BY E. MEYRICK. 513 



48. Zep. amphiscia, n.sp. 



(J. 10 mm. Head whitish-grey. Palpi, antennse, and thorax 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 

 whitish-fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; 7 absent ; grey, with 

 some scattered whitish scales ; an obscure cloudy whitish spot on 

 middle of costa, another on middle of inner margin, a third on 

 costa at ^, a fourth before anal angle, and a fifth at apex, all very 

 ill-defined : cilia grey, base mixed with whitish. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Deloraine, Tasmania ; one specimen in Novembex'. 



49. Lep. raricovia, n.sp. 



(J. 14 mm. Head grey. Palpi, antennse, thorax, abdomen, 

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

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded ; 7 absent ; rather dark fuscous : cilia fuscous, base 

 darker. Hindwings rather dark fuscous, thinly scaled ; cilia 

 fuscous, base darker. 



Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; in October, one 

 specimen. 



50. Lep. palleuca, n.sp. 



(J. 14-15 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen white. 

 Anteunte and legs dark fuscous, posterior legs white. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; 7 absent ; white : cilia 

 white. Hindwings and cilia white. 



Fernshaw and Mount Macedon, Victoria ; Blackwood, South 

 Australia ; in October and November, five specimens. 



7. Eriocottis, Z. 



Head rough-haired ; ocelli absent (or in exotic species present); 

 tongue rudimentary. Antennse |, basal joint without pecten. 

 Labial palpi moderate, porrected, second joint loosely rough-scaled 

 (in exotic species with apical bristles), terminal joint short, 



