BY E. MEYRICK. 645 



margin, sometimes indicated only by dark fuscous dots on veins, 

 posteriorly margined by a pale line. Hindwings with hindmargin 

 rounded, waved ; pale reddish-ochreous, suffusedly finely irrorated 

 with grey or blackish-grey, less strongly towards base, the 

 irroration forming an obscure darker sometimes dotted line, 

 followed by a pale line from costa before apex to inner margin 

 at #, almost straight. 



Melbourne, Victoria; four specimens {Coll. Lucas). 



73. Metr. ada, Butl. 



(Gynopteryx ada, Butl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 1882, 91.) 

 ^ 30-31 mm. Antennal pectinations 3. Forewings with hind- 

 margin obtusely angulated in middle on vein 4, upper half slightly 

 concave, lower half straight ; light ochreous, with a few scattered 

 black scales, and traces of fuscous strigulse ; first line fuscous, 

 curved, somewhat angulated above and below middle ; a grey 

 discal dot ringed with blackish, sometimes with one or two 

 central whitish scales ; second line rather dark fuscous, posteriorly 

 sometimes edged with an ochreous-whitish line, nearly straight or 

 somewhat sinuate, reaching costa close before apex. Hindwings 

 with hindmargin rounded, unevenly waved, somewhat projecting 

 angularly in middle on vein 4 ; pale ochreous, slightly fuscous- 

 tinged, more whitish towards costa ; second line faintly paler, 

 obscurely margined on both sides with grey, running from costa 

 before apex to middle of inner margin, slightly sinuate. 



Sydney and Bathurst (2300 feet), New South Wales ; in April, 

 three specimens. 



23. Planolocha, n.g. 



Face with projecting tuft of scales. Tongue developed. Palpi 

 moderate, subascending, rough-scaled, terminal joint short. 

 Antenna? in $ subdentate, shortly ciliated. Thorax not crested, 

 somewhat hairy beneath. Abdomen in £ with dense tuft of 

 hairs on each side beneath at base. Femora glabrous ; posterior 

 tibia? in <J dilated, containing tuft. Forewings in <J without 

 fovea; 10 connected with 9. Hindwings normal. 



Contains only the following endemic species. 



