378 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIII., 



with partially obsolete subapical dark ring, as long as second. 

 Antennae fuscous. Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish, anal tuft more ochreous. Legs dark fuscous ringed with 

 whitish, hairs of posterior tibiae whitish. Forewings with costa 

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

 stalked; ochreous-white, with a few fuscous scales; markings 

 fuscous mixed with blackish; a narrow straight basal fascia; an 

 oblique mark on costa at i; stigmata rather large, irregular, plical 

 somewhat beyond first discal, confluent with a blotch on middle 

 of dorsum, an additional dot between and above first and second 

 discal, confluent with a blotch on costa before middle, and an 

 additional dot beneath second discal, confluent with a broad 

 irregular suffused subterminal fascia : (cilia imperfect). Hind- 

 wings slightly over 1, apex obtuse, termen hardly sinuate; grey; 

 cilia light grey. 



Duaringa, Queensland; one specimen, in indifferent condition , 

 in Mr. Lower's collection. 



189. P. selenia, n.sp, 



(J9- 12-1 4 mm. Head and thorax whitish mixed with blackish, 

 shoulders suffused v/ith brown. Palpi fuscous much mixed with 

 black, terminal joint shorter than second, white, apical half 

 black except tip. Antennae fuscous, obscurely ringed with dark 

 and pale. Abdomen pale yellowish. Legs whitish, banded with 

 dark fuscous irroration. Forewings moderate, costa moderately 

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

 whitish-ochreous, more or less wholly suffused with brown, and 

 sprinkled irregularly with blackish ; an ochreous-white patch on 

 base of costa, reaching to i, enclosing a blackish basal mark; 

 some raised subdorsal scales at J; about six costal spots of 

 blackish irroration; an irreojular blotch in disc at 4, outlined with 

 blackish suffusion except towards lower anterior angle, and pos- 

 teriorly edged with white; a black dot above middle of disc; a 

 black transverse sometimes interrupted mark in disc at |, edged 

 with white; a series of terminal white dots, preceded by blackish 

 suffusion : cilia whitish-ochreous, sometimes brownish-tinged, 



