438 DESCRIPIIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTEEA, 



hindmargin oblique, rather strongly concave ; reddish-oclireous- 

 brown, slightly paler posteriorly ; extreme costal edge yellow 

 from near base almost to apex ; an obscure fuscous suffusion 

 towards middle of inner margin, indicating a darker spot ; a small 

 oblique somewhat wedge-shaped blackish-fuscous spot on costa 

 at f , tolerably well-defined ; from a little beyond apex of this to 

 anal angle is an indistinctly indicated row of small reddish-fuscous 

 marks : cilia with basal half deep reddish-ochreous, apical half 

 light carmine-pink, with a strong cloudy black line just before 

 tips, extending from above apex nearly to anal angle, thence 

 obsolete. Hindwings ovate, hindmargin slightly indented below 

 apex ; light yellow ; cilia whitish-grey tinged with carmine-pink, 

 more yellowish towards base. 



Characterised by the clear reddish-ochreous-brown ground 

 colour, the yellow costal edge, and the conspicuous dark fuscous 

 spot on costa beyond middle. 



Rather common round Sydney and Melbourne in October and 

 November, flying readily during the day ; also at Launceston, 

 Tasmania, in January. 



Zeller's descriptions and figure undoubtedly refer to this 

 species, which is however widely remote from Cryptolechia ; his 

 first specimen was without palpi, but it is remarkable that in the 

 second he should have overlooked the conspicuous tuft of the 

 second joint, unless it was worn away. Newman unnecessarily 

 created the genus Torfricopsis to receive this species. 



11. Palp, aidacdis, n. sp. 

 Media, alis ant. subfalcatis, canis, leviter ochreo-suffusis, fascia 

 antica nebulosa, litura costie media, venisque omnibus nigris, 

 fascia marginis postici angusta Integra nivea ; post, dilute flavis, 

 apice ciliisque griseo-sufFusis. 



S ? . 19:^-20 mm. Head grey, sides of crown whitish. Palpi 

 with tuft of second joint rather broad, about I as long as terminal 



