298 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIIL, 



whitish, longitudinally lined with blackish. Thorax light 

 bronzy-ochreous, mixed with dark fuscous. Abdomen shining 

 whitish-ochreous. Legs ochreous-whitish, banded with dark 

 fuscous, anterior pair longitudinally lined with black. Fore- 

 wings elongate, apex rounded, termen abruptly sinuate-indented 

 beneath apex, little oblique, rounded beneath ; light shining 

 bronzy-ochreous, irregularly mixed with dark fuscous suffusion, 

 tending to form irregular blotches, especially towards middle of 

 disc; three fine dark fuscous longitudinal lines beneath costa on 

 anterior half; a silvery- metallic line, edged with dark fuscous, 

 from j of costa to tornus, becoming white towards costa, angu- 

 lated outwards in middle; a silverj^-metallic subapical dot; a 

 black terminal dot beneath indentation : cilia fuscous, towards 

 tornus more whitish, at apex with a whitish spot cut b}'- a dark 

 fuscous line, beneath apex with two metallic shades. Hind wings 

 light grey, paler towards base; cilia pale greyish-ochreous. 



Sydney, New South Wales, from December to February; eight 

 specimens. 



10. Idiophantis, n.g. 



Antennae |^, basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 palpi long, recurved, with appressed scales, terminal joint longer 

 than second, acute. Forewings : 2 and 3 long-stalked, 7 to costa, 

 8 absent, 9 absent. Hind wings over 1, elongate-trapezoidal, 

 termen hardly sinuate, cilia #; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat 

 approximated to 4, 6 and 7 somewhat approximated. 



Nearly allied to Dectohathra, of which it is a development; only 

 the one species is known. Imago with forewings elongate, obtuse. 



72. /. hahrias, n.sp. 



9. 11 mm. Head and thorax pale ochreous, partially tinged 

 with brown. Palpi whitish, with dark fuscous line on each side 

 of anterior edge. Antennae whitish, longitudinally lined with 

 blackish. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs white, banded 

 obliquely with blackish-fuscous. Forewings elongate, apex round- 

 pointed, termen concave, little oblique, tornus rounded-prominent; 



