434 DESCRIPTIOXS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XVIIl., 



271. Y. thanatopsis, Low. 



(Yjysolophus thanatopsis, Low., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 1901, 

 82.) 



(J. 12-14 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen light fuscous. 

 Palpi fuscous, apex of second joint whitish, tuft moderate, ter- 

 minal joint posteriorly whitish. Antennae whitish-fuscous, darker- 

 ringed. Fore wings with costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 termen almost straight, obUque; pale fuscous, with some scattered 

 distinct dark fuscous strigul^e; an oblique dark fuscous mark 

 crossing fold at i; a dark fuscous spot above middle of disc; 

 stigmata dark fuscous, plical obliquely before first discal : cilia 

 whitish-fuscous. Hindwings fuscous; cilia pale fuscous, tips 

 whitish. 



Cooktown, Duaringa, and Toowoomba, Queensland, in Septem- 

 ber and February; two specimens (one received from Mr. Lower). 



272. Y. dryinodes, Low. 



{Ypsolo2)hus dryinodes, Low., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 1897, 

 58.) 



,J9- 19-22 mm. Head and thorax brownish-ochreous, some- 

 times slightly reddish-tinged. Palpi dark fuscous sprinkled with 

 whitish, apex of second joint whitish, tuft long, terminal joint 

 rosy-whitish, apex dark fuscous. Antennae ochreous ringed with 

 fuscous and dark fuscous, in ^ abruptly sinuate above basal joint, 

 apex of basal joint produced above sinuation into a hook-like 

 tooth. Abdomen pale ochreous sprinkled with fuscous. Legs 

 dark fuscous, apex of joints and hairs of posterior tibiae whitish- 

 ochreous. Forewings moderate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, 

 termen sinuate, rather oblique; light fuscous, slightly reddish- 

 tinged, strewn with usually very indistinct dark fuscous strigulse; 

 extreme costal edge whitish-rosy; stigmata small, dark fuscous, 

 plical rather obliquely before first discal: a spot of dark fuscous 

 suffusion on dorsum towards base, and another before tornus : 

 cilia light greyish-ochreous, slightly rosy-tinged, with two fuscous 

 lines. Hindwings fuscous, paler and thinly scaled towards base; 

 cilia whitish-fuscous, with darker subbasal shade. 



