BY E. MEYRICK. 271 



dark fuscous points, tips brownish. Hindwings grey ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Adelaide, South Australia, in December; two specimens re- 

 ceived from Mr. 0. Lower. 



3. Paltodora, Meyr. 



Antennae I, in ^ simple, basal joint moderate, without pecten. 

 Labial palpi long, recurv^ed, second joint with triangular tuft 

 beneath, terminal joint as long as second, acute. Forewings : 2 

 and 3 tolerably parallel, 7 and 8 out of 6, 7 to costa. Hindwings 

 under 1, elongate-trapezoidal, apex pointed, produced, termen 

 emarginate, cilia 2|-3; 3 and 4 remote, parallel, 5 nearer 6; 6 and 

 7 rather approximated. 



A widely distributed genus, but apparently nowhere of any 

 great extent; it is a closely related development of Megacraspedus, 

 only differing from it in that veins 7 and 8 of the forewings rise 

 out of 6, whereas in Megacras2:)edus 6 is separate, or 6 and 7 rise 

 out of 8. The distinction is, however, good and natural. Imago 

 with forewings elongate, acute. 



1. Forewings ochreous with white costal streak 25. actias. 



Forewings not ochreous 2. 



2. Forewings with two blackish dots , 24. sciopola. 



Forewings with six blackish dots...., 23. stalactis. 



23. F. stalactis, n.sp. 



9. 10-12 mm. Head white, slightly sprinkled with fuscous. 

 Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous except apex, tuft very 

 short, terminal joint dark fuscous towards apex. Antennae fus- 

 cous ringed with whitish. Thorax whitish, sprinkled with fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, irrorated and 

 ringed with whitish, posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings long- 

 pointed; whitish, densely irrorated with brown; a cloudy blackish- 

 fuscous dot beneath costa at ~, one on fold beyond this, one 

 towards costa at J, one on fold hardly beyond this, one in middle 

 of disc, and one in disc at f : cilia ochreous- whitish, round apex 

 and costa with a blackish interrupted median line. Hindwings 

 pale grey; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



