310 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



projection short, Antennaj grey. Thorax ochreous-whitish, sides 



pale brownish. Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, 



suifusedly whitish-ringed, middle and posterior tibias suffused with 



white. Forewings rather dark fuscous, irrorated or much suffused 



with ochreous-whitish; plical, first and second discal stigmata, and 



an apical dot black; a white costal spot at -|: cilia light fuscous, 



darker and sometimes spotted with white on costa, round apex 



with a dark fuscous line at tips. Hindwings grey; cilia light 



fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales; Georges Bay, Tasmania; Geraldton, 



West Australia ; in September, November, and January, four 



specimens. 



3. Haplochrois, n.g. 



Antennae 4, in ^ shortly ciliated. Labial palpi long, recurved, 

 smooth-scaled, terminal joint much shorter than second, acute. 

 Posterior tibiai rough-haired. Forewings: lb furcate (?), 5 some- 

 times out of 7 near base, 6 out of 7, 7 to costa, 8 out of 7. Hind- 

 wings §, elongate-lanceolate, cilia 4; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type H. chlorometalla. At present confined to the two follow- 

 ing species, which seem to have collateral relationship with the 

 earlier forms of Balrachedra. Imago with forewings elongate- 

 lanceolate. 



Forewings with white costal streak 25. rhlorometalla. 



Forew'ings without such streak 26. thaJycra. 



25. H. chlorometalla, n.sp. 



^(^. 12-13 mm. Head Avhitish-ochreous, brownish-sprinkled. 

 Palpi white, terminal joint and apex of second black. Antennse 

 grey, darker-ringed. Thorax light bronzy-ochreous. Abdomen 

 ochreous-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, middle and posterior tibiae 

 suffused with white. Forewings shining bronzy-ochreous, some- 

 times fuscous-tinged; a white costal streak from before middle to 

 near apex: cilia pale fuscous, on costa white. Hindwings grey; 

 cilia pale fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales; in September and November, two 

 specimens. 



