BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 949 



'ciliations in ^ 2|. Thorax blackish, posterior half orange-yellow. 

 Abdomen dark grey, anal tuft yellowish. Forewings elongate, 

 •costa hardly arched, apex tolerably rounded, hindmargin rounded, 

 rather strongly oblique ; orange-yellow ; a narrow rather irregular- 

 edged nearly erect blackish fascia from anal angle, not reaching 

 cosca, apex somewhat bent outwards; a slender blackish streak 

 along hindmargin, dilated into a small spot towards apex : cilia 

 dark grey. Hindwings dark grey ; cilia grey, on costa light 

 yellowish. 



Geraldton, West Australia ; common in November. 



551. (79c.) Bui. cephalanthes, n. sp. 



(J9. 15-18 mm. Head and thorax bright orange. Palpi 

 yellow- whitish, second joint with a broad dark grey subapical band. 

 Antennee grey, base yellowish, ciliations in ^ \\. Abdomen 

 ■whitish-grey, two basal segments dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior pair grey -whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently 

 arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very 

 oblique ; whitish-yellowish ; base narrowly suffused with orange : 

 cilia whitish-yellowish. Hindwings grey ; cilia grey- whitish. 



Albany, West Australia ; in December, common amongst rough 

 herbage in the plains. The colouring of this species is singular. 



552. (79d.) Eul. eocrossa, n. sp. 



(J. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi 

 whitish, second joint grey except apex. Antennae ochreous- 

 whitish, ciliations 1. Abdomen whitish-grey -ochreous. Legs pale 

 whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair infuscated. Forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 almost straight, rather strongly oblique ; whitish-ochreous, some- 

 times slightly yellowish-tinged, towards hindmargin and apex more 

 or less widely suffused with pale rosy : cilia pale rosy. Hindwings 

 fuscous-grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous, with a cloudy grey line. 



Bathurst, New South Wales ; three specimens sent by Mrs. 

 Stephenson. Nearest to £J. puellaris, but brighter-coloured, 

 without grey dots or scales. 



