320 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



thigh ; — the whole work of raising the body is thrown disadvan- 

 tageously upon the long muscles of the back of the thigh. The 

 possibility of raising the body on the legs is rather permitted by 

 circumstances generally favourable than brought about by direct 

 means. It is in the comparative shortness and lightness of 

 the head and anterior part of the trunk : the length without 

 undue weakness of the hind limb : above all, as it appears to me, 

 in the imperfect isolation of the several muscles which enables them 

 to act in certain directions with combined strength that we must 

 find an explanation of the power possessed by this lizard of 

 simulating the gait of a cursorial bird ; certain it is that in its 

 muscular system it has no feature relating it to anything higher 

 than its fellow reptiles. 



Decriptions of Australian Micro-Lepidoptera. 



By E. Meyrick, B.A. 



IX. Oecophoridae — (Continued.) 



The following additional species of Eulechria (besides others) 



were obtained since my last paper left my hands, and are therefore 



not included in the analytical table of that genus ; but as they 



are closely related to the concluding species, they may be added 



here without disturbing the systematic arrangement. The first 



alone is of somewhat doubtful affinity ; the second belongs to tiie 



group of Eul. scopariella ; the remaining four form a single 



peculiar group, with the forewings more elongate and generally 



narrower than in any others, except Eul. perdita. 



108. Eul. leucophanes, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. niveis, nitidis, margine costali basini versus 

 angustissime fusco ; post, dilute albido-fuscis ; thorace griseo. 



$ 17-20 mm., ? 24 mm. Head white, faintly ochreous-tinged, 

 face fuscous. Palpi long, in ? very long, fuscous, internally and 

 at apex of second joint whitish. Antennae fuscous, towards base 

 whitish. Thorax pale whitish-fuscous. Abdomen ochreous 

 whitish. Legs dark fuscous ; posterior tibiae ochreous-whitish, 



