466 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTEALIA?? :\riCRO-LEPIDOPTEEA, 



33. Zo)i. quadripustulella, Walk. 

 (Cryptolecliia qitadrijnishdeUa, Walk. ,Bvit. Mus. Cat., 761.) 



M'edia, humeris nigris, alis ant. roseo-cinereis, basi costa? 

 maculaque costali ante medium nigris ; post, griseis. 



21 mm. Head white. Thorax pinkish-grey, with a blackish 

 spot on shoulders. Porewings pinkish-grej, base of costa and a 

 larger spot on costa before middle blackish. Hindwings grey. 



The above diagnosis is abstracted from Walker's, and is 

 sufficient for identification ; I have been unable to obtain a 

 specimen for examination or description, and cannot therefore 

 vouch for its correct location, but it is so obviously nearly allied 

 to Z. melanoma, that the uncertainty is small. 



Mr. Gr. H. E/aynor took a specimen near Parramatta in March. 



8. Heliocausta, n. rj. 



Head with appressed scales, sidetufts moderate, loosely 

 appressed. Antennae moderate, in male strongly ciliated (1^ to 

 2), basal joint moderate, without pecten, sometimes with two or 

 three fugitive scales. Palpi moderate, second joint hardly reach- 

 ing or somewhat exceeding base of antennae, with smooth appressed 

 scales, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate, recurved. 

 Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, moderate, apex rectangular, 

 hindmargin nearly straight above, rounded beneath. Hindwings 

 slightly narrower than forewings, oblong- ovate, hindmargin 

 slightly rounded, cilia \. Abdomen moderate or rather stout. 

 Posterior tibiae with rather short hairs above, loosely scaled 

 beneath. Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from before 

 angle of cell. Hindwings normal. 



Differs essentially from Fhilohota only by the absence of the 

 basal pecten of antennae, which is never represented b}^ more than 

 one or two fugitive hair scales, whilst in Fhilohota it is always 

 perfect. The genus is natural and interesting ; it must be 



