BY E. MEYRICK. 



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apex round-pointed, termen hardly sinuate; pale grey, becoming 

 darker posteriorly; cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Sydney and Newcastle, New South Wales, in September and 

 October; four specimens. 



165. P. hormodes, n.sp. 



9. 13-14 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous, 

 second joint irrorated with dark fuscous anteriorly and on a sub- 

 apical ring, terminal joint irrorated with dark fuscous, as long as 

 second. Antennae whitish-ochreous ringed with dark fuscous. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. Abdomen light 

 fuscous, apex ochreous-whitish. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior 

 and middle tibiae and tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Forewings 

 with costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely 

 obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 stalked; white irregularly sprinkled 

 with ferruginous and fuscous; markings blackish, more or less 

 accompanied with ferruginous suffusion, especially on posterior 

 half of wing; three oblique semioval spots on anterior half of 

 costa; a small spot on dorsum near base; three elongate marks 

 along fold, and two in disc representing stigmata; a series of 

 spots beneath posterior portion of costa and along termen : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, base and a median line sprinkled with dark 

 fuscous points. Hind wings over 1, apex round-pointed, termen 

 hardly sinuate ; pale grey, darker posteriorly ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in September; three specimens. 

 Closely related to P. ceramica, but quite distinct by the white 

 groundcolour, blacker and more developed markings, sides of 

 crown not reddish-ochreous, legs not suffused with reddish- 

 ochreous. 



166. P. 2)linthactis, n.sip. 



9 (J. 10mm, Head silvery-white sprinkled with fuscous. 

 Palpi white, second joint dark fuscous anteriorly and on a sub- 

 apical band, terminal joint dark fuscous, as long as second. An- 

 tennae whitish ringed with fuscous. Thorax white sprinkled with 

 fuscous, with a fuscous spot on shoulder. Abdomen silvery- whitish. 



