1 72 DESCRIPTIONS OF ATTSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



head. The species have some superficial resemblance to Gracilaria, 

 but rest closely appressed to the surface. 



Steg. leptomitella, n. sp. 



^ ? . 3|-"-4". Head, palpi, and thorax white, crown with a 

 few fuscous-grey hairs. Antenna) white, annulated with dark 

 fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitish. Legs white ; anterior tibise, 

 apex of middle and posterior tibiae and of all tarsal joints dark 

 fuscous-grey. Fore- wings white with dark fuscous-grey markings; 

 two obscure longitudinal parallel streaks above middle of wing 

 from near base to beyond middle, sometimes obliterated ; seven 

 very oblique streaks from costa, variable in thickness and intensity 

 meeting the longitudinal streaks when distinct ; beneath the two 

 longitudinal streaks are four longitudinal short black streaks on 

 disc, nearly in a line, third longest, in middle of wing, fourth 

 rather oblique upwardly ; five oblique dorsal streaks, but these 

 are generally partially obliterated or interrupted ; an irregular 

 black spot in cilia, preceded by two pairs of outwardly radiating 

 fuscous streaks, and followed by two dark fuscous lines round 

 apex ; hind-marginal cilia grey-whitish. Hind-wings grey, cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



Tolerably common on some fences in Sydney, in December and 

 January. 



Steg. sulfuratella, n. sp. 



^ ? . 4"-4|-". Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax white, faintly 

 tinged with pale sulphur. Abdomen and legs white. Fore- 

 wings white, dorsal half delicately suffused with pale sulphur- 

 yellow ; a very faint pale ochreous, longitudinal line in centre of 

 wing from near base to beyond middle ; three costal and two 

 dorsal very faint ochreous oblique streaks ; costal streaks between 

 |- and apex, first dorsal streak in middle, second at anal angle, 

 dorsal margin faintly ochreous for a short distance before anal 

 angle ; a clear round black apical dot, preceded by two paii'S of 



