sinuate line 
from | of costa to close before anal angle : cilia dark fuscous. 
Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 
Not very near any other. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in December and March ; three 
specimens. 
328. Coes. stenoptera, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, albido-ochreis, fascia marginis postici 
latiore inferius attenuata ochreo-fusca ; post, griseis. 
£ £. 14-16 mm. Head and palpi whitish ochreous, basal j of 
second joint dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax whitish- 
ochreous, anterior margin dark grey. Abdomen and legs grey, 
posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa slightly arched, apex acute, hindmargin hardly rounded, 
extremely oblique ; whitish-ochreous ; extreme costal edge dark 
fuscous at base ; an ochreous-fuscous hindmarginal hand, hounded 
by an inwards-curved suffused dark fuscous line from f of costa 
to anal angle : cilia whitish-ochreous, suffused with light fuscous. 
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Considerably narrowei"-winged and lighter-coloured than the 
preceding, with the thorax mostly whitish-ochreous. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania ; 
Mount Lofty, South Australia ; five specimens in January and 
March. 
329. Coes. pyrrhoptera, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. £ fusco-aurantiacis, Q albido-ochreis, costse 
dimidio antico, triangulo dorsi medio, fascia postica angusta 
incurvata, alteraque marginis postici latiore obscuris saturatiua 
fuscis ; post, saturate fuscis. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 781 
£ 9. 14-17 mm. Head and palpi in £ orange-yellow, in $ 
whitish-ochreous, palpi dark fuscous anteriorly and on second joint 
externally except at apex. Antennae grey. Thorax and abdomen 
dark fuscous. Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior and middle pair 
grey above. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 
arched, apex pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; 
in £ orange-yellow, somewhat mixed with fuscous, in Q whitish- 
ochreous ; markings cloudy, suffused, rather dark fuscous ; a 
moderate streak along anterior half of costa ; a triangular 
suffusion on middle of inner margin ; a narrow inwards-curved 
fascia from f of costa to anal angle ; a moderately broad hind- 
marginal fascia from apex to anal angle : cilia dark fuscous, base 
on hindmargin ochreous-yellow. Hindwings and cilia dark 
fuscous. 
A suffusedly marked but distinct species. 
Sydney, New South Wales, from December to March : common 
amongst Acacia decurrens, flying in the sunshine. 
330. Goes, ochroptera, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. ochreis, dorsum versus saturatioribus ; post, 
saturatius griseis ; fronte niveo. 
£ 2- H-12 mm. Head palpi, and antennas snow-white, back 
of crown dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous, anteriorly fuscous-tinged. 
Abdomen ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair fuscous. 
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin slightly rounded, very oblique ; yellow- 
ochreous, becoming deeper towards inner margin and base : cilia 
yellow-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish- 
ochreous, with a grey line. 
Specially characterised by the white head, with dark fuscous 
back. 
Newcastle and Sydney, New South Wales, in Januaiy ; four 
specimens. 
331. Coes. melliflua. n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, striga marginis postici abbreviata 
obscura dilute fusca ; post, dilute fuscis. 
51 
782 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEHA, 
J\ 13 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous, lower half of second 
joint externally fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anteriorly 
suffused with fuscous. Antennae light grey. Abdomen and 
legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex tolerably rounded, hindmargin 
obliquely rounded ; pale yellowish-ochreous ; costal edge dark 
fuscous towards base ; an obscure pale fuscous streak along upper 
half of hindmargin : cilia pale yellowish-ochreous. Hindwings 
light fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous, greyish-tinged. 
Of uncertain affinity within the genus. 
Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen received from Mr. G. 
Barnard. 
332. Coes. deltosema, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. oehreo-flavis, basi trianguloque dorsi postico 
saturate fuscis ; post, griseis, antice dilute ochreo-suffusis. 
(J. 23 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow. Palpi yellow-whitish, 
second joint dark fuscous except at apex. Antennas fuscous. 
Thorax dark fuscous, with anterior and posterior ochreous-yellow 
spots. (Abdomen broken.) Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 
whitish-yellow. Forewings rather elongate, oblong, costa gently 
arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly rounded, rather 
strongly oblique ; ochreous-yellow ; base narrowly dark fuscous ; 
basal third of costa very slenderly dark fuscous ; a sharply marked 
dark fuscous triangular blotch on inner margin before anal angle, 
apex reaching more than half across wing : cilia pale ochreous- 
yellow, mixed with fuscous on hindmargin. Hindwings fuscous- 
grey, suffused with pale ochreous-yellowish towards base ; cilia 
pale yellowish. 
