BY E. METBICK, B.A. * 447" 



16. Lep. chrysopoca, n. sp. 



Media, capite albo, alis ant. aurantiacis, puneto disci ciliisque- 

 externe griseis ; post, griseis. 



(^.20 mm. Head and palpi dull white. Antennae whitish,, 

 obscurely ringed with fuscous. Thorax ochreous-yellow, deeper 

 anteriorly. Abdomen grey, anal tuft whitish-grey. Legs 

 whitish-grey, anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi dark fuscous 

 above, except at apex of tarsal joints. Forewings unicolorous 

 bright deep orange -yellow ; extreme costal edge whitish towards 

 middle ; a dark fuscous-grey dot in disc a little beyond middle r 

 cilia with basal half deep orange-yellow, terminal half glossy dark 

 grey. Hindwings grey, cilia whitish-grey. 



A handsome species, remarkable for the white head contrasting 

 with the deep yellow forewings. 



I took a specimen above the Bulli Pass in October, at about 

 2,000 feet elevation, and have seen two others from Parramatta. 



17. Lep. alpliiteUa, n. sp. 



Minor, capite albo, alis ant. griseo-ochreis, costa anguste cana,. 

 punctis tribus disci obsoletis ciliisque externe griseis ; post, 

 albidis. 



$ . 16^ mm. Head, palpi, and antennae dull white. Thorax 

 w^hite, tinged with ochreous, and finely irrorated with grey. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs whitish, slightly mixed with 

 fuscous- grey. Porewings pale greyish-ochreous, finely irrorated 

 with fuscous, becoming whitish on inner margin near base ; costal 

 edge white ; a small dark fuscous-grey spot in disc before middle, 

 and another double one in disc beyond middle ; a third, partially 

 obsolete, on fold slightly beyond first ; cilia with basal half pale 

 greyish-ochreous, terminal half dark fuscous. Hindwings gi'ey- 

 whitish, cilia whitish. 



A distinct but inconspicuous insect, nearly allied to the pre- 

 ceding, but superficially somewhat recalling Eochr, (idea. 



