BY E. METmCK, B.A. 191 



whitish rings at middle and apex of tibiro, and apex of all tarsal 

 joints. Fore wings moderate, posteriorly dilated, hindmargin 

 very slightly sinuate beneath apex ; bronzy- greyish-ochreous 

 costa and inner margin narrowly suffused with dark fuscous ; all 

 markings irregularly edged with dark fuscous ; six silvery-metallic 

 transverse fasciae starting from white spots on costa ; first nearly 

 straight, oblique, from one-fourth of costa to before middle of 

 inner margin, ending in an ochreous- white spot on inner margin ; 

 second parallel, bent in disc, ending on fold ; third parallel, 

 reaching half across wing, ending in a small dark fuscous-spot ; 

 fourth outwardly curved, from two-thirds of costa to three-fourths 

 of inner margin ; fifth parallel to fourth, ending in anal angle 

 sixth subapical, from costa before apex to hindmarginal indenta- 

 tion ; a small roundish blackish apical spot : cilia on hindmargin 

 bronzy greyish-ochreous towards base, terminal half white, 

 separated by a blackish-grey line, and with a small triangular 

 white indentation beneath apex, and a whitish spot at anal angle > 

 costal cilia blackish-grey, with white spots on extremities of 

 fasciae. Hind wings dark grey, cilia rather lighter grey. 



A verj' distinct species, allied to the group of Glyph, asteriella, 

 Meyr., but characterised especially by the absence of any 

 indications of the black patch, and by the regularity and com- 

 pleteness of the metallic fasciae. 



One fine specimen taken flying over rushes in a damp place on 

 the ascent of Mount Wellington, Tasmania, at about 2,500 feet 

 of elevation, at the beginning of February. 



Glyph, tetrasema, n. sp. 

 (^ . b"-b^". Head and thorax greyish-bronze. Palpi white, 

 with four oblique whorls of black white-tipped scales, apex white 

 with a black line beneath. Antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 dark fuscous, apex whitish. Legs dark fuscous, with slender 

 whitish rings at middle and apex of tibiae, and apex of all tarsal 

 joints. Forewings moderate, rather dilated, hindmargin sinuate; 



