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costa and termen : cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings somewhat 

 over 1, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate; light grey; cilia 

 ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Perth, West Australia, in October and November; six speci- 

 mens. 



140. P. elpistis, n.sp. 



(J 9. 15 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous mixed with 

 whitish. Palpi fuscous mixed with white, terminal joint as long 

 as second. Antennae whitish-fuscous. Abdomen grey, apex 

 whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous sprinkled and ringed with 

 whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings with costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded; 2 and 

 3 connate; fuscous, sprinkled with whitish and dark fuscous; 

 stigmata rather indistinct, dark fuscous, plical obliquely beyond 

 first discal : cilia whitish-fuscous mixed with whitish and sprinkled 

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

 termen not sinuate; light grey; cilia ochreous-grey-whitish. 



Perth, West Australia, in November; two specimens. Similar 

 to the preceding, but apparently sufficiently distinguished by the 

 longer terminal joint of palpi, obviously less arched costa of fore- 

 M^ngs, and their whitish sprinkling. 



141. P. lithina, Low. 

 (Gelechia lithina, Low., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1899, 98.) 

 (J. 12 mm. Head and thorax whitish-fuscous mixed centrally 

 with whitish. Palpi dark fuscous mixed with whitish, terminal 

 joint somewhat shorter than second. Antennae fuscous. Abdo- 

 men whitish-grey, anal tuft w^hitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous 

 ringed with whitish, posterior pair suffused with whitish. Fore- 

 wings with costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very ob- 

 liquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; whitish, densely irrorated with 

 dark fuscous; stigmata large, dark fuscous, partially edged with 

 white, plical rather obliquely beyond first discal, a similar spot 

 between first and second discal; a row of undefined white spots 

 along posterior half of costa and termen : cilia whitish-fuscous, 



