BY A. JfiFFERlS TURNER. 115 



fuscous, annulated with whitish ; posterior pair, except tarsi, 

 whitish. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa nearly straight, 

 termen rounded, oblique; brownish-grey, slightly purplish-tinged, 

 markings fuscous; a spot on costa near base, and another beneath 

 it on fold; a fine dentate line from \ costa to ^ dorsum, near 

 dorsum preceded by a similar parallel line; a broad median fascia 

 from costa before middle obliquely outwards, abruptly bent in 

 disc, and continued as three wavy parallel lines to dorsum beyond 

 middle; a dot on costa beyond middle, with another beneath it in 

 disc; a straight ochreous-brown shade preceded by a darker line 

 from costa at 4 to before tornus; a terminal deep brown shade, 

 and some dark fuscous terminal dots : cilia fuscous, mixed with 

 brownish-grey and whitish. Hindwings with termen rounded, 

 veins 3 and 4 connate; dark grey; cilia dark grey, barred with 

 whitish. 



Brisbane, Q.; one specimen taken by Mr. R. lUidge. 



]MlCRAESCHUS DIACAUSTUS, n.sp. 



(J. 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax fuscous-brown. Antenna3 

 fuscous; in male simple, minutely ciliated (J). Abdomen pale 

 reddish-brown. Legs brownish-fuscous, mixed with whitish, tarsi 

 dark fuscous, annulated with whitish. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, costa strongly arched, apex round-pointed, termen 

 moderately angled on vein 4, above angle concave, beneath 

 straight, pale reddish-brown; a paler spot on costa at J, from 

 which proceeds a fine dark dentate line to dorsum at J; a white 

 dark-edged dot in middle of disc; a second costal pale spot at |, 

 from which a dark line proceeds obliquely outwards, forming a 

 marked projection in disc, and continued as a dentate line to 

 dorsum at f ; a dark terminal line : cilia whitish-ochreous, inter- 

 rupted by fuscous-brown. Hindwings with termen rounded ; 

 ochreous-whitish, suffused with reddish-brown ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. On underside hindwings and margins of forewings are 

 suffused with dark fuscous. 



Brisbane, Q.; one specimen. 



The type is not in the best condition. 



