BY A. J. TURNER. 655 



dark fuscous; a well marked dark fuscous, dentate, postmedian 

 line from f costa to | dorsum. Hind wings with similar colora- 

 tion and postmedian line. 



Type in Coll. Lower. 



N.S.W.: Broken Hill (Lower). 



Gen. 4. L e p t o m e k i s. 



Leplomeris Hb., Verz. p.310; Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1902, p.89. 

 Craspedia Hb., Verz. p.3r2; Hmps., Moths Ind. iii. p. 426. 



Face smooth. Palpi obliquely ascending, moderate or rather 

 short, second joint closely appressed to or sometimes slightly 

 exceeding frons, terminal joint minute. Antennae in ^ serrate, 

 shortly laminate or simple, with moderate or rather long cilia- 

 tions. Posterior tibiae in ^ without spurs, often dilated, in 9 

 with all spurs present; posterior tarsi in ^ more or less abbre- 

 viated. Forewings with 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked, 11 anastomosing 

 shortly with their common stalk, forming a single areole. 

 Hind wings with 5 from middle of cell, 6 and 7 short-stalked or 

 separate. 



The species are numerous, most of them very similar, and 

 require careful discrimination. Special attention should be paid 

 to the structure of the hindlegs of the (J, which in many instances 

 is the most valuable distinguishing character. The Australian 

 species fall naturally into two sections, of which the first contains 

 the great majority. 



The following species are unavoidably omitted from the 

 tabulation, and must be consulted separately: L despoliata Wlk., 

 didyiuosema Low., hypocallista Low., tetrasticha Low., ca!<tissinia 

 Warr. 



1. Posterior tibiae of ^ more or less dilated 2. 



Posterior tibiae of <^ slender 19. 



2. Posterior tarsi of (^ more than ^ tibiae 3. 



Posterior tarsi of J' less than ^ tibiae 8. 



3. Face ochreous- whitish or ochreous-greyish \M. lydia. 



Face ferruginous-whitish 32. neoxesta. 



Face dark fuscous or blackish 4. 



