554 LEPIDOPTERA OF EBOR SCRUB, N.S.W., 



Spilonota deloschema, n.sp. 

 Sy^XocTx^fJ-os, with clear, distinct pattern. 



9 . 12 mm. Head white. Palpi 3 ; fuscous, apex and inner 

 surface whitish. Thorax white, anterior edge and a posterior 

 spot dark fuscous, some ochreous scales in patagia. Abdomen 

 grey. Legs grey-whitish ; anterior pair, except tarsi, fuscous. 

 Forewings narrow-oblong, costa gently arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen obliquely rounded ; fuscous ; costa with short 

 whitish strigulations ; an elongate whitish spot somewhat irre- 

 gularly outlined on dorsum near base, and another similar 

 spot on mid-dorsum, ill-defined in disc, strigulated with fus- 

 cous on dorsum, and partly suffused with ochreous; a blackish 

 triangular blotch in disc before middle connected narrowly 

 with dorsum between whitish spots ; a sharply defined black 

 ish blotch on dorsum before tornus, projecting into disc pos- 

 teriorly ; a blackish apical spot, connected with a blackish 

 subapical blotch ; from the latter proceed two silvery streaks 

 to tornus, the intervening space suffused with ochreous ; cilia 

 fuscous, bases whitish. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



One example, which buried itself in wet moss, but fortu- 

 nately re-emerged, so that I was able to capture it. 



Fam. TINEID^. 



Subfam. Gelechian^. 



Gen. Enchoptila, nov. 

 ey^OTTTtAos, with spear-shaped wing. 

 Head loosely scaled. Tongue feebly developed. Palpi 

 short, slender, subascending ; second joint shortly rough- 

 haired beneath. Antennae longer than forewings ; in cT simple ; 

 basal joint rather stout and long, with strong pecten. Thorax 

 not crested. Forewings elongate, costa obtusely angled ; 7 and 

 8 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings slightly broader than fore- 

 wings, termen sinuate; 3 and 4 coincident (4 absent), 5, 6, 7 

 parallel. 



