BY E. METBICK, B.A. 457 



grey mixed with whitish ; posterior tibiae and tarsi white. Eore- 

 wings rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex acute, hind- 

 margin slightly sinuate, rather strongly oblique ; light grey, 

 irregularly irrorated with dark grey, especially towards margins ; 

 base of costa suffused with white, and extreme edge very slenderly 

 white throughout ; a blackish-grey dot in disc before middle, and 

 another in disc beyond middle ; there are other scattered dark 

 scales, but not forming defined markings : cilia whitish, mixed 

 with grey on basal half, with a blackish-grey spot at apex. Hind- 

 wings with hindmargin hardly sinuate ; white, apex very faintly 

 rosy ; cilia white, round apex greyish-tinged. 



Easily known by its small size, simple grey f orewings and white 

 hindwings. 



One specimen taken by Mr. Gr. H. Raynor near Launceston, 

 Tasmania, in December. 



26. Eoclir. protopliaiis, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. dilute albido-roseis, punctis disci duobus atris, 

 ciliis griseo-suffusis ; post, griseis. 



^ $ . 20-23 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax ochreous-whitish, 

 very faintly rosy-tinged. Antennse grey, towards base ochreous- 

 white. Abdomen whitish-grey, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. 

 Anterior and middle legs dark grey, middle tarsi with apex of 

 joints whitish ; posterior legs ochreous-whitish, first joint of tarsi 

 partially greyish-sufEused. Eorewings moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; 

 whitish-ochreous, tinged with brownish-rosy ; extreme costal edge 

 black near base, ochreous- white elsewhere ; a well-defined con- 

 spicuous round black dot in disc before middle, and a second 

 similar dot in disc beyond middle ; some scattered gi'ey scales 

 towards hindmargin : cilia whitish-ochreous, rosy- tinged, on hind- 

 margin more rosy and strongly suffused with dark grey. Hind- 

 wings and cilia grey. 



