590 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



second, filiform, pointed. Maxillary jjalpi long, folded, basal half 

 dilated and flattened. Posterior tibise clothed with dense long 

 hairs. Forewings with strong projecting tooth of scales on inner 

 margin near base ; vein 1 furcate, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to costa, 1 1 

 from before middle. Hindwings J, lanceolate, cilia 1^ ; veins 5 

 and 6 stalked, 6 to hindmargin. 



This curious genus, though apparently belonging to this neigh- 

 bourhood, presents no close relationship to any other genus in 

 particular, and its exact affinity must be considered doubtful. 

 Allied forms will perhaps be discovered in the northern districts. 



169. Hest. rhodacris, n.sp. 



§. 13 mm. Head fuscous, face and forehead white. Palpi 

 white. Antennae white, annulated with fuscous. Thorax fuscous. 

 Abdomen light brownish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, banded 

 with ochreous-whitish, posterior tibiae whitish-ochreous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex roundpointed, 

 hindmargin long, rather strongly sinuate, very oblique ; brownish- 

 ochreous, .sprinkled with fuscous ; a cloudy rather dark fuscous 

 streak from middle of inner margin to middle of costa, nearly 

 obsolete on upper half ; a cloudy dai'k fuscous dot in disc at | ; 

 cilia pale brownish-ochreous, on costa light crimson mixed with 

 whitish and a few black points, round apex and on upper half of 

 hindmargin with a thick black median line which is rather strongly 

 sinuate inwards beneath apex, basal area before this and entire 

 cilia on lower half of hindmargin tinged with crimson and mixed 

 with fuscous points. Hindwings blackish-grey ; cilia fuscous, 

 becoming more ochreous towards anal angle. 



Brisbane, Queensland; one specimen received from Mr. G. H. 

 Ray nor. 



36. ToNZA, Walk. 



Head with hairs of crown erect, forming dense tuft between 

 antennae, face smooth; ocelli present; tongue developed. Antennae 

 somewhat over 1, in ^ filiform, simple, basal joint moderate, 

 concave beneath, without pecten. Lal)ial palpi moderately long, 

 curved, ascending, slender, with appressed scales, terminal joint 



