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81. M. eurybatis, n.sp. 



(J. 12 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi ochreous-white, base 

 dark fuscous, second joint rough beneath, terminal joint dark 

 fuscous towards apex internally. Antennae dark fuscous spotted 

 with ochreous- whitish. Thorax dark fuscous, with broad och- 

 reous-white dorsal stripe. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs 

 dark fuscous, ringed with whitish, posterior tibiae ochreous- 

 whitish. Eorewings with apex round-pointed; whitish-ochreous, 

 with purplish-silvery reflections; a broad dark bronzy-fuscous 

 median longitudinal streak throughout, edged above by a shining 

 white streak, beneath rather undefined posteriorly : cilia pale 

 whitish-ochreous, round apex shaded with fuscous, with a dark 

 fuscous median line opposite apex. Hindwings pale gre}^; cilia 

 whitish-grey-ochreous. 



Northampton, West Australia, in November; one specimen. 

 Very similar to the following species, but apart from other 

 differences the character of the palpi proves that it is not merely 

 a geographical form; the second joint is simply rather rough 

 beneath, without any indication of the dilated angular sharply 

 defined apical scale-projection of clerica, and is white except 

 towards base, whereas in dtrica it is dark fuscous except at 

 apex. 



82. M. clerica^ Ros. 



{Gelechia clerica, Ros., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1885, 438.) 

 (J9. 15-18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, sides and lower 

 margin of face dark fuscous. Palpi white, second joint trian- 

 gularly dilated towards apex, projecting angularly beneath, dark 

 fuscous except apex, terminal joint dark fuscous towards apex. 

 Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous, with broad whitish- 

 ochreous dorsal stripe. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous, some- 

 times infuscated. Legs dark fuscous, hairs of f)osterior tibiae 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings with apex round-pointed ; dark 

 bronzy-fuscous; a broad ochreous-whitish costal streak from base 

 to near apex, mixed with light fuscous towards costa from middle 

 to near extremity; a similar dorsal streak from near base to 



