408 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



29. Prophylactis, n.g. 



Antennae §, in ^ rather thick, simple, basal joint with dense 

 anterior flap of scales forming small eyecap. Labial palpi short, 

 drooping, filiform, pointed. Posterior tibire clothed with long 

 hairs. Fore wings : lb simple, 3 absent, 5 absent, 6 and 7 

 stalked, 7 to costa, 8 absent, 9 sometimes absent. Hindwings |, 

 lanceolate, cilia 2-3; transverse vein absent between 3 and 4, 6 

 absent. 



Type P. artjoclialca. A small endemic genus, a development 

 of Hojylophanes, which it resembles in appearance and habits. 

 Imago with forewings lanceolate; flight in sunshine. 



1. Forewings unicolorous 2. 



Forewings with wliitish posterior markings 206. aglaodora. 



2 Forewings shining bronze 207. chahopetala. 



Forewings shining whitisli-grey 208. anjochalca. 



206. P. aglaodora, n.sp. 



(J. 10 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax bright shining golden- 

 bronze. Antennae, abdomen, and legs dark grey, hairs of 

 posterior tibise whitish. Forewings liright shining golden-bronze, 

 posteriorly coppery -tinged ; a coppery-purple suffusion towards 

 costa beyond middle ; a triangular spot before tornus, and an 

 undefined fascia from costa before apex to termen above tornus 

 shining whitish : cilia pale fuscous, basal half brassy-bronze. 

 Hindwings dark grey; cilia grey. 



Albany, West Australia; in September, one specimen. 



207. P. clialcopetala, n.sp. 



(J. 10-11 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax shining 

 bronze. Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, hail-s of posterior tibiae 

 whitish-ochreous. Forewings shining bronze, sometimes brownish- 

 tinged : cilia bronzy-ochreous. Hindwings and cilia dai'k fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; in October and November, six 



specimens. 



208. P. argochalca, n.sp. 



(J^. 7-11 mm. Head, palpi, antennte, and thorax pale shining 

 bronzy-grey. Abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair 



