BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 729 



g £. 14-19 mm. Head ochreous-white. Palpi very long, dark 

 fuscous, terminal joint above, and apex of second joint white. 

 Antennae dark fuscous, ciliations 2|. Thorax dark fuscous, with a 

 lateral ochreous-white spot. Abdomen pale greyish-ochreous. 

 Legs dark grey, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

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

 hardly sinuate, oblicpxe ; dark fuscous, with five elongate ochi-eous- 

 white spots ; first elongate-triangular, extending along costa from 

 near base to near middle ; second extending along inner margin 

 from base to near middle ; third extending from middle of disc to 

 inner margin before anal angle, slightly curved ; fourth from costa 

 before apex, inwardly oblique, reaching half across wing ; fifth 

 small, cloudy, indistinct, on hindmargin above anal angle ; cilia 

 ochreous-white, on apex and anal angle broadly dark grey. Hind- 

 wings rather dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous-grey, more ochreous 

 towards inner angle, and on a space beneath apex, with a dark 

 grey basal line. 



Sydney and Mittagong (2000 feet), New South Wales ; in March 

 and April, appearing to frequent Acacia decurrens, rather common. 



258. Pelt theorica, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant ochreo-flavis, macula ad basim, fasciis duabus in 

 costa confluentibus, macula etiam apicis in angulum anal em 

 producta saturate fuscis ; post, saturate flavis, macula apicis in 

 angulum anal em anguste producta saturate fusca. 



£. 20. Head ochreous-yellow, sides and back of crown dark 

 fuscous. Palpi long, yellowish-white, terminal joint anteriorly 

 blackish. Antenna? yellow-whitish, sharply annulated with black. 

 Thorax ochreous-yellow. Abdomen ochreous-yellow, base of 

 segments dark fuscous. Legs ochreous yellow, anterior tibiae dark 

 fuscous except at apex. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 

 moderately arched, af>ex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely 

 rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; markings dark fuscous ; a basal patch 

 extending on costa to \, and on inner magin to 5, outer edge 

 straight ; a somewhat irregular straight fascia from middle of 

 costa to middle of inner margin ; a second similar fascia from 



