BY E. MEYPvICK, B.A., F.E.S. 959 



below middle preceded and followed by some whitish scales : cilia 

 "lark grey, in 9 lighter and more or less suffused with whitish 

 between apex and anal angle. Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia 

 grey, becoming suffused with whitish-ochreous towards anal angle. 

 Perth, West Australia ; in October, confined to a space about 

 fifty yards across on the hill near the town, but there very plenti- 

 ful ; I was unable to detect any plants there which were not 

 equally common in the surrounding bush. 



568. (86d.) Eld. xanthocrossa, n. sp. 



(J^. 16-20 mm. Head whitish-ochreous or ochreous- whitish. 

 Palpi dark grey, upper side white. Antennae dark grey, ciliations 

 in (J 1. Thorax rather dark grey. Abdomen ferruginous, 

 segmental margins light ochreous-yellowish, basal segment grey. 

 Legs dark grey, posterior pair light ochreous-yellowish. Forewings 

 very elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, 

 hindmargin faintly sinuate, extremely oblique ; fuscous-grey, 

 finely sprinkled with grey-whitish, in ^ disc sometimes partly- 

 suffused with whitish ; five very obscure dots formed by a 

 dark fuscous irroration, first in disc at \, second on fold directly 

 Vteneath first, third slightly beyond and above middle, fourth trans- 

 verse, in disc at |, fifth obliquely below and before fourth : cilia 

 grey. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia light ochreous-yellow. 



Geraldtoii, West Australia ; six specimens in October. 



569. (86e.) Eul. glaphyrota, n. sp. 



(^5. 17-18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi grey, upper 

 side whitish. Antennse grey, ciliations in ^ 1. Thorax ochreous- 

 grey. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-ochreous. Legs dark 

 grey, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings very elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin sinuate, 

 extremely oblique ; ochreous-grey : cilia whitish-ochreous-grey. 

 Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. 



Albany, West Australia ; from September to December, several 

 specimens. 



