BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 751 



An obscure-looking but distinct species. 

 Deloraine, Tasmania ; one specimen in November. 



287. Pleur. pesephena, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant, ochreo-griseis, saturatiori-irroratis, punctis disci 

 tribus nigris ; post, griseis-. 



(J 9. 14-16 mm. Head pale grey ish-ochreous. Palpi whitish- 

 ochreous, second joint dark fuscous externally except at base and 

 apex above. Antennae grey. Thorax ochreous-gi-ey. Abdomen 

 grey. Legs dark grey, posterior pair grey-whitish. Forewings 

 elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 almost straight, very oblique ; ochreous-grey, more or less irrorated 

 with darker grey ; costal edge whitish-ochreous, towards base 

 obscurely blackish ; a round blackish dot in disc before middle, a 

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

 middle : cilia very pale ochreous-grey, with a dark fuscous basal 

 line. Hind wings grey ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Smaller, greyer, and darker than P. zalocoma, with the discal 

 dots differently placed. 



Mount Wellington, Tasmania, at 2500 feet ; eight specimens in 

 December. 



288. Pleur. protogramma, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. flavidis, puncto disci nigro ; post, dilutius 

 griseis. 



(J. 15 mm. Head ochreous-whitish. Palpi dark fiiscous, upper 

 hairs of second joint, and apical § of terminal joint whitish. 

 Antennae grey. Thorax light ochreous-yellow. Abdomen and 

 legs grey. Forewings elongate, costa slightly arched, apex round- 

 pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblicpie ; light ochreous- 

 yellow ; extreme base of costa blackish ; a round black clot in disc 

 beyond middle : cilia pale yellowish. Hind wings light grey ; cilia 

 whitish-grey. 



"Very distinct from any other. 



Colac, Victoria; found by Mr. G. H. Raynor flying commonly 

 in a pasture-field, in October. 



