BY E. MEYRICK. • 521 



1. Forewings with raised tufts on surface 66. primaeva. 



Forewings without tufts 2. 



2. Forewings with vein 4 present 3. 



Forewings with vein 4 absent 4. 



3. Forewings with dark median fascia 64. clonodes. 



Forewings without dark median fascia 65. celsella. 



4. Forewings silvery-white 5. 



Forewings ochreous 6. 



5. Forewings with 6 or 7 dark fascise 60. austr'alasiella- 



Forewings with 9 or 10 dark fasciae 61. dictyotis. 



6. Forewings with ochreous-brown dorsal 



blotches 62. inconcisella. 



Forewings without brown blotches 63. pyrochroa. 



60. Scard. australasieUa, Don. 



(Tinea australasieUa, Don., Ins. N. Holl. ; T. cossuna, Lew., 

 Ins. N.S. Wales, 19; ^. clathrata, Feld., Reis. Nov. pi. CXL. 30.) 



(J 9. 20-31 mm. Head orange. Palpi orange, base usually 

 dark fuscous. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax pale orange, 

 anterior third dark fuscous. Abdomen rather dark fuscous, sides 

 and segmental margins and anal tuft light orange, towards base 

 wholly light orange. Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae light 

 orange. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, 

 apex roundpointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; 4 absent^ 

 silvery -white ; base pale orange ; six or seven slender somewhat 

 irregular direct purple-blackish fasciae ; second and third usually 

 connected in middle, third and fourth usually connected or con- 

 fluent near inner margin and sometimes connected above middle, 

 fourth and fifth connected below middle, fifth sometimes inter- 

 rupted in middle, fifth and sixth connected in middle, seventh 

 connected once or twice with sixth or often partially or wholly 

 absent : cilia whitish-orange, more or less strongly barred with 

 blackish. Hindwings dark fuscous-purplish ; cilia whitish-orange, 

 on costa and sometimes round apex more or less suffused with 

 purplish-grey. 



