BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 757 



An obscure-looking species, most allied to P. endesma, but 

 widely distinct. 



Fernsliaw, Victoria, in November ; four specimens. 



297. Pleur. chlorochyta, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilutissime flavidis, strigula e basi flava, striga 

 dorai postice dentata, strigula anguli analis obliqua, altera etiam 

 marginis postici saturate fuscis ; post, griseis. 



g 5. 14-16. Head and palpi pale whitish-yellowish, second 

 joint dark fuscous except upper hairs. Antennae grey. Thorax 

 whitish-yellow, collar ochreous-yellow, with a scpiare grey posterior 

 spot. Abdomen grey. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior pair 

 internally grey. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 round-pointed, hindmargin almost straight, rather strongly oblicme ; 

 pale whitish-yellow, towards anal angle mixed with ocki-eous- 

 yellow ; extreme costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; a short 

 ochreous-yellow streak from base beneath costa ; a narrow dark 

 fuscous streak along inner margin from base to f, posteriorly 

 dilated upwards into a triangular projection ; a narrow dark 

 fuscous streak from disc beyond middle to anal angle, posteriorly 

 suffused ; a narrow dark fuscous suffused streak along hindmargin 

 from apex, not reaching anal angle : cilia whitish-yellowish, with 

 an obscure fuscous bar at apex and anal angle. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia light grey. 



Somewhat resembles the £ of P. psammoxantha, but much 

 paler, and readily distinguished by the hindmarginal streak, and 

 posterior dilation of dorsal streak. 



Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales ; Launceston and 

 Hobart, Tasmania ; five specimens in Januaiy. 



298. Pleur. stasiastica, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. albis, costa basim versus, fascia media lata 

 interdum incompleta, puncta disci tria continente, striga etiam 

 marginis postici saturate fuscis ; post, albido-griseis. 



(J. 12-15 mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint with 

 basal | and a subapical ring dark fuscous. Antennae fuscous. 



