166 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN TORTRICINA, 



straight to near apex, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded;^ 



whitish-ochreous, with a few scattered dark fuscous scales; about 



10-11 little oblique rather irregular ochreous-yellow transverse 



strise, partially coalescing to form a basal patch and central 



fascia; some dark fuscous strigulation towards dorsum before and 



beyond central fascia; some scattered dark fuscous strigulse on 



costa; costal edge of central fascia suft'used with dark fuscous, 



and two small dark fuscous spots with some grey suffusion on 



costa towards apex: cilia light ochreous-yellowish. Hindwings 



and cilia fuscous. 



Q.: Eumundi; amongst subtropical scrub, in November(Turner); 



two specimens. Diffei's f rom all by its general ochreous-yellowish 



colouring. 



35. /. melanocrypta, n.sp. 



(J. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen bronzy- 

 fuscous; antennal ciliations minute. Forewings elongate, with- 

 out costal fold, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen 

 slightly rounded, oblique; rather light purplish-grey; markings 

 formed of mixed ferruginous and black scales; a moderate basal 

 patch, outer edge angulated in middle; a stria near beyond this;, 

 central fascia reduced to a costal spot not reaching half across 

 wing, connected by a stria wiih dorsum; an irregular stria beyond 

 this, costa somewhat marked with white about its origin; two 

 or three irregular strise before termen, coalescing on posterior 

 fourth of costa into a triangular patch : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 basal half spotted with dark grey. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish- 

 grey, with grey subbasal shade. Undeisurface of forewings 

 suffused with dark purplish-fuscous except towards dorsum and 

 teruien; undersurface of hindwings with streaks of dark purple- 

 fuscous suffusion along dorsum and anterior half of costa. 



Q.: Mount Tambourine, in October(Turner); two sppcimens. 

 An obscure insect, but specially' characterised by the dark suffu- 

 sion of undersurface, which is, however, not improbably a sexual 



character. 



36. /. eiicotodes, n.sp. 



(^^. 14-15 mm. Head and thorax brownish mixed with dark 



fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, with a few whitish scales. Antennal 



