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tennse dark fuscous. Thorax white, shoulders narrowly dark 

 bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen rather dark grey, basal third ochreous- 

 yellow. Legs dark bronzy-grey, hairs of posterior tibiae ochreous- 

 whitish. Fore wings narrow, costa gentl}'- arched, apex almost 

 acute, termen extremely obliquely rounded ; greyish-ochreous, 

 sprinkled with white; a cloudy white median streak from base to 

 apex, interrupted about |; stigmata darker, undefined, oval, 

 plical very obliquely before first discal; a small black apical spot, 

 and some blackish terminal scales beneath it : cilia pale ochreous, 

 with whitish median and apical lines edged anteriorly with dark 

 grey round apex. Hind wings light grey; cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 towards tips whitish. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales, in October; type seen. 



260. JV. tephrastis, n.sp. 



(J 9. 13-15 mm. Head and thorax pale greyish-ochreous, more 

 or less whitish-tinged. Palpi whitish, second joint greyish-och- 

 reous except apex, tuft moderate. Antennae grey. Abdomen 

 light grey, basal third yellow -ochreous. Legs grey, hairs of 

 posterior tibiae ochreous-whitish. Forewings with costa gently 

 arched, apex round-pointed, termen extremely obliquely rounded; 

 fuscous, more or less sprinkled or irrorated with whitish; stigmata 

 obscurely darker, often obsolete, plical obliquely before first discal : 

 cilia brownish, with rows of whitish points. Hindwings fuscous; 

 cilia light fuscous. 



York, West Australia, in October; eight specimens. Although 

 an obscure species, this is in fact very distinct from the preceding- 

 group by the broader and less pointed forewings. 



261. iV^. dentata, n.sp. 



(J9. 14-16 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint dark 

 fuscous except apex, tuft large. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax 

 white, shoulders narrowly dark bronzy-fuscous. Abdomen rather 

 dark grey. Legs dark bronzy-fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiae 

 ochreous-whitish. Forewings with costa moderately arched, apex 

 obtuse, termen very obliquely rounded ; dark golden-bronzy- 



