BY E. METRICK, B.A. 517 



74. Eul. episema, n, sp. 



Minor, alls ant, dilute ochreo-griseis, nigro-sj^arsis, fascia 

 angusta prope basim, macula disci ante medium transversa, altera 

 post medium breviore, maculis costae posticis quattuor serieque 

 marginis postici nigris ; post, griseis. 



($ . 18 mm. Head whitisb-oclireous, with a dark fuscous spot 

 on forehead. Palpi oclireous-white, second joint suffused with 

 dark fuscous on basal f externally. Antennae ochreous-white, 

 becoming black towards base. Thorax pale ochreous-grey, 

 suffused with blackish towards middle of anterior margin. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey, anal tuft ochreous-tinged. Anterior and 

 middle leg dark fuscous, with whitish rings at apex of joints ; 

 posterior legs ochreous-whitish, tarsal joints greyish towards 

 base. Forewings moderate, rather dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; pale ochreous- 

 grey, with scattered black scales ; a slender black transverse 

 fascia very near base ; a slender black transverse bar in disc at 

 i, extending across median third ; a small transverse oblong black 

 spot in disc at f, connected with anal angle by a dark grey 

 suffused streak ; four small inwardly oblique subquadrate 

 blackish spots on costa between middle and apex ; a suffused 

 dark grey roundish spot on disc at i ; a hindmarginal row of 

 large ill-defined blackish dots : cilia with basal half pale 

 ochreous-grey mixed with blackish, apical half ochreous-whitish. 

 Hindwings grey, lighter towards base ; cilia grey-whitisb. 



Allied to E. convictella, but differing widely in the sharply- 

 defined black transverse and marginal markings ; the fusion of 

 the two anterior discal dots into an oblong bar is a striking 

 characteristic. 



One specimen received from Mr. E. Quest, taken on the 

 Mount Lofty Eange, South Australia, where he states it to be 

 rather common. 

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