BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 455 



i almost to anal angle ; between this streak and base tlie inner 

 margin is suffused with wliitisli-oclireous ; a broad obsolete 

 whitish-ocbreous suffusion of tbe ground colour towards liind- 

 margin except near costa, obscured by the grey irroratiou, most 

 distinct beyond apex of dorsal streak ; an indistinct dark grey 

 dot in disc before middle, a second in disc beyond middle, and a 

 third on fold rather beyond first : cilia with basal half dark grey, 

 apical half clear white, the separation sharply marked, with a 

 grey spot at apex of wing. Hindwings with hindmargin slightly 

 sinuate ; grey, becoming oehreous-whitish towards base, apex 

 dark grey ; cilia grey, tips clear white. 



This and the follov,ing species are very closely allied ; this 

 species may be best distinguished by the rather larger size, the 

 grey- whitish head and rosy-tinged palpi, and the reddish tinge 

 anteriorly towards costa, which is always distinct ; the contrast 

 between the whitish head and ochreous thorax is very marked, 

 whereas in JE. acutella they are concolorous, both whitish-ochreous. 



Six specimens taken at Blackheath in the Blue Mountains 

 (3,500 feet) in January, and near Sydney in JN'ovember, beaten 

 from Leptospermum. 



24. Eoclir. acutella, AYalk. 



{Cryptolecliia acutella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat, 766.) 



Media, alis ant. pallide ochreis, partim griseo-suftusis, margine 

 dorsali punctisque disci tribus saturate f uscis, ciliis albis, linea 

 proj)e basim nigricanti ; post, griseis, basim versus ochreo-albidis ; 

 capite albido-ochreo. 



^ $ . 17-20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 w^hitish-ochreous. Anterior tibiae and tarsi dark grey mixed with 

 whitish-ochreous ; middle tibiae and tarsi clear white, partly 

 irrorated with grey ; posterior tibiae and tarsi white, slightly 

 ochreous-tinged. Porewings moderate, costa moderately arched, 

 apex acute, hindmargin sinuate, very oblique ; very light reddish- 



