964 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



578. (lOSe.) Eld. callisceptra, n. sp. 



(J^. 20-25 mm. Head and thorax ochreons-whitish. Palpi 

 fuscous, upper side white. Antennae grey or whitish, ciliations in 

 (J 1. Abdomen pale whitish-ocbreous. Legs rather dark fuscous, 

 posterior pair pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings very elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round- |)ointed, hind- 

 margin very obliquely rounded ; snow-white ; costal edge near base 

 very slenderly dark fuscous; a moderate well-defined rather dark 

 ocbreous-brown subcostal streak from base to apex ; dorsal half of 

 wing sometimes partially mixed with brownish-ochreous, tending 

 to form a suffusion along inner and hind mai-gins, and a small spot 

 above anal angle, but these are often wholly absent: cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, with a browniih apical bar, sometimes nearly obsolete. 

 Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 sometimes separate ; grey or 

 whitish-grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Perth, York, and Geraldton, West Australia; common in 

 November. The variation of this species tends to produce local 

 forms, specimens from Geraldton strongly inclining to show the 

 dorsal suffusion, whilst in those from York the groundcolour is 

 quite clear ; but intermediate forms occur. 



579. (108f.) EiiL phaeosceptra, n. sp. 



(J. 19-22 mm. Head and thorax light brownish-ochi-eous. 

 Palpi fuscous. Antennae whitish-fuscous, ciliations 1. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Legs rather dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings very elongate, narrow, costa moderately 

 arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; rather light brownish-ochreous ; a moderate well-defined 

 dark brown subcostal streak from base to apex, costa above this 

 sometimes paler or whitish-tinged : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, 

 sometimes suffused with greyish. Hind wings with veins 3 and 4 

 sometimes separate ; grey ; cilia pale brownish-ochreous. 



Geraldton, West Australia ; locally common in November. 



