312 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



terminal joints with base and a subapical ring dark fuscous^ 

 sometimes partially obsolete. Antennae fuscous. Abdomen 

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

 of posterior tibise ochreous-whitish. Forewings with apex toler- 

 ably pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; ochreous-whitish, 

 with a few brownish and dark fuscous scales; blackish dots on 

 costa at base, near base, and at J, and one on fold at J; stigmata 

 blackish, plical largest, obliquely before first discal (which in one 

 specimen is obsolete); a cloudy dark fuscous praetornal dot; more 

 or less fuscous irroration towards apex, sometimes showing a pale 

 angulated transverse shade at J; sometimes a terminal series of 

 cloudy dark fuscous dots : cilia ochreous-whitish, round apex 

 sprinkled with fuscous. Hind wings over 1, pale grey; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Duaringa and Rockhampton, Queensland; Sydney, New South 

 Wales; from August to October, four specimens. 



89. G. epactaea^ n.sp. 



9. 17 mm. Head whitish-ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish sprinkled with dark fuscous, second and 

 terminal joints each with two undefined blackish bands. Antennae 

 dark fuscous spotted with whitish-ochreous. Thorax light 

 brownish-ochreous sprinkled with dark fuscous. Abdomen fus- 

 cous. Legs dark fuscous, sprinkled and ringed with ochreous- 

 whitish. Forewings with costa moderately arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen very obliquely rounded; pale brownish-ochreous, 

 irregularly irrorated and partially sufi'used with dark fuscous, 

 especially towards dorsum and posteriorly; a spot of whitish- 

 ochreous suffusion beneath costa near base; stigmata dark fuscous, 

 very obscure, plical beneath first discal, second discal more distinct, 

 partially surrounded with whitish-ochreous sufi'usion: cilia fuscous- 

 whitish mixed with dark fuscous. Hind wings 1, fuscous, paler 

 anteriorly; cilia light fuscous. 



Adelaide, South Australia, in December; one specimen in Mr. 

 Lower's collection. 



