794 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



1. Gymn. erymna, Meyr. 



( Dolerosceles erymna, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1886^ 192 

 (EupitheciaJ, ib. 1889, 480.) 



^. 16-18 mm. Antennse with projecting scales at joints, cilia- 

 tions 1. Forewings elongate-triangular ; 11 free; whitish irregu- 

 larly mixed with grey and with an irregular very pale green 

 suffusion, sometimes also mixed with reddish ; numerous more or 

 less distinct subdentate curved darker grey lines, sprinkled with 

 blackish ; two before middle more strongly marked, bent near 

 costa ; a well-marked blackish line from 4' of costa obliquely 

 outwards, forming almost an acute angle in middle of disc towards 

 hindmargin, thence running twice sinuate to ^ of inner margin : 

 cilia pale grey, basal half barred with dark grey and whitish. 

 Hindwings rather narrow, hindmargin rounded, slightly waved ; 

 3 and 4 from a point ; colour and markings as in forewings, but 

 postmedian black line rather strongly indented above angulation. 



Queensland ; three specimens. Occurs also in New Guinea and 

 some of the South Pacific islands as far as Tonga. 



2. Mesoptila, n.g. 



Face with small cone of scales. Antennse in J" — 1. Palpi 

 moderate, porrected, rough-scaled. Abdomen slightly crested. 

 Posterior tibiae with all spurs present. Forewings with central 

 tuft of erect scales in disc ; areole simple. Hindwings with veins 

 6 and 7 stalked. 



Differs from Eujnthecia by the discal scale-tuft of forewings ; 

 but probably the ^ will show additional characters. 



2. Mes. conipsodes, n.sp. 



5. 17 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, and thorax pale ochreous. 

 Abdomen pale ochreous, densely irrorated with black except at 

 base and apex. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair partially 

 suffused with dark fuscous. Forewings rather elongate-triangular, 

 costa posteriorly moderately arched, hindmargin bowed, waved ; 



