572 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



sometimes widely interrupted or visible at extremities only; some 

 dark fuscous scales on hindmargin : cilia fuscous-whitish, basal 

 half light orange. Hindwings pale whitish-grey, faintly yellowish- 

 tinged ; cilia pale whitish-yellowish. 



Geraldton, West Australia ; in November, five specimens. 

 This species is exceptional in the genus in being highly variable, 

 whilst the rest are very stable. 



143. Thud, camjjylota, n.sp. 



$. 17-18 mm. Head and thorax bright orange. Palpi with 

 second joint exceeding base of antennte, terminal joint 1 ; whitish, 

 more or less infuscated except towards base. Antennae pale 

 fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, 

 anterior pair dark fuscous, middle tibise orange. Forewings 

 elongate-oblong, costa gently arched, apex roundpointed, hind- 

 margin straight, oblique ; snow-white ; markings bright orange, 

 partially blackish-edged ; costal edge blackish towards base ; a 

 moderate streak immediately beneath costa from base to costa 

 before apex ; a subdorsal somewhat irregular streak from base 

 almost to anal angle ; a transverse streak from | of subcostal 

 streak to middle of subdorsal, forming an obtuse-angled zigzag in 

 middle ; a straight rather irregular-edged streak from extremity 

 of subcostal to extremity of subdorsal streak; some blackish scales 

 on hindmargin : cilia orange, towards tips whitish-ochreous. 

 Hindwings light grey ; cilia whitish-yellowish. 



Perth, West Australia ; in November, two specimens. 



144. Thud, cryjysidesma, n.sp. 



$. 19-20 mm. Head light yellow-ochreous, sides bright orange, 

 face with large deep central cavity containing a flocculent hairy 

 substance. Palpi light orange ; second joint rather dilated and 

 flattened, partially denuded externally, with flocculent loose hairs 

 internally, hardly reaching base of antennse, appressed to face, 

 terminal joint minute, aborted. Antennae pale fuscous. Thorax 

 orange, somewhat mixed with whitish posteriorly. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous, with small expansible tuft of hairs on each side 



