416 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



225. L. scalena, n.sp. 



(J9- 1416 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellowish. Palpi dark 

 fuscous. Antennte whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark purplish- 

 fuscous. Legs whitish-ochreous, banded with fuscous. Forewings 

 yellow; thick dark purplish-fuscous costal ami dorsal streaks, 

 meeting at base; posterior half beyond a sinuate inwardly oblique 

 line wholly dark purplish-fuscous, except a rather large pale 

 yellow roundish costal spot before apex, and small ill-defined pale 

 yellow tornal spot : cilia light ochreous-fuscous, opposite costal 

 and tornal spots pale yellow. Hindwings coppery-yellowish- 

 fuscous; cilia coppery- yellowish, round apex fuscous-tinged. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia, in November and December; 

 two specimens received from Mr. E. Guest, who mentions it as 

 locally common, 



226. i. comptella, Walk. 



(Tinea comptella, Walk. Tin. 1007.) 



(J9. 13-15 mm. Head pale yellow. Palpi dark fuscous. 

 Antennpe whitish-ochreous, basal joint dark fuscous. Thorax 

 dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior pair lighter. Forewings yellow; a dark purj^lish-fuscous 

 costal streak from base to near t, at base reaching dorsum ; 

 posterior half beyond a sinuate inwardly oblique line wholly dark 

 purplish-fuscous, except rather large pale yellow spots on costa 

 before apex and at tornus : cilia ochreous-fuscous, opposite costal 

 and tornal spots pale yellow. Hindwings cop23ery-yellowish- 

 fuscous, darker terminally ; cilia coppery, round apex more 

 infuscated. 



Cooma (3000 feet), New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; 



Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania; in Januarj'^, eight specimens. 



The two Melbourne specimens which I possess have the costal 



streak shorter and finely attenuated posteriorly, but even if found 



to be constant, the difference could only be held to indicate a 



local form. 



227. L. deonijma, n.sp. 



(J^. 10-14 mm. Head and antennae whitish-ochreous, crown 

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



