806 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



483. Macr. Jienmifiplip/a, n. sp. 



]\Iedia, alls ant. saturatius jureo-griseis, niaculis costje tribus 

 niveis ; post, saturate fuscis. 



(J 9. 17-20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax greyish- 

 bronze, sides of face white. Abdomen yellow-ochreous. Legs 

 dark fuscous, I'inged with whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; 

 shining greyish-bronze, with clear white markings ; a very small 

 spot at base of costa ; a small oljlique spot on costa at ^ ; an 

 elongate semi-oval spot extending along central third of costa ; 

 a wedge-shaped inwardly oblique streak from costa near apex, 

 reaching half across wing ; sometimes a small spot on anal angle : 

 cilia light fuscous, on costal spot white. Hindwings dark fuscous ; 

 cilia pale fuscous, towards base and on costa light ochreous- 

 yellowish. 



Lauuceston and Hobart, Tasmania ; common from November 

 to January ; exclusively attached to Acacia dealbata, on which 

 the larva must undoubtedly feed ; it appears to be never found 

 amongst the closely allied Acacia dectirrens, even when both trees 

 grow in the same localities. 



484. Macr. desmotoma, n. sp. 



Minor, alls ant. saturate gereo-fuscis, fascia antica latiori 

 obliqua, macula costee media elongata, altera ad dorsum obscura, 

 tertia costse ante apicem triangulari, punctoque anguli analis 

 canis ; post saturate fuscis. 



(J 9. 14-17 mm. Head white, crown dark fuscous. Palpi 

 white, terminal joint with dark fuscous lateral lines. Antennae 

 dark fuscous, spotted with white, beneath white. Thorax whitish, 

 anterior margin dark fuscous, centrally expanded into a quadrate 

 spot. Abdomen yellow-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, banded 

 with whitish-ochreous, posterior pair yellow-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate-lanceolate ; dark bronzy-fuscous ; markings white,' be- 

 coming greyish or ochreous-tinged on dorsal half ; a moderately 

 broad oblique fascia from | of costa to before middle of inner 

 margin ; a wedge-shaped spot extending along costa from before 



