BY E. MEYRICK. 401 



numerous rather large somewhat purple-shining tufts; an inter- 

 rupted basal dash, a dot beneath middle of disc, and a dash at 

 I yellow ochreous: cilia fuscous, round apex dark fuscous sprinkled 

 with whitish. Hindwings fuscous, towards base lighter and 

 thinly scaled ; cilia pale fuscous, base slightly yellowish-tinged 

 towards tornus. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia; one specimen received from 

 Mr. E. Guest. 



190. T. astragaJota, n.sp. 



2. 11 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and legs dark 

 fuscous irrorated with whitish, palpi with two white rings on 

 terminal joint, tuft rather short. Abdomen fuscous. Forewings 

 blackish-fuscous, faintly purplish-tinged, sprinkled with whitish; 

 a transverse white mark above middle at 4, preceded by an 

 ochreous sufi'usion ; an elongate white dot beneath middle of 

 costa, followed by an ochreous suffusion extending beneath costa 

 to near apex; a transverse-oblong white mark above tornus : cilia 

 fuscous; round apex dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish. Hind- 

 wings fuscous, paler and thinly scaled towards base, apex darker; 

 cilia fuscous. 



Adelaide, South Australia, in September; one specimen received 

 from Mr. O. B. Lower. 



26. Orthromicta, n.g. 



Antennae 4, in ^ simple, basal joint dilated and concave to 

 form a small eyecap. Labial palpi long, recurved, second joint 

 with rough projecting scales beneath towards apex, terminal 

 longer, acute. Posterior tibiae with bristly hairs. Forewings 

 with scale-tufts on surface; lb furcate, 7 to costa. Hindwings 4, 

 narrow-lanceolate, cilia 3 ; veins all separate, transverse vein 

 partly obsolete beyond 4. 



Based on the following species only, which is a singular early 

 synthetic type. Imago with forewings elongate-lanceolate. 



191. O. ffalactitis, n.sp. 



(J9. 10-11 mm. Head and thorax white, sometimes slightly 

 fuscous-sprinkled. Palpi white, second joint and base of terminal 



