BV K. MEYRICK. 139 



44. DiATHRYPTICA, n.g. 



Head witli appressed scales; tongue developed. Antennae |, 

 in (J simple, basal joint rather long, densely scaled, with anterior 

 tuft. Labial palpi moderately long, curved, ascending, thickened 

 with scales and rough in front throughout, second joint relatively 

 short, terminal longer than second, pointed. Maxillary palpi 

 moderate, filiform, porrected. Thorax crested. Posterior tibise 

 with appressed scales. Fore wings with lb furcate, 2 from near 

 angle, 7 to termen, 8, 9, 10 rather near 7, 11 from before middle. 

 Hind wings 1, subtriangular, cilia |; 3 and 4 connate, 5-7 parallel. 



Obviously allied to Platella, yet with some suggestions of 

 Glyi)hipteryx. 



274. D. prolerva, n.sp. 



(J^. 11-15 mm. Head and thorax pale brownish-ochreous. 

 Palpi pale ochreous, second and terminal joints each with two 

 fuscous rings edged above with whitish. Antennae grey ringed 

 with blackish. Abdomen light grey. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, 

 oblique; dark grey, towards base, dorsum and termen lighter and 

 sometimes tinged with ochreous; markings pale grey, edged and 

 sometimes suffused with white, and margined with blackish; a 

 rather broad straight fascia from \ of costa to f of dorsum; 

 three fascia-like spots from costa between this and subterminal 

 fascia, more or less confused and subconfluen t in disc, reaching 

 half across wing or rather more, central longest; an irregular 

 subterminal fascia from costa before apex to tornus, usually 

 interrupted in middle, upper half with an abrupt excavation on 

 middle of anterior edge : cilia whitish, with two partial grey 

 lines, dark grey patches at apex and on middle of termen, and 

 clear white patches between these and above apex. Hindwings 

 and cilia grey. 



Sydney, Wollongong, and Blackheath, New South Wales, from 

 August to December; sixteen specimens. The species is locally 

 common under sheltered ledges of liclien-covered rock, and the 

 larva prol)ably feeds on lichens. The imago when running over 



