BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 945 



irrorated with dark fuscous ; a dark fuscous dot in disc before 

 middle, a second on fold hardly beyond first, and two transversely 

 placed in disc at § ; an obscure line of fuscous scales from f of 

 costa obliquely outwards, in disc strongly curved round to inner 

 margin before anal angle, somewhat sinuate above curve ; a i*ow 

 of small dark fuscous dots along hindmargin : cilia whitish-grey- 

 ochreous, with a faint grey line. Hindwings ochreous-grey- 

 whitish, posteriorly slightly greyer ; cilia ochreous- whitish, with a 

 very faint greyish line. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen sent by Mr. E. 

 Guest. A 5 specimen, taken in January on Mount Kosciusko, 

 New South Wales, is in all probability to be referred to the same 

 species ; it is 24 mm. ; palpi wholly pale whitish-ochreous ; fore- 

 wings less dilated, faintly reddish-tinged, irroration and dots 

 Vjlack ; two or three additional black dots near base ; posterior 

 third of costa also dotted with black ; hindwings not greyer pos- 

 teriorly ; otherwise similar. Nearest to E. griseola, but the ground 

 colour is not greyish, and the forewings are somewhat differently 

 formed, with the hindmargin distinctly dotted. 



543. (71a.) Eld. meiiodes, n. sp. 



(J. 18 mm. Head grey, sides of crown above eyes, and lower 

 part of face white. Palpi white, second joint with lower third 

 and an apical spot blackish, base of terminal joint blackish. 

 Antennae grey, slenderly annulated with black, ciliations 2. 

 Thoi'ax grey. Abdomen ochreous-grey-whitish. Legs dark grey, 

 ringed with ochreous-whitish, posterior pair sufiusedly whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; 

 rather dark grey, somewhat sprinkled with whitish-grey, with a 

 few black scales posteriorly ; some black scales at base ; three 

 round white discal dots, max'gined anteriorly by crescentic black 

 dots, first in disc at J, second on iold directly beneath first, third 

 larger, in disc beyond middle ; a small dark fuscous suffusion 

 beneath third dot ; a cloudy line of blackish scales from f of costa 



