BY E, MEYRICK. 



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217. //. 'porphyro'pla, n.sp. 



9. 11 mm. Head and thorax dark purplish-fuscous, collar 

 orange. Palpi fuscous. Antennae, abdomen, and legs dark 

 fuscous. Forewings bright shining bronze, densely irrorated 

 with deep blue-purple: cilia dark fuscous, basal half bronze mixed 

 with purple. Hindwings dark purple-fuscous; cilia dark fuscous. 



Albany, West Australia; in September, one specimen. 



218. R. electritis, n.sp. 



(J9. 10-1-4 mm. Head and thorax fuscous-bronze, crown pos- 

 teriorly orange to grey- whitish. Palpi whitish. Antenna, abdo- 

 men, and legs dark fuscous, posterior legs suffused with whitish. 

 Forewings bright shining golden-bronze, tinged with coppery- 

 purple, more strongly in 9, especially posteriorly: cilia fuscous, 

 basal half in $ shining bronze, in 9 deep purple. Hindwings 

 dark grey, purple-tinged; cilia grey. 



Perth, West Australia; in October, fourteen specimens. 



219. H. chalcolitha, n.sp. 



(J9. 12-15 mm. Head and thorax pale shining yellowish- 

 bronze. Palpi fuscous, towards base whitish. Antennae and 

 abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, hairs of posterior tibiaa grey- 

 whitish. Forewings and cilia pale shining golden-bronze. Hind- 

 wings in (J grey, in 9 dark purple-grey; cilia in ^ light ochreous- 

 grey, in 9 dark grey. 



Albany, West Australia; in October, four specimens. 



220. //. niphochalca, n.sp. 



(J9. 12-1-5 mm. Head and thorax very pale shining grey- 

 bronze, sprinkled with whitish. Palpi fuscous, towards base 

 whitish. Antennae and abdomen grey. Legs dark grey, hairs of 

 posterior tibiae grey- whitish. Forewings and cilia shining whitish- 

 bronzy-grey. Hindwings grey, in 9 somewhat darker; cilia in 

 ^ ochreous-grey-whitish, in 9 S^^J' 



York, West Australia; in October, two specimens. 



