BY E, MEYKICK. 169 



wings elongate, posteriorly dilated, costa slightly arched, with 

 fold reaching to beyond middle, apex obtuse, termen almost 

 straight, oblique; fuscous, with a slight purplish tinge, with very 

 undefined irregular oblique striae of black irroration more or less 

 interspersed with reddish-ferruginous and yellow-whitish scales; 

 often a large triangular whitish dorsal blotch somewhat before 

 middle, reaching more than half across wing, but this is some- 

 times indistinct or absent; sometimes more or less whitish suffu- 

 sion between striae towards tornus and termen : cilia fuscous, 

 more or less distinctly barred with pale ochreous, with a line of 

 black irroration. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, slightly brassy- 

 tinged; cilia light fuscous or whitish-fuscous, with darker sub- 

 basal shade. 



Tasm. : Hobart — Vic. : Mount Macedon(Lyell); in December, 

 ten specimens. 



43. /. acrodesma Low. 



{Capria acrodesma Low., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr., 1902, 234.) 



(J. 12-15 mm. Antennal ciliations |. Ferewings elongate, 

 costa slightly arched, bent towards middle, fold reaching to 

 beyond 'i, apex obtuse, termen straight, oblique; light ashy-grey 

 mixed with whitish; about ten irregular oblique striae of mixed 

 black and ochreous scales : cilia light grey barred with whitish, 

 with an interrupted black subbasal line. Hindwings grey; cilia 

 grey, paler towards tips. 



N.S.W.: Broken Hill(Lower)— Vic: Wandin, Gisborne(Lyell); 

 in September and October, Shortly redescribed from type 

 and four other examples. 



44. /. callizyga Low. 



{Pyrgotis callizyga Low., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 1901, 69.) 



Groundcolour of forewings varies from pale ochreous-yellowish 

 to ochreous-white. Characterised by well-defined dark fuscous 

 markings, extension of basal })atch along dorsum, and tornal 

 blotch connected with central fascia. 



