BY K. MKYRICK. 75 



what rough beneath, terminal joint as long as second or longer, 

 pointed. Maxillary palpi rudimentary. Posterior tibiae smooth- 

 scaled. Fore wings with 16 furcate, 2 from *, 7 and 8 approxi- 

 mated at V)ase or stalked, 7 to termen, 9 and 10 approximated, 

 11 from beyond middle. Hiiidwings 1, elongate-ovate, cilia |-1; 

 4 absent, 6 and 7 parallel. 



1. Head yellowish or whitish-ochreous 2. 



Head grey 4. 



2. Forewings with dark transverse markings 8. 



Forewings with marginal spots only 90. tyrastis. 



3. Forewings with dark fascia at ^ , l^id. inscripta. 



Forewings without dark fascia at;|.. 101. calycias. 



4. Forewings with median dorsal spot fascia-like 102. nephelomima. 



Forewings with median dorsal spot not crossing fold., 103. autocasis. 



99. P. tyrastis, n.sp. 



(J. 12-15 mm. Head and palpi light ochreous-yellow. Antennae 

 fuscous. Thorax whitish-yellowish, anterior margin dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen pale gre3''-yellowish. Forewings very elongate, costa 

 posteriorly moderately arched, apex obtuse, termen oblique, some- 

 what rounded; whitish-yellowish; markings dark fuscous; two 

 small spots on costa near base and at ^, connected by a narrow 

 costal streak; two dots on costa about middle, and a spot or dot 

 at |; a spot on dorsum at ^, a larger one beyond middle, and a 

 triangular one at tornus; an irregular streak from apex along 

 termen to below middle : cilia whiiishochreous, with fuscous bars 

 below apex and above tornus, or mostly fuscous. Hindwingsand 

 cilia grey. 



Geraldton, West Australia; Melbourne, Victoria; in November, 



three specimens. 



100, P. inscripta^ n.sp. 



^9. 11-13 mm. Head ochreous-yellowish. Palpi, antennas, 

 thorax, and abdomen rather dark fuscous. Forewings very 

 elongate, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely 

 rounded; oclireous-white, towards dorsum more ochreous-tinged; 

 markings dark ochreous-fuscous; a streak along anterior half of 

 costa; three narrow fasciae, first at \, sometimes not reaching 



