348 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



and 3 connate; pale fuscous, mixed with whitish towards dorsum 

 and posteriorly, and with a few dark fuscous scales; a very broad 

 irregular-edged white costal streak from base to f, partially 

 limited beneath by a black plical streak from near base to middle, 

 and another connecting two discal stigmata, and with some dark 

 fuscous scales round its apex : cilia whitish, basal half barred 

 with dark fuscous. Hindwings somewhat over 1, apex obtuse, 

 termen not sinuate; grey; cilia whitish-grey. 



Albany, West Australia, in December; one specimen. 



138. P. aclera, n.sp. 



(JQ. 11-13 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous. Palpi 

 dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish, terminal joint shorter than 

 second. Antennae whitish-fuscous, sometimes darker-ringed. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous ringed with 

 whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings with costa 

 moderately arched, apex round-pointed, termen very obliquely 

 rounded; 2 and 3 connate; whitish-fuscous, thinly sprinkled with 

 fine blackish scales; stigmata blackish, plical obliquely beyond 

 first discal, sometimes an additional dot beneath second discal; 

 sometimes undefined blackish dots along posterior half of costa : 

 cilia whitish, with a few blackish points towards base. Hind- 

 wings 1, apex tolerably obtuse, termen not sinuate; grey-whitish; 

 cilia w^hitish. 



Port Lincoln, South Australia, in November; ten specimens. 



139. P. autopis, n.sp. 



(J9. 14-15 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous, sometimes 

 centrally whitish-tinged. Palpi fuscous sprinkled with white, 

 terminal joint shorter than second. Antennae whitish-fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey, apex whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous irro- 

 rated with whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings 

 with costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely 

 rounded; 2 and 3 connate; rather light fuscous, sprinkled with 

 dark fuscous; stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, plical obliquely 

 beyond first discal; traces of darker spots on posterior half of 



