418 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEEA, 



beyond a straight rather inwardly oblique line dark purplish- 

 fuscous : cilia fuscous, costal cilia paler on a spot before apex. 

 Hindwings dark coppery-fuscous; cilia coppery, round apex more 

 infuscated. 



Bulli, New South Wales; in January, one specimen. 



230. L. orthotis, n.sp. 



Q. 10-11 mm. Head and antennoe whitish-ochreous, crown 

 purplish-fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous. Thorax purplish-fuscous, 

 with a pale yellow posterior spot. Abdomen fuscous Legs 

 fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings light yellow; 

 a rather thick fuscous-purple costal streak from base to ^ ; 

 posterior half beyond a nearly straight vertical line fuscous- 

 purple, except a rather large pale yellow costal spot before apex: 

 cilia pale yellowish. Hindwings grey; cilia whitish-yellowish. 



Brisbane, Queensland; Carnarvon, "West Australia; in October 

 and November, three specimens. 



231. L. protodoxa, n.sp. 



(J^. 10-15 mm. Head shining whitish-ochreous, crown fuscous, 

 back of fillet light ferruginous. Palpi dark fuscous. Antennse 

 ochreous-whitish, basal joint dark fuscous. Thorax pale yellow, 

 shoulders narrowly dark fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs 

 whitish-ochreous, anterior and middle pair suffused with dark 

 fuscous. Forewings yellow; an attenuated dark fuscous streak 

 along basal fourth of costa; a slightly inwards-curved very oblique 

 black postmedian transverse line, posteriorly edged with prismatic- 

 ^ iolet ; terminal area beyond this wholly pale violet-fuscous : 

 cilia pale fuscous. Hindwings fuscous ; cilia pale fuscous, 

 ochreous-tinged. 



Rosewood, Queensland ; Sydney, Bulli, and Bathurst, New 

 South Wales; Healesville, Victoria; Launceston, Campbelltown, 

 and Hobart, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; from 

 September to January, very common. 



