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26. //. thalycra, n.sp. 



9. 12 mm. Head and thorax light reddish-ochreous. Palpi 

 pale reddish-ochreous, terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennas 

 grey, darker-ringed. Abdomen dark grey. Legs dark grey, 

 posterior pair pale ochreous. Forewings reddish-ochreous, costal 

 half suffused with fuscous except towards costa posteriorly; second 

 discal stigma dark fuscous: cilia grey, on costa and round apex 

 pale reddish-ochreous. Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey. 



Sydney, Nev/ South Wales; in October, one specimen. 



4. Rhadixastis, n.g. 



Antennte 1, in ^ shortly ciliated. Labial palpi rather long, 

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

 Posterior tibise rough -haired. Forewings : lb furcate, 6 and 7 

 out of 8, 7 to costa. Hindwings ^, linear-lanceolate, cilia G; 6 

 and 7 stalked. 



Type R. microlychna. Contains only the two following species; 

 its ailinities are not very pronounced, but it seems related to 

 Batracheclra, though earlier in development. Imago with fore- 

 wings elongate, narrow, long-pointed. Tlie known larva is a true 

 gall-producer. 



Hindwings partly yellow 27. mkrolyclum. 



Huidwiugs wholly dark grey 2S. sideropa. 



27. Ji. micro] yell lid, n.sp. 



(J. 10-12 mm. Head, palpi, antennte, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs dark fuscous, finely pale-sprinkled. Forewings dark fuscous, 

 purplish-tinged, finely sprinkled with light ochreous-grey : cilia 

 fuscous, round apex darker and pale-sprinkled. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous; basal i more or less wholly ochreous-yellow; cilia fuscous. 



Sydney, New South -Wales; Wirrabara, South Australia; in 

 November and December, two specimens. Larva 16-legged, 

 moderate, cylindrical, with scattered whitish hairs; smoky-grey, 

 with a row of large raised black spots on each side of back, two 

 on each segment; a spiracular row of obliquely elongate black spots, 



