BY OSWALD B. LOWER. 409 



beneath; fulvous, somewhat shining and wholly irrorated trans- 

 versely with rows of minute fuscous dots; posterior half of costal 

 edge finely dull ochreous; an elongate fuscous mark lying on 

 inner margin at \ : cilia bronz} T -fuscous, becoming dark fuscous 

 on basal half. Hindwings bronzy-fuscous; cilia fuscous with a 

 greyish parting line near base. 



Burnside, S.A. ; two specimens, in October. 



Anatropia pextacosma, n.sp. 



£. 12 mm. Head, thorax, palpi and antennae ochreous-whitish, 

 tinged with ferruginous, patagia ferruginous-ochreous. Legs 

 fuscous, tibise and tarsi banded with ochreous-whitish (abdomen 

 broken). Forewings elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, 

 slightly arched at base, hindmargin obliquely rounded, gently 

 sinuate beneath apex; basal patch ochreous-whitish, containing 

 two transverse ochreous-ferruginous fascia;, first basal, darkest; 

 second starting from middle one of 3 costal spots, gently curved 

 outwards and ending on inner margin at 1; posterior edge of 

 basal patch from \ of costa to before middle of inner margin, 

 with two indentations above middle and on fold; a broad dull 

 purple-blackish transverse fascia just before middle, anterior edge 

 well defined, posterior edge somewhat lighter and suffused, 

 especially on lower § ; a somewhat trapezoid apical patch of 

 fuscous; groundcolour between fascia and apical patch whitish 

 with some scattered spots of dull leaden, especially towards inner 

 margin; two moderate fuscous spots on costa, between fascia and 

 apical spot; followed by about 7 fuscous spots along apical portion 

 of costa, thence continued along hindmargin to above anal angle, 

 gradually diminishing in size towards anal angle : cilia ochreous, 

 mixed with blackish and with a dull leaden basal line. Hind- 

 wings with hindmargin somewhat sinuate beneath apex; fuscous 

 spotted with darker, lighter towards base; cilia light fuscous, 

 with darker fuscous basal and subterminal lines. 



Blackwood, S.A.; one specimen, in April. 



Closely allied to chlorohathra, Meyr., of which it may prove to 

 be a variety; but it appears distinct by the broader basal patch 



