400 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPTDOPTERA, vi., 



Differs from Chlenias only by the horny frontal process, but 

 this seems sufficient. 



Type, Chlenias arietaria Gn. 



261. CERATUCHA ARIETARIA 



Chlenias arietaria, Gn., Lep., x., p.239; Meyr., Proc. Linn. 

 Soc. N. S. Wales, 1891, p. 663. Chemerina cuneifera, Wlk., Cat. 

 Brit. Mus., xxiv., p.l 155. Ciampa defixella, Wlk., Cat. Brit. 

 Mus., xxvii., p. 180. Chlenias crambaria, Feld., Reise Nov., PI. 

 133, f.12. 



N.S. W. : Newcastle, Sydney, Bathurst, Brewarrina. — Vic. : 

 Melbourne, Castlemaine, Gisborne, Birchip.— S. A.: Adelaide. — 

 W.A.: Perth. 



262. Ceratucha heteromorpha. 

 Chlenias heteromorpha, Low., Tr. R.S.S.A., 1901, p. 65. 

 N.S.W.: Broken Hill.— Vic: Birchip. 



Gen. 88. Chlenias. 



Chlenias, Gn., Lep., x., p. 236; Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. 

 Wales, 1891, p.662. 



Face rounded, sometimes projecting, smooth, or shortly rough- 

 haired. Tongue well-developed. Palpi moderately long, porrect, 

 densely rough-haired; terminal joint moderate, obtuse. Antenna? 

 bipectinate to apex in both sexes, pectinations in Q short. 

 Thorax with a triangular anterior crest; beneath densely hairy. 

 Femora hairy; posterior tibiae in £ not dilated. Forewings in £ 

 without fovea, 10 and 11 arising separately from cell, 10 con- 

 nected by a short bar with 9 or anastomosing. Hind wings with 

 cell rather long, 8 closely approximated to cell beyond middle, 

 otherwise normal. 



Type, C. banksiaria Le Guil. Mr. Meyrick has so restricted 

 GueneVs genus, though without indicating the type. 



263. jChlenias melanoxysta. 

 Chlenias melanoxysta, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 

 1891,p.663. 



S.A.: Balaclava. 





