758 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



Thorax white, with a dark fuscous lateral stripe. Abdomen and 

 legs grey-whitish, anterior pair internally dark fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hind- 

 margin almost straight, very oblique ; white, markings rathei 

 dark fuscous ; a modei-ate streak along basal third of costa ; a 

 round dot in disc before middle, a second beyond it on fold, and a 

 third in disc beyond middle, all included in a more or less 

 complete broad oblicpie median band ; a moderate irregular streak 

 along hindmargin from apex to anal angle : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 with a dark fuscous bar at apex and anal angle. Hindwings 

 whitish-grey ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. 



Allied to the following, but very distinct. 



Sydney and Bulli, New South Wales, in October, January, and 

 February ; four specimens. 



299. Pleur. argoptera, n. sp. 



Parva, alis ant. albis, punctis disci tribus serieque punctorum 

 postica saturate fuscis ; post, dilutius griseis. 



£. 11-12 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax ochreous- 

 white , second joint of palpi with basal half and a subapical ring 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen and legs grey-whitish, anterior pair 

 internally dark fuscous. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, 

 apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, very oblique ; ochreous- 

 white ; base of costa dark fuscous ; a round dark fuscous dot in 

 disc before middle, a second beyond it on fold, and a third in disc 

 beyond middle ; a row of dark fuscous dots from costa before apex 

 to anal angle, and a similar dot on costa between this and apex : 

 cilia whitish-ochreous. Hindwings light fuscous-grey ; cilia 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in December ; three specimens. 



47. Atheropla, Meyr. 



Head smooth, sidetufts appressed. Antennae in £ (?). Palpi 

 long, second joint long, porrected, densely scaled, with a rough 

 projecting tuft towards apex beneath ; terminal joint rather 



