484 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



whitish, towards base dark fuscous. Thorax pale metallic golden. 

 Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, base of tarsal joints whitish. 

 Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 hindraargin obliquely rounded ; bright metallic coppery-golden, 

 with purple reflections ; a slender dark purple subcostal streak 

 from base to ^, margined above by a pale metallic golden costal 

 streak ; a rather broad dark fuscous-purple median fascia, anterior 

 edge rather irregular, posterior edge straight, crossed throughout 

 by numerous whitish fine partially broken striae, not quite 

 reaching posterior edge : cilia coppery-golden. Hind wings dark 

 purplish-fuscous ; cilia bronzy-fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; three specimens in October, on 

 flowers of Leptosper7nu7n. This may possibly be only a form of 

 iV. orichalcias ; further material is needed to decide. It is dis- 

 tinguished by the wholly black crown of ^, whitish antennae, 

 more golden {less purple) colouring, and whitish (not ochreous) 

 striae of median fascia. 



2. Nem. oi'icludcias, n.sp. 



( ? Adela laurella, Newm., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. (n.s.) Ill, 

 290.) 



(JQ. 10-13 mm. Head yellow-ochreous, crown in ^ mixed with 

 blackish, face brassy-metallic. Palpi whitish-ochreous, with some 

 dark fuscous hairs. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax bright 

 metallic coppery. Abdomen and legs dark fuscous, base of tarsal 

 joints ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; bright 

 metallic coppery-goldei^, with strong bright purple reflections ; a 

 thick dark purple subcostal streak from base to J, margined above 

 by a pale metallic golden costal streak, and beneath by a pale 

 metallic golden oval patch ; a rather broad dark fuscous-purple 

 median fascia, anterior edge curved or somewhat sinuate, posterior 

 edge straight, crossed throughout by numerous whitish-ochreous 

 fine partially broken striae, not quite reaching posterior edge : 

 cilia metallic purplish-coppery. Hindwings dark fuscous, with 



