820 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA 



beneath anal angle paler, on costal spot ochreous-whitish. Hind- 

 wings light grey, posteriorly suffused with bronzy-fuscous ; cilia 

 light fuscous. 



Larva elongate, cylindrical, somewhat tapering posteriorly ; 

 rather light yellowish-green ; spots minute, black ; head ochreous ; 

 second segment greenish-ochreous. Feeds in loosely spun terminal 

 shoots of Acacia sp. — ,in October. Pupa in a firm cocoon covered 

 with refuse. The Acacia on which I found these larvse is in the 

 opinion of Prof. Tate of Adelaide an undescribed s))ecies ; it is 

 phyllodineous, and forms large bushes fifteen feet high by the side 

 of creeks in Wirrabara Forest. 



Wirrabara, South Australia ; the larvse found plentifully, and 

 five specimens bred in December. 



503. Macr. porphyrea^ n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. saturate purpureo-fuscis, punctis costaj duobus 

 tertioque disci postico minimis albido-ochreis ; post, griseis ; capite 

 ochreo. 



(J 5. 15-16 mm. Head yellow-ochreous. Palpi yellow-ochreous, 

 terminal joint dark fuscous, apex whitish. Anteun:e blackish. 

 Thorax dark purplish-fuscous. Abdomen grey. Legs dark fuscous, 

 banded with ochreous-white. Forewings elongate-lanceolate ; dark 

 purplish-fuscous ; thi-ee minute ill-defined whitish-ochreous dots ; 

 first on costa in middle, second in disc at |, third in costal cilia at 

 \ ; cilia fuscous, tips and two obscure posterior lines grey-whitish. 

 Hind wings grey, base paler ; cilia light grey. 



Larva undescribed ; feeds among irregularly spun-together flowers 

 and phyllodia of Acacia myrtifolia, in September. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; two specimens bred in Octobei*. 



504. Macr. nephelomorpha, n.sp. 



Minor, alis ant. saturatius ^reo-fuscis, striga antica obliqua 

 nigra dorsum non attingente, puncto costal medio saepius obsolete 

 maculaque postica minima ochreo-albidis, punctis disci tribus 

 nigrescentibus ; post, fuscis, basim versus dilutioribus. 



(J 9. 13-17 mm. Head and thorax rather dark bronzy-fuscous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, fuscous-tinged, terminal joint with blackish 



