BY E. METRICK, B.A. 523 



One specimen sent by Mr. G. Barnard from Coomooboolaroo, 

 near Duaringa, Queensland. 



81. Eul. achalmella, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. albido-oclireis, interdum vix roseis griseisve, 

 punetis disci tribus nigris ; post, griseis. 



J$. 15-161 mm. Head ochreous- whitish, suffused with grey 

 on crown. Palpi dark fuscous, second joint whitish at apex and 

 internally, terminal joint whitish posteriorly. Antenna? grey. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous, sometimes suffused with grey. Abdomen 

 whitish-oehreous, more ochreous posteriorly. Anterior and 

 middle legs fuscous-grey, posterior legs whitish-ochreous. Pore- 

 wings somewhat dilated, costa gently arched, apex almost acute, 

 hindmargin straight, very oblique ; whitish-ochreous or whitish- 

 yellowish, often faintly and irregularly suffused with pale pinkish 

 or sometimes greyish ; a conspicuous blackish dot in disc before 

 middle, a second in disc beyond middle, and a third, smaller and 

 less distinct, rather obliquely beyond first on fold ; sometimes a 

 few scattered blackish scales tending to form a bent transverse 

 line midway between second dot and apex, generally obsolete : 

 in female a row of ill-defined dark grey dots on hindmargin ; 

 cilia whitish-ochreous, towards tips paler. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia grey- whitish, with a cloudy grey line near base. 



Closely allied to the preceding, but hardly perceptibly rosy- 

 tinged, the hindwings nearly uniform fuscous-grey, and the head 

 partially suffused with grey. 



Common round Sydney and in the Shoalhaven district, Xew 

 South Wales, in January and February ; also at Melbourne, and 

 in the neighbourhood of Duaringa, Queensland. 



82. Ful. triferella, Walk. 

 (Oecopliora triferella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 681-.) 



Parva, alis ant. canis, basi nigra, fascia media alteraque postica 

 arcuata latioribus fuscis ; post, griseis. 



