324 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA 



shining fuscous dorsal stripe. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs 

 whitish-ochreous, suftusedly banded with dark fuscous. Forewings 

 rather light fuscous, ferruginous-tinged, suffused with dark fuscous 

 towards basal blotch, and towards dorsum and costa posteriori}^; 

 an ochreous-yellow basal blotch, extending on dorsum to }^, not 

 quite reaching costa, posterior edge obliquely" rounded; a short 

 obscure ochreous-yellow streak along costa before middle ; an 

 ochreous-yellow mark along dorsum beyond middle, sometimes 

 obscure; a light ochreous-yellow streak along upper | of termen: 

 cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous, tinged 

 with golden-ferruginous. 



Brisbane, Queensland; Sydney, New South Wales; in August 

 and September, three specimens. 



50. S. ischnotis, n.sji. 



(J. 10-13 mm. Differs from S. crocoj)hanes only as follows: 

 thorax whitish-yellowish; abdomen whitish ochreous ; forewings 

 very perceptibly narrower in proportion, whitish-j'ellowish, mark- 

 ings paler fuscous and more ochreous-tinged, anterior edge of 

 median fascia nearly straight and much less oblique, cilia paler 

 and tinged with whitish-ochreous. 



Carnarvon, West Australia; in October, four specimens. 



51. aS*. a'ocophanes, n.sp. 



(J9. 10-12 mm. Head, palpi, and antenme shining ochreous- 

 whitish, ci'own somewhat mixed with fuscous. Thorax 3'eilow. 

 Abdomen grey. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair dark fuscous 

 in front, middle pair greyish. Forewings clear yellow; costal edo-e 

 dark fuscous from base to f ; a short transverse dark fuscous mark 

 from costa near base; a small indistinct fuscous spot on base of 

 dorsum ; apical half fuscous beyond inwards-curved inwardly 

 oblique line, enclosing near its anterior edi;e a 3^ellow blotch 

 which reaches costa and is sometimes irregularly connected with 

 dorsum ; sometimes the fuscous median fascia thus formed is 

 interrupted above middle: cilia light fuscous. Hindwino-s <yrej: 

 cilia light fuscous. 



