BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 813 



Brisbane, Queensland; Sydney and Orange (3,000 feet), New- 

 South Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; common from 

 August to November, and February to April. 



493. Macr. xuthocoma, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. nigrescentibus, fascia antica angusta obliqua 

 dorsum non attingente, maculis costse duabus subquadratis punc- 

 toque anguli analis ochreo-albis, fasciis tribus (tertia costam non 

 attingente) maculaque postica his interpositis obscurissimis pur- 

 pureo-plumbeis ; post, saturatius f uscis ; capite ochreo. 



9. 15 mm. Head whitish- ochreous, crown laterally suffused with 

 ochreous-yellowish. Palpi ochreous-yellowish, terminal joint 

 blackish. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax purple-blackish. 

 Abdomen pale yellowish-ochreous. Legs blackish, banded with 

 white. Fore wings elongate-lanceolate; blackish; a narrow oblique 

 ochx-eous-white fascia from costa at 5, not reaching inner mai'gin ; 

 two rather small subquadrate ochreous-white spots on costa, 

 rounded beneath, first in middle, second at ^ ; an ochreous-white 

 dot on anal angle ; an oblique fascia very near base, a direct 

 fascia before middle, a streak from inner margin before anal 

 angle reaching half across wing, and a small spot above anal dot 

 very obscure purplish-leaden : cilia dark fuscous, on costal spot 

 white. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen in March. 



494. Macr. leucopeda, n. sp. 



Parva, alis ant. nigrescentibus, fascia ad basim obscura plumbea, 

 altera antica angusta obliqua nivea subtus grisescente, maculis 

 costse duabus, tertia etiam anguli analis niveis, macula dorsi 

 postica transversa argenteo-grisea ; post, griseis ; capite ochreo. 



(J 9. 10-13. mm. Head yellow-ochreous, face ochreous-whitish. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, terminal joint with a blackish line on each 

 side. Antennae dark fuscous, obscurely spotted with whitish. 

 Thorax dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, banded 

 with white. Fore wings elongate-lanceolate ; blackish-fuscous ; a 

 very obscure oblique purplish-leaden fascia very near base ; a 



