BY E. MEYRICK. 497 



rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, hindmargiii 

 very obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 stalked ; fuscous, more or less 

 sutFusedly irrorated with whitish, and transversely strigulated 

 with dark fuscous ; sometimes a small dark fuscous spot on inner 

 margin before middle ; a moderate dark fuscous fascia from I of 

 costa to beyoud middle of inner margin, sometimes perceptible 

 towards costa only; a dark fuscous spot on costa at f, aud another 

 at anal angle, sometimes little indicated : cilia fuscous, somewhat 

 mixed with whitish. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia 

 fuscous, base darker. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; from February to June, five 

 specimens. A larval case, attributed to this species, is nearly 

 cylin-drical, rather curved, granulated with grains of coarse sand. 

 Kecognisable by the rather narrow forewings, and general dark 

 grey colouring, especially of the hindwings. 



18. Xys)n. Guildingi^ Scott. 



(Conoeca Gnildingi, Scott, Austr. Lep. 27, pi. ix ; C. irrorea, 

 Feld., Eeis. Nov. pi. cxxxvin, 39, 40.) 



(J^. 22-30 mm. Forewings elongate ; grey, evenly strigulated 

 with darker. Hindwings rather dark fuscous. 



Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales. Larva blackish, 

 head and segments 2-4 testaceous ; case elongate-conical, granu- 

 lated with fragments of bark, &c. ; feeds on Kunzea, Leptospe7-7num, 

 Juncus, &c. Although this species is represented as common, I 

 have no specimens which I can refer to it ; the above description 

 and account is taken from the authors quoted. 



19. Xysin. charitodes, n.sp. 



(J. 19 mm. Head light brownish-ochreous, face and palpi 

 fuscous. Antennae and thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey, anal 

 tuft pale ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, sinuate in middle, 

 apex obtuse, liindmargin slightly rounded, oblique ; 7 absent ; 

 light fuscous, with a few whitish scales, and obscurely strigulated 



