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152. P. anthracina, n.sp. 



9. 11-13 mm. Head light bronzy-fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint as long as second. Antennae fuscous. Thorax 

 fuscous irrorated with dark fuscous. Abdomen light fuscous. 

 Legs dark fuscous ringed with whitish. Forewings with costa 

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

 and 3 stalked; fuscous suffusediy irrorated with dark fuscous, 

 sometimes with a few whitish scales; plical and second discal 

 stigmata obsoletely dark fuscous, each accompanied by a distinct 

 white dot : cilia whitish-fuscous, mixed or sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous. Hind wings over 1, apex round-pointed, termen not 

 sinuate; grey, thinly scaled and semitransparent towards base, 

 darker posteriorly; cilia whitish-fuscous, darker towards base. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in March; two specimens. 



153. P. phloeodes, n.sp. 



(J9. 19-21 mm. Head and thorax light fuscous mixed with 

 dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous mixed with whitish, terminal 

 ioint as long as second. Antennse fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish irrorated with fuscous. Legs dark fuscous ringed with 

 whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae ochreous-whitish. Forewings 

 with costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very obliquely 

 rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; white or whitish-fuscous mixed with 

 white, irrorated with dark fuscous, and with all veins irregularly 

 streaked with blackish-fuscous; second discal stigma dark fus- 

 cous surrounded with white : cilia white with dark fuscous rows 

 of points or lines, base barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings 

 over 1, apex obtuse, termen not sinuate; fuscous, darker pos- 

 teriorly, especially in 9, towards base thinly scaled and whitish; 

 cilia whitish or whitish-fuscous, with fuscous subbasal shade. 



Duaringa, Queensland, in October; two specimens (Barnard). 



154. P. thyridota, n.sp. 



9. 9 mm. Head bronzy-fuscous, sometimes much mixed with 

 bronzy-whitish. Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with whitish, 

 terminal joint as long as second. Antennae fuscous. Thorax 



