812 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



segment fuscous. Feeds among irregularly spun-together pliyllodia 

 and flowers of Acacia myrtifolia, in September. Pupa in a fine 

 cocoon between phyllodia. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen bred in October. 



492. Macr. alternatella, Walk. 

 {Gelechia alternatella, Walk. 644.) 



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

 obliqua postice ochrea, puncto costse medio, altero anguli analis, 

 macula costse postica obliqua albis ; post, saturate sereo-f uscis, ^ 

 macula magna antica lutea ; antennarura dimidio praeter apicem 

 niveo. 



$ 2. 13-16 mm. Head and thorax dark fuscous, face ochreous- 

 whitish. Palpi whitish-ochreous, terminal joint with blackish line 

 on each side. Antennae blackish, apical half white except tip. 

 Abdomen yellow-ochreous, posteriorly mixed with dark grey. Legs 

 dark fuscous, banded with white. Fo rowings elongate-lanceolate ; 

 very dark purplish-fuscous ; markings white, slightly ochreous- 

 tinged ; a narrow oblique fascia from ^ of costa to g of inner margin, 

 becoming yellow-ochreous towards posterior edge ; a dot on middle 

 of costa ; a slightly larger dot on anal angle ; a narrow inwardly 

 oblique spot from costa about f , reaching half across wing : cilia 

 dark fuscous, on costal spot white. Hindwings dark bronzy- 

 fuscous, in (J with a large pale ochreous-yellow oval patch extend- 

 ing from near base to beyond middle and reaching nearly to 

 margins ; cilia fuscous. 



In addition to the partially yellow hindwings of ^, the minute- 

 ness of the median costal dot is a notable characteristic. 



Larva slender, cylindrical, slightly tapering posteriorly, very 

 active J dull whitish; subdorsal broad, deep fuscous; spiracular 

 ochreous-brown, composed of three partially interrupted lines ; 

 head and second segment brownish-ochreous. Feeds between 

 joined leaves and shoots of Platylobium formostmi, Bossicea, and 

 probably other Leguminosce, in May and August. 



