362 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



partly mixed with pale ochreous, with some scattered fuscous and 

 dark fuscous scales; indications of dark fuscous marks on costa 

 at i and f ; a somewhat undefined black streak along fold from 

 base to -|, and another in disc from above apex of this to f ; some 

 blackish scales about apex: cilia whitish- ochreous, with incomplete 

 traces of fuscous median line and apical bar. Hindwings over 1, 

 apex tolerably pointed, termen not sinuate; dark fuscous, some- 

 what lighter towards tips, towards dorsum ochreous-tinged; a 

 short transparent streak from middle of base; cilia w^hitish. 

 Forewings beneath with dark fuscous patch covering cell and 

 basal portion of dorsal area. 



Gisborne and Stawell, Victoria, in September and November; 

 one specimen (Lyell), and type also seen; the latter is a male, and 

 not female as described. 



164. P. ceramica, n.sp. 



9. 13-14 mm. Head whitish or ochreous-whitish, sides of 

 crown reddish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint 

 irrorated with dark fuscous anteriorly and beneath apex, terminal 

 joint irrorated with dark fuscous, as long as second. Antennse 

 whitish-ochreous ringed with dark fuscous. Thorax reddish- 

 ochreous mixed with whitish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Legs whitish, anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi 

 suffused with reddish-ochreous and banded with dark fuscous 

 irroration. Forewings with costa gently arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; 

 pale rosy-ochreous irrorated with ferruginous; veins partially 

 obscurely indicated with fuscous and whitish irroration; markings 

 undefined, formed of brown-reddish suffusion more or less irrorated 

 or marked with black (in one specimen very little); three small 

 oblique semioval spots on anterior half of costa; a series of short 

 marks along fold; two longitudinal marks in disc representing 

 stigmata; a series of spots beneath posterior half of costa and 

 along termen : cilia whitish-ochreous tinged with reddish, basal 

 half sprinkled with dark fuscous points. Hindwings over 1, 



