410 NEW AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



TORTRIX ARGYRASPIS, n. Sp. 



g. 18 mm. Head, palpi, thorax and antennas ochreous-fuscous, 

 face lighter. Abdomen greyish. Anterior legs ochreous-fuscous, 

 middle and posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa rather strongly arched, hindmargin oblique, 

 slightly sinuate beneath apex; ochreous-ferruginous with silvery 

 markings, finely edged with blackish ; costal edge finely dark 

 fuscous from base to middle; a moderately broad streak, from 

 base in middle to before -1- of wing, thence obliquely deflected and 

 ending on inner margin in middle, somewhat dilated on inner 

 margin; a broad, somewhat suffused streak from middle of wing, 

 gently curved downwards and ending on hindmargin above anal 

 angle; a moderately well defined streak from just beyond middle 

 of costa, strongly sinuate downwards and ending on apex, becom- 

 ing somewhat narrowed on sinuation; two oblique silvery flecks 

 in sinuation, just below costa, edged by fine black lines beneath : 

 cilia reddish-ferruginous, with a silvery tooth at apex, caused by 

 continuance of sinuate streak. Hindwings fuscous, slightly 

 ferruginous tinged; cilia light ferruginous-fuscous, with a darker 

 subbasal line. 



Brisbane, Q.; one specimen, in December. 



In the neighbourhood of aulacana, Meyr. 



TINEINA. 



OECOPHORIDiE. 



EOMYSTIS ASTEROPA, 11. Sp. 



<£. 12 mm. Head and thorax ochreous, thorax whitish in 

 middle. Antenna? and palpi ochreous-whitish, palpi with fuscous 

 bands, more prominent on terminal joint. Legs and abdomen 

 ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently 

 arched, hindmargin obliquely rounded; ochreous, strongly mixed 

 with fuscous and rosy-fuscous, lighter on basal third; posterior 

 half of costa ochreous-rosy; six equidistant fuscous dots on costa, 



