554 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



at base: cilia whitish-ochreous, terminal half irrorated with fuscous. 

 Hindwings rather dark bronzy-fuscous ; cilia whitish-fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; from October to January, and in 

 March, seven specimens. 



17. TiNEOLA, H-S. 



Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli absent ; tongue short. 

 Antennae t, in ^ pubescent, joints closely set, basal joint with 

 pecten. Labial palpi moderate, porrected, second joint loosely 

 scaled, with several long bristles towards apex, terminal joint 

 moderate, tolerably pointed. Maxillary palpi very shoi't. Pos- 

 terior tibiae clothed with loose hairs. Forewings with vein 1 

 furcate, 7 to costa, 11 from before middle. Hindwings 1, elongate- 

 ovate, cilia |-1 ; veins tolerably parallel. 



This genus, closely allied to Tinea and only diftering from it by 

 the undeveloped maxillary palpi, is represented only by one 

 introduced species. 



116. Tin. hiselliella, Hiim. 



(Tineola hiselliella, Hiim., Meyr. Trans. N.Z. Inst. 1887, 101.) 



(J^. 11-15 mm. Head pale yellow-ochreous, sometimes more or 

 less ferruginous-tinged. Thorax whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin 

 extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish-ochreous : cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous-grey ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. 



Glen Innes (3500 feet) and Sydney, New South Wales; Hobart, 

 Tasmania ; Port Lincoln, South Australia; Geraldton and Perth, 

 West Australia ; from October to February and in June, rather 

 common. Introduced from Europe, and also occurring in New 

 Zealand and North America. The larva feeds on hair, wool, &c., 

 especially in the lining of furniture. 



18. Macraeola, n.g. 



Head densely rough-haired ; ocelli absent ; tongue short. 

 Antennae over 1, in ^ simple, joints closely set, basal joint with 