Adelaide, South Australia ; one specimen taken by Professor 
Tate in a salt marsh in January, now in the collection of the 
Adelaide University Museum. 
333. Coes. aphanes, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albido-ochreis, fascia postica subrecta ochreo-fusca, 
ana apicali ochreo-fusco suffusa ; post, albido-ochreis. 
i;y e. meyrick, b a. 783 
£ J. 12-15 rum. Head, palpi, antenna?, thoi'ax, abdomen and 
legs whitish-ochreous. Fore wings elongate, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; whitish- 
ochreous ; a narrow somewhat sinuate ochreous-brown fascia, 
anteriorly sutfusedly darker, from § of costa to inner margin before 
anal angle ; apical space .beyond this more or less suffused with 
ochreous-brown, especially towards hindmargin : cilia whitish- 
ochreous, somewhat suffused with fuscous. Hindwings whitish- 
grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Allied to the two following, but differing from both in the pale 
colouring and entire fascia ; also with considerable general resem- 
blance to C. stenoptera, but shorter-winged and with the thorax 
wholly whitish-ochreous. 
Murrurundi, New South Wales, in November ; three specimens. 
334. Coes. parvula, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. flavis, macula disci postica parva transversa 
saturate purpurea, area apicali roseo-suti'usa ; post, griseis. 
^ £. 10-13 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax yellow, rarely rosy- 
tinged, palpi anteriorly grey. Antenna? and abdomen grey, anal 
tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 
apex round-pointed, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; yellow, 
rarely suffused with pale rosy ; a dark purple transverse spot in 
disc beyond middle ; apical space beyond this more or less strongly 
suffused with purplish-rosy : cilia whitish-yellow. Hindwings 
grey ; cilia pale grey. 
"Variable in respect of the rosy suffusion. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne and Warragul, Victoria; 
Deloraine, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; common in 
November, February, and March. 
335. Coes. aspasia, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. flavis, macula disci postica parva transversa 
alteraque dorsi postica ovali connexis saturate fusco-purpureis ; 
post, griseis. 
784 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
£ $. 12-15 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax yellow, palpi whitish 
towards hase. Antennae and abdomen grey, anal tuft, pale yellowish. 
Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex pointed, hind- 
margin sinuate, very oblique ; yellow ; a dark fuscous-purple 
transverse spot in disc beyond middle (rarely almost obsolete), 
connected with a more or less defined oval dark fuscous-purple spot 
on inner margin before anal angle : cilia light yellowish, towards 
anal angle grey. Hind wings grey ; cilia light grey, towards apex 
ochreous-whitish with a grey basal line. 
Closely allied to C. parvula, but quite without rosy suffusion, 
and with an oval spot before anal angle. 
Port Lincoln, South Australia; common in November. 
336. Goes, panxantha, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. angustioribus, ochreo-flavis ; post, albido-ochreis, 
basim versus vix griseo-suffusis. 
(J. 15-17 mm. Head palpi, and thorax ochreous-yellow ; second 
joint of palpi externally dark fuscous except at apex ; shoulders 
very narrowly dark fuscous. Antenna? grey. Abdomen whitish- 
ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 
elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; costal edge dark 
fuscous towards base ; rarely two faint fuscous dots in disc beyond 
middle : cilia whitish-yellow. Hindwings whitish-ochreous, towards 
base somewhat greyish ; cilia whitish-yellow. 
Distinguished from the other unicolorous species by the whitish 
ochreous hindwings. 
Sydney and Bulli, New South Wales; common in September and 
October. 
337. Coes. amylodes, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. stramineis, interdum macula anguli analis 
obscura fusca ; post, griseis ; thoracis macula antica saturate fusca. 
<§ Q. 16-19 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous. Antennae 
pale grey. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin dark fuscous, 
BY E. MEYRICK, 15 A. 785 
forming a quadrate spot in centre. Abdomen light gvey, anal tuft 
whitish-ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. 
Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 
margin obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous-yellowish ; costal edge 
dark fuscous at base ; sometimes a cloudy fuscous spot on anal angle, 
usually absent : cilia pale ochreous-yellowish, on anal angle fuscous- 
tinged. Hindwings grey ;"cilia light grey, tips round apex whitish- 
ochreous. 
Duller and lighter than C . panxantka, with grey hindwings and 
dark thoracic spot. 
Murrurundi, New South Wales, in November ; seven specimens. 
33S. Coes. omichlota, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albido-ochreis, fusco-sparsis ; post, griseis. 
^ Q. 13-15 mm. Head and palpi pale whitish-ochreous, palpi 
anteriorly dark fuscous. Antenna? grey-whitish, annulated with 
dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, anterior margin dark- 
fuscous, forming a quadrate spot in centre. Abdomen light grey, 
anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs grey, posterior pair whitish- 
ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous, 
coarsely irrorated with fuscous ; costal edge dark fuscous towards 
base : cilia whitish-ochreous, somewhat irrorated with fuscous. 
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous, greyish-tinged. 
Characterised by the fuscous irroration and absence of other 
markings. 
Rosewood, Queensland ; seven specimens amongst dense scrub 
in September. 
339. Coes. ergalis, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. albido-ochreis, saturatius fusco-conspersis, 
punctis disci tribus serieque postica saturate fuscis ; post, griseis. 
J 1 . 17-19 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax whitish-ochreous, 
shoulders fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous, annulated with 
dark fuscous. Abdomen and legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair 
fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex 
786 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
round-pointed, hindmargin straight, oblique ; whitish-ochreous, 
irrorated with rather dark fuscous ; costal edge dark fuscous near 
base ; a dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, another somewhat 
beyond it on fold, and a third in disc I .eyond middle ; an indistinct 
curved row of dark fuscous dots from f of costa to anal angle : 
cilia whitish-ochreous, somewhat irrorated with dark fuscous. 
Hind wings grey ; cilia grey- whitish, with a grey line. 
Allied to C. omich/ota, but considerably larger, and somewhat 
broader- winged, with distinct discal dots. 
Brisbane, Queensland, in September ; three specimens. 
340. Coes. disema, n. sp. 
Media, alis ant. albis, punctis disci tribus (tertio duplici) 
lineaque postica sub costa valde indentata saturate fuscis ; post, 
dilutius griseis. 
£. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax ochreous- white, shoulders with 
a dark fuscous spot. Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous 
except at apex. Antennte grey. Abdomen grey-whitish, anal 
tuft ochreous- whitish. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous- 
whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa moderately 
arched, apex rounded, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; 
white, slightly ochreous-tinged ; costal edge whitish-ochreous, at 
base blackish ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at J, a second slightly 
beyond it on fold, and two others transversely placed and confluent 
in disc at §, sometimes connected with anal angle by a dark 
fuscous streak ; a short inwardly oblique cloudy dark fuscous 
streak from costa at |, giving rise to an outwards-curved row of 
cloudy dark fuscous spots running to anal angle ; sometimes some 
dark fuscous dots on hindmargin : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hind- 
wings light grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 
.Recalls Eulechria in general appearance. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; two specimens in November and 
January. 
BY E. MEYHICK, B.A. 787 
341. Coes. amphilyca, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, saturatius griseis, albo-suffusis, punctis 
disci duobus, nebula anguli aualis, lineaque postica sub costa 
valde indentata saturate fuscis ; post, griseis, antice albido-ochreo 
suffusis 
£. 18 mm. Head wliitish. Palpi white, anteriorly grey. 
Antennas whitish-grey. Thorax fuscous-grey mixed with whitish. 
Abdomen whitish-ochreous, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. Legs 
dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreons. Forewings elongate, 
narrow, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
straight, extremely oblique ; rather dark fuscous-grey, densely 
irrorated and suffused with white ; a dark fuscous dot in disc- 
before middle, and a second more transverse in disc beyond middle, 
connected with anal angle by a cloudy dark suffusion ; a dark 
fuscous line from costa at 5 to anal angle, sharply indented below 
costa ; a hindmarginal row of cloudy dark fuscous dots : cilia pale 
whitish-ochreous, greyish-tinged. Hindwings grey, anteriorly 
suffused with whitish-ochreous ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Apparently allied to the preceding, but differing widely in the 
dark grey ground-colour and other characters ; the single specimen 
is not very perfect. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen in September. 
