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appear to be quite constant, and easy of observation when atten- 

 tion is directed to them. A. sinistra is distinguished from all 

 the others by the ochreous-white face contrasting with the fuscous 

 crown, and by the pale ochreous second joint of palpi. 



52. A. macrothecta, n.sp. 



(J9. 14 mm. Head light bronzy -fuscous. Palpi fuscous irro- 

 rated with dark fuscous, extreme apex of second joint and lower 

 half of terminal joint whitish. Antennae fuscous. Thorax 

 bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen light greyish-ochreous. Legs dark 

 fuscous ringed with whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. 

 Fore wings very acutely long-pointed; 7 and 8 out of 6 ; light 

 bronzy-fuscous, irrorated with dark fuscous; a dark fuscous dot 

 on base of costa, two beneath costa at J and J, and three on fold 

 obliquely beyond these respectively; an undefined longitudinal 

 dark fuscous suffusion from between last subcostal and plical 

 dots beneath middle of disc to apex, upper edge with two dark 

 fuscous prominences representing discal stigmata : cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, w^ith a blackish median line. Hindwings pale grey; 

 cilia whitish-grey-ochreous. 



Mittagong (3000 feet). New South Wales, in March ; two 

 specimens. Larger than the others, with the head wholly 

 fuscous, and differing from all in the suffused dark posterior 

 longitudinal streak. 



53. A.furtiva, n.sp. 



(J. 11-12 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 extreme apex of second joint whitish, terminal joint white with 

 extreme base and supramedian band dark fuscous. Antennae 

 dark fuscous. Thorax rather dark fuscous. Abdomen pale 

 brownish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous ringed with whitish, hairs 

 of posterior tibiae ochreous-whitish. Porewings very acutely long- 

 pointed; 7 and 8 out of 6; fuscous, slightly purplish-tinged, 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous; a dark fuscous spot on fold at I, 

 and one beneath costa at J; stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, 

 plical very obliquely before first discal, which is in middle : cilia 

 pale fuscous, with a dark fuscous median line, basal half sharply 



