1042 DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW LEPIDOPTERA, 



GLYPHIPTERYGIDAE 

 Hypertropha, Meyi. 

 Hyper, chlaenota, n. ap. 



£ £. 22-23 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax whitish- 

 ochreous ; thorax not crested, posteriorly suffusedly spotted with 

 fuscous. Abdomen purplish-fuscous, beneath yellowish. Legs 

 dark fuscous, ringed with whitish ; posterior tibiae pale yellowish. 

 Forewings moderate, posteriorly considerably dilated, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin straight, rather oblique, rounded 

 beneath ; rather dark shining fuscous, with coppery reflections ; 

 a large whitish-ochreous basal patch, extending on costa to middle, 

 on inner margin to 5, its outer edge nearly straight, on costa marked 

 with four direct cloudy blackish strigulae; a small whitish-ochreous 

 irregularly triangular spot on inner margin before anal angle, 

 containing a dot of groundcolour ; space between this and basal 

 patch thickly strewn with small bluish-leaden metallic spots, a 

 curved broken dentate whitish-ochreous line from \ of costa to anal 

 angle, preceded by an irregular series of bluish-leaden metallic 

 spots, before which is a blackish suffusion in disc : cilia shining 

 coppery-fuscous. Hindwings ochreous-yellow, with a moderate 

 dark fuscous hindmarginal border ; cilia light yellow, with a dark 

 grey basal line, above apex and on hindmargin from below middle 

 to anal angle wholly dark grey. 



Melbourne, Victoria ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; several 

 specimens (Colls. Guest and Lucas). 



PLUTELLIDAE 



Acmosara, n.g. 



Head rough on crown, hairs projecting in a strong tuft between 

 antennae, face smooth ; ocelli present ; tongue well-developed. 

 Antennae f, in £ filiform, serrated with scales on back, evenly 

 ciliated (1|), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 



