BY E. METEICK, B.A. 431 



(^ . 31 mm. Head whitisli-yellow, partially rosy-suffused. 

 Palpi with tuft of second joint dense, porrected, as long as 

 terminal joint ; second joint and tuft whitish-yellow, deeper at 

 base, with a suffused dark reddish-fuscous central band, and lower 

 portion of tuft tinged externally with reddish-fuscous ; terminal 

 joint ochreous-carmine in front, white behind. Antennae yellowish- 

 whitish, slightly carmine-tinged towards base. Thorax whitish- 

 yellow, suffused with pale carmine. Abdomen whitish-yellowish. 

 Anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi dark carmine-fuscous, beneath 

 yellowish- whitish tinged with carmine ; posterior tibise whitish- 

 yellow, tarsi yellowish- whitish, beneath suffused with pale carmine. 

 Torewings broad, costa strongly and evenly arched, apes acute, 

 not produced, hindmargin slightly sinuate, oblique ; whitish- 

 yellow, delicately mixed with pale carmine, more strongly suffused 

 with pale carmine towards basal two-thirds of inner margin ; 

 costa and inner margin slenderly clear pale yellow ; base of costa 

 brownish : cilia whitish-yellow, becoming pale carmine towards 

 apex of wing. Hindwings elongate- ovate, hindmargin rounded ; 

 whitish, hindmarginal edge pale carmine ; cilia whitish, more 

 yellowish round apex. 



Nearly allied to the preceding, which it resembles in form, but 

 is much paler, slightly rosy throughout, but without the distinct 

 rosy costal patch, and with hindmargin of hindwings rosy. 



I have received two specimens, said to have been taken near 

 Sydney. One of Walker's specimens is stated to be from 

 Tasmania. Although not possessing a female for description, I 

 have seen that sex, which does not differ from the male. 



"Walker's description of P. rectiorella is recognisable, and the 

 types are truly this species ; they are both females, though 

 described by Walker as male. His P. aurigena includes three 

 species ; the male is described first, and is P. rectiorella (specimen 

 c); the female is Seliocausta incarnatella, Walk, (specimen o'.); 

 and the var. B. is P. Jiespei^idella (specimen h.). P. confectella 

 is represented by an ordinary male of this species. 



