542 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



tinged with green, darkest on dorsal and spiracular lines ; spots 

 minute, pale ; head small, ochreous-brown, on crown blackish ; 

 second and anal segments black : feeds between joined leaves of 

 Persoonia salicina (Proteaceae), in July ; pupa in a dense white 

 cocoon. 



92. Tin. melitocoma, n.sp. 



^. 10 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish. Antennae dark fuscous. 

 Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, apex 

 of joints and posterior pair whitish. Forewings very elongate, 

 costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin extremely obliquely 

 rounded ; ochreous-brown, irrorated with dark fuscous : cilia 

 light ochreous-brownish, mixed with dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 and cilia grey. 



Mittagong (2000 feet), New South Wales ; one specimen in 

 March. 



93. Tin. mu7'icata, n.sp. 



^. 6 mm. Head and palpi whitish. Antennae, thorax, abdo- 

 men, and legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae and apex of tarsal 

 joints whitish. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, a})ex 

 acute, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; deep fuscous- 

 purple, with a few scattered pale fuscous scales: cilia fuscous mixed 

 with dark fuscous. Hindwings fuscous, tinged with golden- 

 purplish ; cilia light fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen in November. 



94. Tin. 2}^ioenicopa, n.sp. 



^Q. 6-7 mm. Head ferruginous, with some whitish-ochreous 

 hairs. Palpi whitish. Antennse, thorax, abdomen, and legs dark 

 fuscous, posterior tibise and apex of tarsal joints whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmai'gin 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; purple-fuscous, irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, sometimes with scattered ochreous-whitish scales, especially 

 posteriorly : cilia purplish-fuscous mixed with whitish, with a 

 strong black line at ^. Hindwings rather dark purplish-grey ; 

 cilia grey. 



