368 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



rather oblique white fascia at ^ ; a white dorsal dot in middle ; a 

 small white quadrate costal spot slightly beyond middle ; three 

 bluish-silvery-metallic dots in disc, placed in a longitudinal series 

 from 5 to f ; a white dot on tornus; a triangular white costal spot 

 at ~, continued into cilia ; a bluish-silvery-metallic .apical dot : 

 cilia dark fuscous, terminal half whitish on a patch below apex. 

 Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Gisborne, Victoria, in January; two specimens received from 

 Mr. G. Lyell. 



19. Zapyrastra, Meyr. 



Antennje 4, in ^ slightly thickened towards apex. Labial 

 palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, smooth, terminal joint 

 shorter than second, acute. Posterior tibife rough-haired. Fore- 

 wings : lb furcate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 9 absent. Hind- 

 wings ^, elongate-lanceolate, cilia 5 ; transverse vein absent 

 between 4 and 5, 5 and 6 stalked. 



Founded on the single species following, common to Australia 

 and New Zealand. Imago with forewings lanceolate 



131. Z. calliphana, Meyr. 



[Zapyrastra calliphana, Meyr., Ti"ans. N. Zeal. Inst. 1888, 172.) 



(J^. 5-8 ram. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs dark shining bronze, face whitish-bronze, legs spotted with 

 white. Forewings bright dark golden-bronze : markings pale 

 violet golden-metallic ; a fascia near base, often ill-defined ; a 

 nearly perpendicular fascia before middle ; a dot in disc beyond 

 middle, beneath which is a black dot or small spot on fold ; an 

 inwardly oblique fascia at | ; a small spot at tornus ; a streak 

 from apex along termen ; a triangular snow-white spot on costa 

 near apex: cilia fu.scous-grey, round apex with two blackish lines, 

 and a minute white dot above apex. Hindwings dark fuscous ; 

 cilia fuscous-grey. 



Sydney and Bulli, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; 

 Deloraine and Hobart, Tasmania ; occurs also in the South 

 Island of New Zealand ; from September to April, locally 



