508 DESCBIPIIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICEO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



postici obscuris saturatioribus ; post, griseo-albidis, apice 

 griseo. 



(^. 18-20 mm. Head and thorax ochreous-brown, face 

 mixed witb whitisb-ochreous. Palpi fuscous-grey, towards base 

 and posteriorly whitisb. Antennae wbitisb, sbarply annulated 

 witb dark fuscous. Abdomen grey-whitisb. Anterior tibiae and 

 tarsi dark fuscous, apex of tarsal joints obscurely whitisb ; 

 middle tibiae dark fuscous, beneath white, tarsi dark fuscous with 

 whitish rings at apex of joints ; posterior legs whitish. Fore- 

 wings moderate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin oblique, rounded; glossy 

 fuscous, almost wholly overlaid with whitish-ochreous-grey 

 scales, faintly pinkish- tinged ; costal edge purple-fuscous, tips of 

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

 larger and indistinctly double, in disc beyond middle, and a third 

 rather obliquely beyond first on fold ; the purple-fuscous ground 

 colour forms a small spot on costa before f , its apex tending to 

 be connected with the second discal dot, and also giving rise to 

 an obsolete sinuous-dentate transverse line proceeding obliquely 

 outwards, sharply bent in disc, and continued to inner margin 

 before anal angle, most distinct in disc ; a row of purple-fuscous 

 dots along hindmargin and apical fourth of costa; cilia 

 whitish-grey, towards base faintly pinkish-tinged. Hindwings 

 whitish- grey, darker posteriorly; cilia whitish-grey, with a 

 darker line near base. 



Characterised by its uniform glossy appearance, the single 

 posterior striga not separated into dots, and the whitish-grey 

 hindwings. 



Two specimens taken at Blackheath in November. 



15. ECLECHEIA, n. (j. 



Head loosely scaled, sidetufts large, meeting, loose, somewhat 

 projecting between antennae. Antennae in male moderate, evenly 



