BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 745 



82. Com. aspectatella, Walk. 



(Oecophora aspectatella (-alella), Walk., Tin. G79 ; Tinea 

 oecophorella, ib. Suppl. 1813.) 



(J Q. 15-22 mm. Head white or ochreons-white. Palpi dark 

 fuscous. Antenna? dark fuscous, more or less ringed with whitish- 

 ochreous. Thorax dark fuscous, with anterior and posterior white 

 spots. Abdomen pale ochreous-yellow. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior pair pale ochreous-yellow. Forewings very elongate- 

 triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded ; white or ochreous-white ; markings dark fuscous ; a 

 rather broad costal streak from base, variable in extent, sometimes 

 short, sometimes reaching more or less completely to median 

 fascia, at base expanded to inner margin ; twc irregular subdentate 

 well-marked lines, first from middle of costa to before middle of 

 inner margin, second from \ of costa to § of inner margin, 

 included space below a line from apex of first to middle of second 

 more or less wholly filled with dark fuscous and yellow-ochreous 

 variably mixed ; a rather broad somewhat inwards-curved fascia 

 from costa near apex to anal angle, anteriorly margined on upper 

 half by second line, posteriorly more or less confluent with a sub- 

 triangular spot on upper half of hindmargin : cilia white or 

 ochreous-white, on anal angle dark fuscous, round apex barred 

 with dark fuscous. Hindwings light ochreous yellow ; a cloudy 

 grey apical spot ; cilia pale ochreous-yellow, round apex sometimes 

 barred with grey. 



Sydney and Mount Kosciusko (4,000 feet), New South Wales ; 

 also from Victoria ; in January, four specimens. 



27. Anestia, n. g. 



Tongue rudimentary. Antennae in £ moderately bipectinated 

 throughout. Palpi very short, with appressed scales, somewhat 

 pointed, porrected. Forewings with vein 2 from beyond middle, 

 7 and 8 stalked, 9 and 10 stalked. Hindwings with veins 6 and 

 7 stalked, 8 from middle. 



