328 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII. , 



fuscous round apex. Hinclwings pale grey, thinly scaled, darker 

 posteriorly; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Murrurundi, Springwood, and Sydney, New South Wales; 

 Gisborne, Victoria; Woodside, South Australia; from November 

 to January, six specimens. 



27. Sphaleractis, n.g. 



Antennse J, in ^J serrulate, simple, basal joint moderately 

 elongate, without pecten. Labial palpi long, recurved, second 

 joint thickened with scales, rough beneath, terminal joint shorter, 

 thickened with scales and somewhat roughened anteriorly, acute. 

 Eorewings : 2 and 3 stalked, 7 and 8 coincident. Hindwings 

 over 1, rounded-trapezoidal, apex round-pointed, termen sinuate, 

 cilia 4; 3 and 4 connate, 5 somewhat approximated to 4, 6 and 7 

 tolerably parallel. 



Type S. platyleuca. This and the next two genera are distinct 

 individual developments from Protolechia. Imago with forewings 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed. 



1. Costal white streak strewn with black specks 2. 



Costal white streak with only a black dot near apex 111. ijarasticta. 



2. Size 13-17mm., termen of forewings extremely oblique,. 112. platyleuca. 

 Size 10-12 mm., termen of forewings less oblique 113. eurysema. 



111. S. ^mrasticta, n.sp. 



(J9. 9-13 mm. Head whitish-fuscous, face whitish-mixed. 

 Palpi dark fuscous, more or less whitish-mixed towards base and 

 apex. Antennae whitish-fuscous. Thorax light bronzy-fuscous. 

 Abdomen pale grey, anal tuft grey-whitish. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior pair suffused with whitish. Forewings with termen 

 extremely obliquely rounded; light bronzy-fuscous, darker on 

 costal half; a broad white costal streak from base to f , including 

 a black dot near apex, costal edge sometimes fuscous-tinged 

 beyond middle; plical stigma and a dot towards tornus rather 

 large, blackish; indications of minute black and white dots on 

 termen : cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings whitish-grey; cilia 

 ochreous-grey-whitish. 



