366 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



169. p. strati/era, n.sp. 



.^9. 11-13 mm. Head rather dark bronzy-fuscous, darker on 

 sides. Antennae dark fuscous. Palpi dark fuscous, sublateral 

 lines of second joint and anterior edge of terminal yellow- 

 whitish, terminal joint as long as second. Thorax dark fuscous, 

 patagia whitish-yellowish. Abdomen whitish-fuscous. Legs 

 dark fuscous ringed with whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. 

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

 extremely obliquely rounded; 2 and 3 connate; whitish-ochreous, 

 partially tinged with pale brassy-yellow; a moderate dark fuscous 

 costal streak from near base to f, narrowed to extremities, low^er 

 edge with three blackish marks; a broad dark fuscous streak 

 along dorsum and termen to apex, upper edge irregularly sinuate, 

 forming four slight prominences, and partially blackish-marked : 

 cilia light fuscous partially sprinkled with dark fuscous, abovj 

 costa sharply whitish-yellowish. Hindwings over 1, apex round- 

 pointed, termen slightly sinuate; rather light grey, darker pos- 

 teriorly; cilia whitish-fuscous. 



Brisbane and Toowoomba, Queensland; Sydney, New South 

 Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; in September and April, five speci- 

 mens. 



170. P. catarrliacta^ n.sp. 



9. 9 mm. Head shining ochreous- white. Palpi ochreous- 

 whitish, terminal joint as long as second. Aotennse light fuscous. 

 Thorax bronzj^-fuscous, patagia whitish-ochreous. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior and middle 

 tibiae and tarsi banded with dark fuscous. Forewings with costa 

 gently arched, apex pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; 

 2 and 3 stalked; shining whitish-ochreous; live oblique dark fus- 

 cous marks or spots on costa, basal minute, others larger pos- 

 teriorly, last two confluent; a broad dark fuscous dorsal streak 

 from base to tornus, extremities pointed, upper edge projecting 

 at \ and more strongly at |; a dark fuscous spot along termen 

 beneath apex : cilia whitish-ochreous, sprinkled with dark fuscous 



