BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 821 



line on sides except at apex. Antennae blackish, obscurely spotted 

 with pale. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, obscui-ely ringed 

 with ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; rather dark 

 broazy-f uscous or ochreous-brown, irregularly irrorated with dark 

 fuscous, sometimes purplish-tinged ; an obscure oblique blackish 

 streak from costa at ^, reaching to fold ; an obscure blackish dot in 

 middle of disc, a second on fold obliquely before first, and a third 

 in disc at § ; an ochreous-whitish dot on middle of costa, some- 

 times absent ; a very small distinct ochreous-whitish spot in costal 

 cilia at * : cilia fuscous, below anal angle lighter. Ilindwings 

 bronzy-fuscous, lighter towards base ; cilia fuscous. 



Larva undescribed ; feeds in spun-up leaflets of Acacia decurrens, 

 in September. 



Toowoomba (2,000 feet), Queensland ; Sydney, New South 

 Wales ; Hobart, Tasmania ; from October to January ; ten 

 specimens. 



505. Macr. brontodes, n. sp. 



Minor, alls ant. saturatius fuscis, fascia antica directa interdum 

 obsoleta, maculis costse duabus tertiaque dorsi obscura albido- 

 ochi'eis, annulo disci postico saturate fusco ; post, fuscis ; capita 

 albido-ochreo. 



5. 14-15 mm. Head and palpi pale whitish-ochreous, terminal 

 joint of palpi with blackish line on each side. Antennse dark 

 fuscous, obscurely spotted with whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark 

 fuscoixs. Abdomen fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, suffusedly banded 

 with whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; fuscous, 

 purplish-tinged, densely irrorated with dark fuscous ; markings pale 

 ochreous or whitish-ochreous, suffusedly margined with dark fus- 

 cous ; a moderate direct fascia from -|- of costa to ^ of inner margin, 

 nearly obsolete on costa, sometimes tliroughout ; a small irregular 

 spot on middle of costa ; a very obscure spot on inner margin at 5, 

 separated from costal spot by a dark fuscous suffusion ; an obscure 

 dot in disc at |, surrounded by a distinct dark fuscous ring ; a 

 small subtriangular spot on costa at * ; an obscure ochreous- 

 whitish dot on anal angle : cilia whitish-ochreous, with two cloudy 



