BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 781 



£ 9. 14-17 mm. Head and palpi in £ orange-yellow, in $ 

 whitish-ochreous, palpi dark fuscous anteriorly and on second joint 

 externally except at apex. Antennae grey. Thorax and abdomen 

 dark fuscous. Legs ochreous-yellow, anterior and middle pair 

 grey above. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently 

 arched, apex pointed, hindmargin almost straight, very oblique ; 

 in £ orange-yellow, somewhat mixed with fuscous, in Q whitish- 

 ochreous ; markings cloudy, suffused, rather dark fuscous ; a 

 moderate streak along anterior half of costa ; a triangular 

 suffusion on middle of inner margin ; a narrow inwards-curved 

 fascia from f of costa to anal angle ; a moderately broad hind- 

 marginal fascia from apex to anal angle : cilia dark fuscous, base 

 on hindmargin ochreous-yellow. Hindwings and cilia dark 

 fuscous. 



A suffusedly marked but distinct species. 



Sydney, New South Wales, from December to March : common 

 amongst Acacia decurrens, flying in the sunshine. 



330. Goes, ochroptera, n. sp. 



Parva, alis ant. ochreis, dorsum versus saturatioribus ; post, 

 saturatius griseis ; fronte niveo. 



£ 2- H-12 mm. Head palpi, and antennas snow-white, back 

 of crown dark fuscous. Thorax ochreous, anteriorly fuscous-tinged. 

 Abdomen ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior pair fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa slightly arched, apex 

 round-pointed, hindmargin slightly rounded, very oblique ; yellow- 

 ochreous, becoming deeper towards inner margin and base : cilia 

 yellow-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark grey ; cilia whitish- 

 ochreous, with a grey line. 



Specially characterised by the white head, with dark fuscous 

 back. 



Newcastle and Sydney, New South Wales, in Januaiy ; four 

 specimens. 



331. Coes. melliflua. n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilute ochreis, striga marginis postici abbreviata 

 obscura dilute fusca ; post, dilute fuscis. 

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