956 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



posterior half white. Abdomen ochreous-grey, anal tuft ochreous- 

 yellowish. Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex tolerably rounded, 

 hindmargin obliquely rounded; snow-white; four bright golden- 

 brown moderate rather irregular-edged fasciae ; first basal not 

 reaching costa ; second from l of costa to before middle of inner 

 margin, somewhat bent or produced outwards on costa, on inner 

 margin posteriorly with an abrupt projection barely touching third 

 fascia; third from | of costa to anal angle moderately curved 

 inwards ; fourth narrower, along hindmargin from apex to anal 

 angle, where it meets third : cilia pale-ochreous, on anal angle 

 greyish-tinged, tips sometimes whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 pale-grey, ochreous-tinged. 



Duaringa, Queensland; from January to March ; sent commonly 

 by Mr. G. Barnard. Easily recognised by the hindmarginal fascia. 



564. (84a.) Eul. phaeostephes, n. sp. 



5. 14 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax white. Palpi white, 

 second joint fuscous except apex. Abdomen whitish. Legs dark 

 fuscous, posterior pair whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently 

 arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; white, with a few scattered yellowish-brown scales ; 

 markings bright yellowish-brown, rather ill-defined ; a moderate 

 irregular-edged fascia-like erect spot from middle of inner margin, 

 reaching |^ across wing, lower extremity dilated ; a cloudy dot 

 between apex of this and following fascia ; a moderate straight 

 fascia from 5 of costa to anal angle, posterior edge suffused 

 with white above middle, emitting from middle a branch which 

 runs to costa near apex ; a short cloudy line from middle of 

 branch to fascia near lower extremity ; a cloudy hindmarginal line: 

 cilia whitish, with a few yellow-brown scales near base. Hind- 

 wings whitish-grey ; cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; one specimen received from Mi\ G. 

 Barnard. The affinity of this species is doubtful ; it is perhaps 

 nearer U. habrop>hanes. 



