BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 737 



almost straight, oblique; light grey irrorated with whitish- 

 ochreous ; extreme costal edge ochreous-whitish, near base black ; 

 a black dot in disc before middle, a second slightly beyond it on 

 fold, and a third in disc beyond middle ; a transverse line of 

 cloudy blackish dots from f of costa to anal angle, irregularly 

 sinuate inwards beneath qpsta, obtusely angulated above middle : 

 cilia light grey, irrorated with whitish-ochreous. Hindwings and 

 cilia grey. 



Separable from the following by the grey hindwings. 



Deloraine, Tasmania, in November ; two specimens. 



271. Pelt, pricatella, Walk. 



(Crytolechia privatella, Walk. 753 ; Cri/ptolechia latiorella ib. 

 755 ; Chezala allatella ib. 788.) 



Major, alis ant. dilute albido-fuscis, punctis disci tribus serieque 

 postica flexuosa nigrescentibus ; post, ochreo-albidis. 



£ $. 25-28 mm. Head and thorax pale whitish-fuscous. Palpi 

 long, white, second joint dark fuscous except at apex. Antennae 

 ochreous-whitish, ciliations 3|. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. 

 Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin straight, hardly oblique ; pale 

 whitish-fuscous, with a few black scales ; extreme costal edge pale 

 whitish-ochreous, at base black ; a black dot in disc before middle, 

 a second rather beyond it on fold, and a third in disc beyond 

 middle ; a transverse row of indistinct blackish dots from | of costa 

 to before ana), angle, obtusely angtilated above middle, thence curved 

 to inner margin : cilia whitish-grey, with rows of whitish points. 

 Hindwings and cilia ochreous-whitish. 



Recognisable by its large size, whitish-fuscous forewings, and 

 ochreous-whitish hind wings. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; locally rather 

 common in September and October. 



272. Pelt, ceratina, n. sp. 

 Media, alis ant. ochreo-albidis, squamis dispersis nigris ; post, 

 ochreo-albidis. 



