268 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN TORTRICINA, 



381. A. placida, n.sp. 



(J9. 17-19 mm Head and thorax brown mixed with darker, 

 sometimes tinged with ochreous or reddish. Palpi ascending, 

 white, sufFusedly spotted with red-brownisli. Posterior tibiae in 

 ^ densely tufted above with long white hairs. Forewings mode- 

 rate, broadly dilated posteriorly, costa moderately arched, some- 

 what bent beyond middle, apex obtuse, termen almost straight, 

 vertical; in ^ brownish-ochreous, in 9 brown: in ^ basal patcli 

 ochreous-brown except -towards costa, its edge angulated above 

 middle, central fascia forming a brown costal spot and largei- 

 transverse dorsal blotch, latter suffusedly confluent with a trian- 

 gular prfetornal spot, in 9 these markings rather darker reddish- 

 fuscous but obscured by a general reddish-fuscous suffusion which 

 extends from base to their posterior edge; a suffused triangular 

 brown or reddish-fuscous apical blotch, enclosing two oblique 

 leaden-metallic stride before apex : cilia reddish-ochreous or red- 

 dish-fuscous mixed with leaden-grey, in ^ paler on tornus. 

 Hindwings rather dark grey; cilia grey-whitish or pale grey, 

 sometimes reddish-tinged, with dark grey subbasal line. 



Q.: Brisbane (Turner); in August, September, January, and 

 April, four specimens. 



382. A. lamyra, n.sp. 



(J. 1 7-1 8 mm ; 9. 1 4-1 5 mm. Head and thorax violet-grey more or 

 less spotted with flesh-colour. Palpi porrected, ochreous-yellow, 

 spotted with dark fuscous. Abdomen in $ elongate. Posterior 

 tibige in $ with very long expansible tuft of grey hairs, coxae 

 with small expansible tuft of white scales. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, narrow at base, in $ greatly, in 9 moderately dilated 

 posteriorly, costa faintly sinuate in middle, arched posteriorly, 

 more strongly in $, apex very obtuse, termen nearly straight, 

 vertical; light crimson-rose, with some scattered blackish strigulte; 

 basal patch blackish except along costa, edged with yellowish and 

 then with blue-leaden-metallic stri« beneath costa and posteriorly, 

 in upper part of disc irregularly streaked with ochreous-yellow, 

 near base with one or two violet-blue spots, marginal blue- 



