BY E. MEVRICK. 259 



without fold, termen rounded, somewhat oblique; whitish- 

 ochreous, strigulated throughout with yellow-ochrHous; some short 

 fuscous striguliB oa costa aaneriofly; markings yellow-ochreous. 

 -sometimes tinged with brownish in disc; basal patch more or less 

 marked, outer edge angulated above middle; central fascia rather 

 narrow, very oblique, anterior edge projecting angularly above 

 Tiiddle, beneath this slightly convex, posterior ed^e suffused; two 

 more or less indicated dots at angl^^s of cell; anterior portion of 

 costal patch indicated by a cirved mark; sometimes a more or 

 less marked slender transverse streak in middle towards termea : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings with 6 and 7 short-stalked; 

 ochreoiis-whitish, sometimes faintly greyish-tinged posteriorly; 

 cilia whitish. 



N.S.W.: Broken Hill (Lower)— Vic : Birchip (Gou lie) — S. 

 AuST.: Wallaroo; in October, November, April, and May. Larva 

 amongst loosely spun leaves of Zi/g'tphyllum Jriiticalosuia, in 

 October. This and the next two species are closely similar, and 

 careful attention must be given to the details of descriptions. 



228. B. therlna, n sp. 



(J^. 15-16 mm. Hexd and thorax whiti>h-i>chreous, pntaiiia 

 tinged with brownish. Palpi whitish ochreous, externally tinged 

 with brownish. Antennal ciliations of ^ f Abrlomen whitish- 

 ochreous mixed with pule grey. Forewings elonuate-oblong, cista 

 anteriorly moderately arched, posteriorly nearly straight, without 

 fold, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, oblique; light ochreous-yellow- 

 ish; several minute daik fuscous strigtdae on anterior half of 

 costa; markings yellow-ochreous tinged with giey; sometimes a 

 dot on fold at f ; central fascia nioderrite, very oblique, consider- 

 ably narrowed towards costa, anterior edge slightly convex on 

 lower half, marked with a black dot above middle, posterior 

 edge prominent in disc and near tornus sending an oblique stre-k 

 parallel with termen to above middle, marked with two or three 

 black scales in disc; costal patch semioval, on costal edge foiming 

 ithree small dark fuscous spots separated by wliiti-h-ochreous 

 interspaces; another small dark fuscous spot on costa before apex; 



