74 DESCRIPnONS OF AUSTRALASIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTRRA, XIX., 



generally forms a subquadiate blotch on costa before middle, its 

 anterior edge darker and tending to be produced to dorsum, but 

 this is sometimes obsolete or reduced to a spot in disc; a more or 

 less distinct small dark spot above dorsum before tornus : cilia 

 grey, with lines of white points, Hindwings ochreous-grey, 

 becoming darker towards apex; cilia grey, becoming whitish 

 towards tips. 



Carnarvon and Gerald ton, West Australia, in November and 

 December; ten specimens, all bred. Larva feeds on an unidentified 

 phyllodineous species of Acacia, living gregariously in dense 

 masses of web amongst the phyllodia, in October. 



97. //. poliodes, n.sp. 



(^9. 11-12 mm. Head white, sprinkled with grey. Palpi 

 dark grey, apex of joints whitish. Antennae grey. Thorax 

 white, indistinctly spotted with grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 elongate, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 

 rounded; grey, densely and suffusedly irrorated with white; some 

 scattered rather dark fuscous dots; markings rather dark fuscous; a 

 triangular spot on dorsum near base; a moderately broad fascia at |, 

 attenuated or obsolete on costa; an irregular blotch on dorsum 

 before tornus; an irregular spot on costa at |, and another on 

 termen above tornus, sometimes confluent : cilia rather dark grey, 

 with rows of white points. Hindwings rather dark grey, lighter 

 towards base; cilia light grey. 



York, West Australia, in November; two specimens. 



98. H. fasiochroa Low. 



( Homadanlalasiochroajjow, ,Vvoc. Linn. Soc. N. S.Wales, 1899, 

 115.) 



Broken Hill, New South Wales, in October and January, 



15. Prays Hb. 



Head with appressed scales; tongue developed. Antennae |, 

 in (J minutely ciliated or pubescent, basal joint witihout pecten. 

 Labial palpi moderate, curved, subascending, second joint some- 