324. Coes. apothyma, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. angustis, albis, macula basali, altera costa? media, 
tertia dorsi antica, quarta disci, linea postica sinuata, punctisque 
disci duobus saturate fuscis ; post, dilute griseis. 
£. 15-16 mm. Head and palpi white. Antennae whitish-grey. 
Thorax white, anterior half fuscous. Abdomen whitish. Legs 
dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, narrow, 
costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely 
obliquely rounded ; fuscous-grey, irrorated with dark fuscous and 
irregularly suffused with white ; the dark ground-colour forms a 
small basal spot, an elongate-triangular spot on middle of costa, a 
small blotch on inner margin before middle, another in disc below 
788 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
middle, a spot in disc at \ and another at §•, a sinuate posterior line, 
and small apical spot : cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings pale grey ; 
cilia whitish-grey. 
Allied to C. ampkilyca, but smaller, with the dark ground- 
colour forming various distinct markings which are not seen in 
C. ampkilyca, and without whitish-ochreous suffusion in the 
hindwings. 
Petersburg, South Australia, in October ; two specimens 
343. Goes, yephyrota, n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. niveis, basi saturate fusca, fasciis duabus 
angustioribus maculaque costee anteapicali ochreo-fuscis, in margin- 
ibus saturatioribus : post, griseis. 
^ 9. 14-15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, apex of terminal joint, 
and second joint except apex dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. 
Thorax dark fuscous, with a white posterior spot. Abdomen 
fuscous, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior 
pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately 
arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, rather 
strongly oblique ; white, with some ochreous scales in disc ; mark- 
ings ochreous-brown, becoming dark fuscous on costa and inner 
mai'gin ; base narrowly dark fuscous ; a rather narrow slightly 
outwards-curved fascia from J of costa to \ of inner margin ; a 
similar slightly inwards-curved fascia from 5 of costa to anal angle, 
dilated on costa ; an inwardly oblique spot from costa immediately 
before apex ; an interrupted dark fuscous hindmarginal line : cilia 
white, with a dark fuscous bar above apex and on anal angle. 
Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous-grey. 
A very distinct species. 
Rosewood, Queensland, amongst dense scrub ; two specimens in 
September. 
344. Coes. discincta, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, fascia ad basim perobliqua, 
macula costse antica parva, punctis disci duobus anticis, fascia 
postica angusta recta, maculaque apicis nigrescentibus ; post, 
griseis, basim versus dilutioribus. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 789 
<J £. 12 mm. Head and thorax ochveous-white, shoulders 
narrowly blackish. Palpi white, irregularly mixed with blackish. 
Antennae grey. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs ochreous- 
whitish, anterior and middle pair banded with dark fuscous. 
Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; ochreous- 
whitish ; markings blackish, rather ill-defined ; a straight rather 
narrow (in £ broken) fascia from base of costa to inner margin at 
I ; a small spot on costa at ^ ; a dot in disc before middle, and a 
second beneath it on fold, touching extremity of first fascia ; a 
narrow straight fascia from -| of costa to anal angle, dilated on 
costa, containing a round black spot in disc ; a small irregular 
apical blotch : cilia whitish-ochreous, Hindwings rather dark 
grey, towards base much paler ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 
Cannot be confused with any other. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in October and Januaiy ; two 
specimens. 
345. Goes. austalea y n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. albido-fuscis, costa? basi, punctis disci quattuor 
(quarto duplici), maculaque costse postica parva saturate fuscis ; 
post, griseis, basim versus dilutioribus. 
g. 10 mm. Head light ochreous-yellowish. Palpi whitish, 
second joint externally dark fuscous. Antennae grey. Thorax 
whitish-ochreous, shoulders dark fuscous (partially defaced.) 
Abdomen grey, anal tuft ochreous-yellowish. Legs dark fuscous, 
posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, costa moder- 
ately ai'ched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely 
rounded ; very pale whitish-fuscous ; costal edge pale ochreous- 
yellowish ; markings dark fuscous ; a streak along basal £ of costa, 
rather broad at base, attenuated to extremity ; a round dot in disc 
before middle, a second beneath it on fold, a third in disc above 
middle, and two others transversely placed and confluent in disc 
beyond middle, connected with anal angle by an obscure streak ; a 
small spot on costa beyond middle ; some dark fuscous scales 
towards apex : cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings grey, towards 
base paler ; cilia whitish-ochreous-grey 
790 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 
An inconspicuous species, yet very distinct. 
