BY E. METRICK, B.A. 527 



a blackish dot in disc before middle, a second almost directly 

 beneath it on fold, a third obliquely beyond and above first, a 

 fourth in disc beyond middle, and a fifth immediately beneath 

 fourth ; a short inwardly oblique dark fuscous streak from costa 

 a little before apex, from lower extremity of which proceeds a 

 strongly outwards-curved line of dark fuscous scales, sometimes 

 distinct but often obsolete, to innner margin a little before anal 

 angle : cilia pale ochreous-yellow, becoming whitish-ochreous 

 towards tips. Hindwings grey, darker towards apex ; cilia 

 ochreous- whitish, with a very faint grey line near base. 



Xot to be confouiKled with any other species of the genus. 



Common near Sydney from October to December, appearing 

 to frequent Kunzea cap it at a. 



86. Eul. transversella, Walk. 

 (Cryptole cilia transversella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 7G3.) 



Minor, alis ant. albis, griseo-sparsis, fascia prope basim angusta, 

 triangulo costae medio, punctis disci quinque, serie punctorum 

 postica e strigula ante-apicali oriente, alteraque marginis postici 

 nigris ; post, griseis. 



^. 17-19 mm. 'Head ochreous-white. Palpi white, second 

 joint dark fuscous except at apex and internally, apical third of 

 terminal joint dark fuscous. Antenna whitish, annulated with 

 dark gre}^ Thorax white, mixed with dark fuscous on shoulders. 

 Abdomen ochreous-whilish, anal tuft pale ochreous. Anterior 

 and middle legs dark fuscous-grey, apex of joints obscurely 

 ochreous- whitish ; posterior legs ochreous-whitish. Torewings 

 not dilated, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 oblique, slightly rounded ; white, towards inner and hindmargins 

 faintly suffused with greyish, and with a few scattered dark 

 fuscous scales ; a narrow blackish transverse fascia very close to 

 base, dilated on costa ; a flattened triangular blackish-fuscous 

 blotch extending along central third of costa, reaching -3- across 



