822 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



fuscous shades, on middle of hindmargin and above apex broadly 

 bari-ed with fuscous, on costal spot whitish. Hindwings fuscous ; 

 cilia light fuscous, towards base whitish-ochre ous. 



Rosewood, Queensland ; three specimens amongst dense scrub in 

 September. 



506. Macr. myriophtl talma, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, fascia antica angusta 

 obliqua, maculis costtie duabus parvis, etiam dorsi duabis minoribus, 

 puuctoque disci postico albido-ochreis, nigro-cinctis ; post, saturatius 

 fuscis ; capite fusco, utrinque lutescente. 



(J 5. 14-16 mm. Head shining fuscous, sides whitish-ochreous. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous mixed with blackish, terminal joint with 

 blackish line on each side. Antennae dark fuscous, obscurely 

 spotted with whitish-ochreous. Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, banded with ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark purple-fuscous ; markings 

 whitish-ochreous, margined with black, well-defined ; a naiTOw 

 fascia from \ of costa to g of inner margin, obsolete at lower 

 extremity ; a small S))ot on middle of costa, and a smaller one 

 opi)Osite it on inner margin ; a dot in disc at | ; a small triangular 

 spot on costa at g, and a much smaller spot on anal angle opposite : 

 cilia fuscous, on costal spot whitish-ochreous. Hindwings rather 

 dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



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

 in August. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, 

 Victoria ; in September, November, and March, rather common. 



507. Macr. chrysospila, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. purpureo-fuscis, macula basali parva, fascia 

 antica augustiori dorsum non attingente, maculis costse duabus, 

 tertia dorsi, qiiarta anguli analis parva, puncto etiam disci postico 

 flavis, nigrescenti-cinctis ; post, saturatius griseis. 



(J 9. 14-16 mm. Head pale shining fuscous, sides ochreous- 

 yellow. Palpi whitish-yellowish, somewhat mixed with dark 