Bulli Pass, New South Wales, in January ; one specimen. 
346. Coes. arenivaga, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. dilute albido-ochreis, punctis disci tribus saturate 
fuscis; post, griseo-albidis. 
(J. 10 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs 
whitish-ochreous ; anterior legs infuscated. Forewings elongate, 
costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hindmargin very obliquely 
rounded ; a dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, a second 
obliquely beyond it on fold, and a third in disc beyond middle ; 
cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hind wings and cilia grey-whitish, 
towards apex ochreous-tinged . 
This and the following species are very easily overlooked. 
Sydney, New South Wales ; two specimens Gn coast sandhills in 
January. 
347. Coes. vegrandis, n. sp. 
Parva, alis ant. dilutissime griseis, punctis disci tribus serieque 
marginis postici nigris ; post, griseo-albidis. 
£. 10 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs 
grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; very pale 
whitish-grey, somewhat strewn with white ; a black dot in disc- 
before middle, a second somewhat beyond it on fold, and a third in 
disc beyond middle; a row of black dots along hindmargin and 
apical portion of costa : cilia grey-whitish. Hind wings and cilia 
grey-whitish. 
Allied to C. arenivaga, but readily separated by the greyish 
ground colour and black marginal dots. 
Sydney, New South Wales, in January ; one specimen. 
BY E. MEYRICK, B. A. 791 
52. Epipyrga, Meyr. 
Head smooth, sidetufts small. Antennae in g moderately and 
evenly ciliated (H), basal joint moderate, without pecten (?). 
Palpi moderate, second joint not exceeding base of antennas, 
densely scaled, rather rough beneath, terminal joint as long as 
second, moderate, recurved. Thorax with a dense posterior crest. 
Fore wings elongate, moderate, hindmargin very oblique. Hind- 
wings narrower than forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin 
rounded, cilia 1. Abdomen moderate. Anterior tarsi slightly 
thickened with scales ; middle tibiae with a projecting median 
whorl of scales ; posterior tibia? clothed with long dense hairs. 
Forewings with vein 7 to apex, 2 frjm somewhat before angle of 
cell. Hindwings normal. 
In the tabulation of genera it is erroneously stated that vein 7 
of the forewings terminates in the hindmargin ; I have since 
satisfied myself that it really terminates in the apex, and hence, 
considering also the characters of the strong thoracic crest, and 
slight dilation of the anterior tarsi, it is clear that the resemblance 
to Coisyra is merely superficial, and that the genus should 
properly be placed next to Piloprepes, to which it is certainly 
nearly related, being perhaps a development from it. It differs 
from Piloprepes in the absence of tufts on the forewing, in the 
much slighter dilation of the tarsi, and apparently also in the 
absence of the antennal pecten, but the latter character requires 
verification on further specimens. 
348. Epip. agaclita. n. sp. 
Minor, alis ant. ochreo-flavis, costas basi saturate fusca, fascia 
marginis postici latissima dilute purpurea, antice nigro-marginata, 
maculas duas fuscas includente ; post, saturatius griseis. 
792 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LP.PIDOPTERA, 
^. 13 mm. Head whitish-yellowish. Palpi yellowish-white, 
basal half of second, and extreme apex of terminal joint dark 
fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, with a 
posterior pale ochreous-yellowish spot. Abdomen light ochreous. 
Legs dai'k fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-yellowish. Foi'ewings 
elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 
very obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; base of costa dark 
fuscous ; apical half of wing very pale purple, bounded by an 
inwards-curved blackish line from I? of costa to §- of inner margin, 
and containing a fuscous blotch before apex, connected with a 
smaller one on anal angle ; a row of cloudy blackish spots along 
hindmargin and end of costa : cilia pale whitish-yellowish, basal 
half pale purplish, finely irrorated with black. Hindwings rather 
dark fuscous ; cilia grey, with a darker line. 
Rosewood, Queensland, amongst dense scrub in September ; cne 
specimen.