354 DESCRIPTIOXS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



5-; white costal and dorsal spots somewhat obliquely placed beyond 

 middle; a white costal spot at 4, and sometimes a white terminal 

 dot opposite it: cilia fuscous, round apex mixed with dark fuscous, 

 with a white basal spot at apex. Hindwings and cilia fuscous. 

 Sydney, New South Wales; in October, February, and March, 



five specimens. 



105. P. nesophora, n.sp. 



(J$. 9-11 mm. Head white, crown somewhat fuscous-sprinkled. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint with basal band and subapical ring, 

 terminal joint with basal and apical rings dark fuscous, some- 

 times ill-defined. Antennte whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. 

 Thorax dark fuscous, apex of patagia and a posterior dorsal dot 

 whitish. Abdomen grey, in (J with lateral ochreous-whitish expan- 

 sible hair-pencils from base. Legs dark fuscous, ringed with white. 

 Forewings dark fuscous, bronzy-tinged, sometimes paler-mixed ; a 

 white basal dot ; a somewhat oblique white fascia at ^, not 

 reaching dorsum; a vertical white median fascia, usually not quite 

 reaching dorsum, enclosing a dark fuscous central dot ; rather 

 large white opposite costal and dorsal spots at f , almost or quite 

 meeting ; a white apical dot : cilia fuscous, round apex mixed 

 with dark fuscous on basal half. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Sydney, New South Wales; Healesville and Gisborne, Victoria; 

 Mount Lofty, South Australia; from Octoljer to December, and in 

 February, seven specimens. 



106. P. bryomima, n.sp. 



(J9. 7-8 mm. Head whitish, sprinkled with blackish on crown. 

 Palpi whitish, second joint with a sultapical ring and basal half 

 blackish, terminal joint sprinkled with dark fuscous. Antennse 

 whitish, ringed with dark fuscous. Thorax whitish-ochreous, 

 anterior edge irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen pale shining 

 grey, in ^ with whitish expansible lateral hair-pencils from base. 

 Legs blackish, ringed with white. Forewings dark bronzy-fuscous 

 irrorated with blackish; a basal whitish ochreous dot ; a broad 

 pale ochreous fascia near base, posterior edge white, somewliat 

 curved ; a median white fascia irrorated with grey, broadly 



