512 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTKRA, 



"whitish-ochreous, yellowish-tinged ; a large triangular blotch ex- 

 tending on inner margin from near base to middle, its apex nearly 

 reaching costa at ? ; a large subquadrate spot on inner margin 

 before anal angle ; a small spot on costa beyond middle, and 

 another at | : cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen in August. 



46. Lep. desiii02)hthora, n.sp. 



(J. 17 mm. Head whitish. Palpi and antennae dark fuscous. 

 Thorax dark fuscous, with a cloudy whitish anterior spot. Abdomen 

 grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rounded, 

 rather strongly oblique ; 7 absent ; ochreous-whitish ; markings 

 rather dark fuscous ; a streak along basal third of costa, extended 

 at base to inner margin ; a moderately broad fascia from ? of 

 costa to ? of inner margin, suddenly strongly attenuated on costal 

 fourth ; a somewhat irregular fascia from t of costa to anal angle ; 

 some fuscous scales on hindmargin : cilia pale whitish-fuscous, 

 mixed with ochreous-whitish. Hindwings grey ; cilia whitish- 

 grey. 



Wiri'abara, South Australia ; one specimen in October. 



47. Lcp. sciodesma, n.sp. 



(J. 13-15 mm. Head whitish. Palpi, antennse, thorax, abdomen 

 and legs dark grey ; posterior legs grey-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate ; costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rounded, 

 rather strongly oblique ; 7 absent ; grey ; markings formed by a 

 whitish suffusion ; two rather broad very ill-defined cloudy fasciae, 

 first from ? of costa to before middle of inner margin, second from 

 f of costa to anal angle ; a cloudy suffusion towards hindmargin : 

 cilia grey, base mixed with whitish. Hindwings grey; cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



Deloraine and Hobart, Tasmania; in November, five specimens. 



