BY E. METRICK, B.A. 427 



larvse are imperfectly known, but appear to feed between spun 

 twigs and leaves. The genus is confined to Australia, and at 

 present contains thirteen species, which may be distinguished 

 as follows : 



A. Apex of fore wings not projecting, hind- 



margin slightly rounded ... ... ... 1. lamhertella, 



B. Apex of forewings more or less projecting, 



hindmargin sinuate. 



1. Costa of forewings sinuate, bent towards 



base ... ... ... ... ... 7. inicrastrella. 



2. Costa of forewings strongly convex. 



a. Forewings deep yellow, with rosy costal 



patch ... ... ... ... ... »3. Jiesperidella. 



h. Forewings whitish-yellow, rosy-suffused 4. rectlorella. 

 c. Forewings rosy-grey ... ... ... 5. tJialamia. 



3. Costa of forewings moderately or gently 



arched. 

 a. Forewings rosy-ochreous ... ... 6. eovepliella. 



h. Forewings greyish-fuscous ... ... 8. euryphanelln. 



c. Forewings reddish-fuscous. 



i. Tuft of palpi long ... ... ...10. uncineUa. 



ii. Tuft of palpi very short ... ... 9. semijunctella. 



d. Forewings dark fuscous linedwith white 11. aulaco'is. 



C. Apex of forewings strongly produced, falcate 



1. Forewings broad, orange-yellow... ... 1. aurnta. 



2. Forewings narrow, grey. 



a. A black streak from disc to apex ...12.falcifera. 

 h. No black apical streak... ... ...13. liirax. 



1. Palp, aurata, Walk. 



fPalparia aurata, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat. 775). 



Magna, alis ant. falcatis, aurantiacis, antice roseo-suffusis, linea 

 longitudinali curva lunulaque media roseis, ciliis roseo-brunneis ; 

 post, flavis. 



