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costa before apex; cilia fuscous-whitish. Hindwings with termen 

 gently rounded; as forewings, but without first line; a minute 

 discal dot; second line transverse at §. Underside similar, but 

 without first line of forewings. Type in Coll. Lyell. 

 Tas.: Hobart, in April; one specimen. 



227. Encryphodes syscia, n.sp. 



<rv(TKio<i, shaded. 



(J. 28 mm. Head and thorax brown-whitish. Palpi 1: brown- 

 whitish. Antennae whitish; in g shortly laminate, ciliations ^. 

 Abdomen whitish. Legs pale fuscous; posterior pair whitish. 

 Forewings triangular, costa gently arched, apex pointed, termen 

 bowed, oblique; brown-whitish with a few fuscous scales; a broad 

 fuscous shade below cell; a fuscous discal dot below mid-costa, 

 succeeded and followed by a fuscous shade, the latter giving oft 

 a fine line to costa before apex; a terminal series of blackish dots; 

 cilia brown-whitish. Hindwings with termen rounded; whitish, 

 with a few grey scales ; some fuscous dots on termen ; cilia 

 whitish. Underside of forewings pale fuscous; of hindwings like 

 upper side, but with a blackish discal dot. Type in Coll. Lyell. 



N.S.W.: Moruya, in June; one specimen. 



Gen. 73. Epicompsa. 



Epicompsa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S.Wales, 1891, p.585. 



Face smooth. Tongue developed. Palpi moderate, porrect, 

 slender, shortly rough-scaled, terminal joint short. Antennae in 

 £ bipectinate, towards apex simple. Thorax smooth; beneath 

 nearly glabrous. Femora glabrous; posterior tibiae in £ not 

 dilated. Forewings in g without fovea; veins 10 and 11 sepa- 

 rate. Hindwings normal. 



This genus is unknown tome, and I have copied Mr. Meyrick's 

 description. 



228. fEPICOMPSA XANTHOCROSSA. 



Epicompsa xayithocrossa, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 

 1891, p.585. 



S.A.: Mt. Lofty. 



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