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263. G. poJychroa Low. 



{GlyjjJiipteryx polychroa Low., Proc.Liiin.8oc.N.S.Wales,1897, 

 •23.) ■ 



(J. 11-14 mm. Head and thorax bronze. Palpi whitish with 

 four dark fuscous rings, without projecting hairs. Antennae 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen bronzy-fuscous, segmental margins 

 whitish. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly 

 arched, apex obtuse, termen obliquely rounded; fuscous-bronze; 

 a pale violet-golden-metallic streak from beyond \ of costa to 

 middle of dorsum; five short or verj^^ short violet-golden-metallic 

 streaks from whitish dots on costa between this and apex, and 

 another from apex along termen to tornus; an oblique black bar 

 from disc beyond middle to tornus, cut by three violet-golden 

 metallic spots extended downwards beyond it, with some scattered 

 black scales beneath it; above this indistinct traces of a patch of 

 longitudinal pale lines separated by some scattered black scales : 

 cilia whitish, basal half bronze limited by a dark fuscous shade 

 not indented beneath apex, on costa bronze barred with whitish. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous; cilia fuscous, round apex whitish with 

 basal third dark fuscous. 



Melbourne and Gisborne, Victoria, in December and March; 

 three specimens (Lyell, Lower). 



264. G. trigonasins, n.sp. 



J 9. 10-12 mm. Head and thorax bronze. Palpi whitish with 

 four black rings, apex black in front, without projecting hairs. 

 Antennae bronze ringed with black. Abdomen grey. Forewings 

 elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex tolerably 

 pointed, termen hardly sinuate, rather strongly oblique; golden- 

 bronze; a curved violet-golden-metailic streak from base above 

 fold, crossing fold at about \ and continued to near middle of 

 dorsum but not reaching it; five violet-golden-metallic finely dark- 

 edged streaks from costa, violet-white on costa, first from 1, 

 oblique, reaching fold, second from middle of costa to dorsum 

 be3'Ond middle, third at J, direct, reaching half across wing, 

 fourth and fifth near together before apex, reaching termen; a 



