824 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



37. Hindwings distinctly oclireous 44. synchora. 



Hindwings not ochreous 38. 



38. Hindwings with numerous obscure darker 



lines 39. strninosa ta. 



Hindwings without darker lines 40. symphona. 



39. Forewings with ground colour whitish- 



ochreous 51. microcyma. 



Forewings with ground colour fuscous or 



grey 40. 



40. Upper half of posterior margin of median 



band less oblique than hindmargin of 



wing; palpi in 9 I2 ^^' decreta. 



Upper half of posterior margin of median 

 band parallel to hindmargin of wing ; 

 palpi in 9 2\ 68. mortuata. 



32. Hydr. phaedra, n.sp. 



(J9. 20-22 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous irrorated with fuscous ; palpi in (J 2, in ^ 2^. Antennse 

 whitish-fuscous, in ^ filiform, ciliations ^. Legs dark fuscous, 

 apex of joints whitish-ochreous. Forewings triangular, hindmargin 

 slightly waved, bowed, rather oblique ; light brownish-ochreous, 

 with very indistinctly marked irregular blackish transverse lines ; 

 basal area more brownish-tinged, lines more strongly marked ; 

 anterior edge of median band formed by a slightly curved dark 

 fuscous fascia from | of costa to | of inner margin, posterior edge 

 by a curved fascia of groundcolour marked with three fine blackish 

 lines, outer strongly marked and posteriorly white-margined on 

 costal half, projecting somewhat below costa, and forming a 

 moderately strong bidentate projection in middle, included median 

 space clear pale ochreous or white, sometimes with a minute dark 

 fuscous discal dot ; subterminal line white, obsolete towards anal 

 angle, interrupted above middle by a dark fuscous sufi"usion extended 



