722 DESCRIPTIONS OP AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



249. Phil. apartJiena, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. niveis, costae basi punctisque disci tribus 

 minimis nigvis ; post, albidis ; palpis basim versus satui-ate fuscis. 



£. 22 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 white ; lower half of second joint of palpi, sometimes also apex 

 of terminal joint obliquely dark fuscous ; anterior and middle legs 

 infuscated. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin rather concave, rather 

 strongly oblique ; white ; costal edge slenderly blackish towards 

 base ; a fine black clot in disc before middle, a second beneath it 

 on fold, and a third in disc beyond middle : cilia white. Hind- 

 wings whitish ; cilia white. 



Blackheath (3000 to 3500 feet), New South Wales, in November 

 and January ; two specimens. 



250. Phil, pura, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. niveis, $ costae basi punctisque disci duobus 

 nigrescentibus ; post. $ albidis, £ niveis ; palpis omnino niveis. 



^ £. 17-21 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs white ; anterior and middle legs infuscated. Forewings 

 elongate, costa moderately arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin 

 very obliquely rounded ; white ; extreme base of costa blackish 

 in ^ ; an indistinct grey or blackish dot in disc before middle, 

 and another beyond middle, in £ both imperceptible : cilia white. 

 Hindwings in g whitish, in £ white ; cilia white. 



Yery like the preceding, but especially distinguished by the 

 rounded (not concave) hindmargin of forewings, and the wholly 

 white palpi. 



JJeloraine and Hobart, Tasmania, in November and December ; 

 three specimens. 



41. Peltophora, Meyr. 



Head smooth or loosely haired, sidetufts moderate, spreading, 

 generally meeting above. Antenna? moderate, in £ with long fine 

 cilia (2-5), basal joint moderate, with strong pecten. Palpi long 



