BY E. MEYRICK. 353 



obtuse, termen not sinuate; grey, paler towards base; cilia grey- 

 whitish, with a grey subbasal shade. 



Geraldton and Perth, West Australia, in November; ten speci- 

 mens. 



148. P. nyctias, n.sp. 



9. 18 mm. Head and thorax grey irrorated with dark fuscous, 

 face pale grey. Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish, 

 terminal joint as long as second. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdo- 

 men grey. Legs dark fuscous ringed with whitish, hairs of pos- 

 terior tibiae ochreous-whitish. Forewings with costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; 

 dark fuscous irrorated with ashy-grey; a conspicuous pale ochreous 

 basal dot in middle; stigmata moderate, dark fuscous, accom- 

 panied by some white scales, plical somewhat beyond first discal; 

 some obscure grey-whitish dots along posterior half of costa and 

 termen : cilia grey sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings 1, 

 apex obtuse, termen not sinuate; fuscous, darker posteriorly; cilia 

 whitish-fuscous, darker towards base. 



Brisbane, Queensland; one specimen (Raynor). 



149. P. iochlaema^ n.sp. 



$. 15-16 mm. Head white, crown tinged with pale ochreous. 

 Palpi rather dark fuscous mixed with white, terminal joint 

 shorter than second. Antennae whitish-ochreous. Thorax pale 

 bronzj'-ochreous. Abdomen whitish. Legs fuscous sprinkled 

 with whitish, posterior pair suffused with whitish. Forewings 

 with costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen rounded, 

 rather strongly oblique; 2 and 3 connate; light fuscous, suffused 

 with ochreous towards base, irrorated with whitish and sprinkled 

 with fuscous; costal edge finely white from \ to |; stigmata 

 moderate, very indistinct, dark fuscous, plical somewhat beyond 

 first discal : cilia whitish-fuscous mixed with whitish. Hind- 

 wings over 1, apex obtuse, termen not sinuate; grey; cilia grey- 

 whitish. 



Perth, West Australia, in November; seven specimens. 



