816 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



second on fold before middle, third in disc at f : cilia fuscous, 

 -with two obscure darker lines, on costal spot white. Hindwings 

 rather dark bronzy -fuscous ; cilia fuscous. 



George's Bay, Tasmania ; eight specimens in December and 

 January. 



497. Macr. cryinalea, n. sp. 



Parva, alls ant. saturate fuscis, fascia antica angusta obliqua, in 

 doi^so (J cum basi, ^ cum macula proxima per strigam connexa, 

 maculis costse duabus, tertia dor.si postica, quarta anguli analis 

 minima niveis, ad dorsum ochreo-tinctis ; post, fuscis, ^ area disci 

 antica nigro-conspersa, 



$ <^. 12 mm. Head fuscous, face whitish. Palpi whitish, 

 terminal joint with blackish line on each side. Antennae blackish, 

 spotted with whitish. Thorax ochreous-white, anterior margin 

 dark fuscous, centrally expanded into a quadrate spot. Alidomen 

 grey. Legs dark fuscous, banded with white. Foi-ewings 

 elongate-lanceolate ; markings snow-white, becoming ochreous- 

 white towards inner margin ; a narrow oblique fascia from |- of 

 costa to I of inner mai'gin, in J" connected with base by a thick 

 streak along inner margin ; a small subquadrate spot on middle of 

 costa ; a small triangular spot on inner margin at f , in § connected 

 with anterior fascia by a narrow streak along inner margin ; a 

 triangular spot on costa beyond ^, and a very small spot on anal 

 angle opposite it : cilia fuscous, on costal spot white. Hindwings 

 fuscous, towards' base semi-hyaline, in ^ with a discal patch 

 extending from near base to near middle strewn with black scales ; 

 cilia fuscous. 



There can be no doubt that the two specimens described, which 

 were taken together, are really the sexes of the same species ; the 

 difference of marking in the forewings is remarkable, if really a 

 constant sexual character ; the hindwings of ^ are peculiar. 



Port Lincoln, South Australia ; two specimens in November ; 

 amongst Acacia dodonceifolia. 



