BY E. MEYRICK. 579 



rather dark fuscous, base and apex of joints whitish, second joint 

 much exceeding base of antennae, terminal joint ^. Antennae 

 fuscous. Thorax golden-ochreous, with white dorsal stripe. 

 A1)domen whitish-ochreous. Legs rather dark fuscous, middle 

 tibise whitish, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elon 

 gate, costa gently arched, apex roundpointed, hindmargin very 

 obliquely rounded ; deep golden-ochreous ; markings snow-white ; 

 a straight subcostal streak from costa near base to costa again 

 near apex ; a straight median longitudinal streak from base to 

 hindmargin beneatli apex ; a sti^eak along inner margin from base 

 to anal angle, attenuated near base : cilia whitish-ochreous, basal 

 third deeper ochreous, with a white apical bar. Hindwings light 

 grey ; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Sydney, Blackheath (3500 feet), and Mount Kosciusko (6000 

 feet). New South Wales ; Georges Bay, Tasmania ; Mount Lofty, 

 South Australia ; Geraldton and Perth, West Australia ; from 

 October to February, common. 



31. D ASCI A, n.g. 



Head with dense I'ough hairs on crown, projecting between 

 antennae, face smooth ; ocelli present ; tongue short. Antennae f , 

 in (J serrate, shortly ciliated (1), basal joint without pecten. 

 Labial palpi moderate, porrected, terminal joint and apex of 

 second beneath with dense rough projecting hairs forming a loose 

 tuft. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae clothed with 

 long hairs. Forewings with vein 1 furcate, 7 to costa, 11 from 

 middle. Hindwings 1, ovate-lanceolate, cilia 1 ; veins 5 and 6 

 approximated towards base. 



An isolated genus, standing about midway between Zelleria and 

 the Tinea group, but the nature of its relationship to them is at 

 present uncertain ; it may really be a transitional link. 



154. Dasc. sagittifera, n sp. 



^^. 11-15 ram. Head ochreous- white, between antennae some- 

 times mixed with blackish. Palpi dark fuscous, towards apex 

 white. Antennae grey, base white. Thorax ochreous- white. 



