300 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



73. D. choristis, n.sp. 



(J9. 11-13 mm. Head and thorax bronzy-ochreous. Palpi 

 white, second joint with about ten black transverse bars, terminal 

 joint with anterior edge black. Antennae dark fuscous, in ^ 

 with deep abrupt suprabasal notch. Abdomen blackish, with 

 silvery-metallic reflections, apex ochreous-white. Legs ochreous- 

 whitish banded with blackish. Forewings with termen nearly 

 straight, faintly sinuate, little oblique; dark bronzy-fuscous; a 

 rather broad suffused bronzy-ochreous dorsal streak from base to 

 beyond middle; three violet-silvery-metallic transverse lines, white 

 towards costa; first from f of costa to bej^ond middle of dorsum, 

 obtusely angulated in middle, indented beneath this; second from 

 middle of costa to f of dorsum, dilated towards costa, somewhat 

 bent in middle; third from 4 of costa to dorsum before tornus, 

 rather irregular; a whitish-ochreous tornal patch, containing two 

 black dashes : cilia bronzy-metallic, at apex with a white patch 

 cut by a black line, on tornus whitish. Hindwings posteriorly 

 dilated, 6 and 7 approximated; grey, becoming dark grey pos- 

 teriorly; two cloudy white opposite spots beyond middle some- 

 times distinct, more usually faint or obsolete; cilia dark grey, 

 becoming pale at tips and towards tornus, with a more or less 

 distinct white spot at apex. 



Brisbane, Queensland; Bulli, New South Wales; Albany, West 

 Australia; in September and October, nine specimens. 



74. D. amethystina, n.sp. 



(J9. 8-10 mm. Head and thorax shining bronze. Palpi 

 whitish-ochreous, terminal joint dark fuscous anteriorly. An- 

 tennae dark fuscous, in ^ simple. Abdomen blackish, with 

 silvery-metallic reflections, apex whitish. Legs whitish, banded 

 with blackish. Forewings with termen somewhat sinuate, little 

 oblique; dark bronzy-fuscous; an oblique white mark from dorsum 

 at i; a violet-silvery-metallic rather irregularly curved line from 

 ?■ of costa to beyond middle of dorsum, white on costa; an irregular- 

 oval spot outlined with violet-silvery-metallic in disc beyond 

 middle, connected with costa by a white mark; a violet-silvery- 



