BY E. METRICK, B.A. 471 



before middle, a larger one in disc beyond middle, and a third on 

 fold rather obliquely beyond first ; a small cloudy ill-defined dark 

 fuscous somewhat triangular spot along upper half of hindmargin: 

 cilia pale whitish-fuscous mixed with whitish, with a fuscous spot 

 at apex. Hindwings with hindmargin distinctly sinuate ; fuscous- 

 grey, rather darker posteriorly ; cilia grey, darker towards base. 



This and the three following species resemble one another in 

 tlieir small size and form of wing ; the present species differs 

 from all the rest by its dull fuscous-grey colouring on all wings. 



One specimen taken at Sydney in Xovember. 



37. Hel. limbata^ n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. fusco-griseis, pallido-sparsis, punctis disei 

 tribus saturatioribus ; post, flavis, late nigro-marginatis. 



$ . 18 mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous, somewhat 

 mixed with fuscous. Antennae whitish-ochreous, sharply 

 annulated with dark fuscous. Thorax greyish- fuscous, mixed with 

 whitish-ochreous. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Anterior and 

 middle tibiae ochreous- whitish mixed with dark fuscous, tarsi dark 

 fuscous becoming whitish towards apex of joints ; posterior tibiae 

 and tarsi ochreous-whitish. Forewings rather elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique, slightly rounded ; 

 reddish-fuscous, coarsely and irregularly strewn with ochreous- 

 whitish scales ; a dark fuscous dot in disc before middle, a S3cond 

 in disc beyond middle, connected with first by a line of ochreous- 

 whitish scales, and a third on fold obliquely beyond first : cilia 

 ochreous-whitish mixed with fuscous, more greyish at anal angle, 

 mixed with reddish at apex. Hindwings wdth hindmargin 

 rounded ; yellow, apex and hindmargin broadly suffused with 

 blackish-grey ; cilia dark grey, becoming darker towards base. 



Very similar to II. sec era, but with yellow hindwings. 



I have one specimen, taken by Mr. Gr. H. Eaynor neai' 

 Melbourne. 



