62 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALASIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, XIX., 



48 C. jyyrochroma Turn. 



(Gracilaria pyrochroma Turn., Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 1894 

 129.) 

 Brisbane, Queensland, in August and September. 



6. Macarostola, n.g. 



Characters of Gracilaria, but middle tibia? not thickened, 

 smooth-scaled, scales sometimes expanded at apex onl3^ 



Type M. formosa Stt. To this genus are referable the New 

 Zealand species lencocyma, aellotnacha, aethalota and miniella. 



-1:9. M. thalassias Meyr. 



(^Gracilaria thalatisias Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. jST.S. Wales, 1880, 

 158.) 



Newcastle and S3^dney, New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; 

 from May to January. Larva mining leaves of Leptospe7'mum 

 loivigatum and Agonisflexuosa. 



50. M. toxomacha Meyr. 



[Gracilaria toxomacha Meyr., Proc. Linn, Soc. N.S.Wales,- 

 1882, 197.) 



Sydney, New South Wales, in September. Larva mining leaves 

 of FuUeiioia daphnoides. 



51. J/, ophidias, n.sp. 



(J. 8 mm. Head white, crown centrally greyish-tinged. Palpi 

 loosely rough-scaled anteriorly, white, with subapical band of 

 second joint and median ring of terminal joint dark fuscous. 

 Antennae grey. Thorax fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs grey, 

 suffusedly ringed with white. Forewings elongate, very narrow, 

 long-pointed, apex acute, produced; rather light fuscous; markings 

 white, partially edged with scattered black scales; a very oblique 

 wedge-shaped mark from costa before middle, extended as a 

 narrow streak along costa to base; three similar marks from costa 

 beyond this, each more or less distinctly extended on costa to 

 touch preceding one, and two short direct marks before apex; a 



