324 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO- LEPIDOPTERA, 



elongate, narrow, cosla in c? hardly arched, in ? more distinctly, 

 apex rounded, hindmargin extremely obliquely rounded ; whitish, 

 very finely and scantily sprinkled with fuscous-grey ; a fuscous- 

 grey streak along costa ; a minute black dot beneath this before 

 middle, a second in middle, two transversely placed in disc beyond 

 middle, and a short fine longitudinal mark on fold beneath first 

 dot, all sometimes obsolete ; sometimes indications of a dentate 

 strongly-curved transverse grey line near hind margin; cilia 

 whitish, sprinkled with fuscous-grey towards base. Hind wings 

 light fuscous-grey ; cilia fuscous-whitish. 



The points of distinction from Eul. ombroplwra are given above. 



Quorn, South Australia, in October ; tolerably common. 



113. Eul. aceraea, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. elongatis, canis ; post, griseis, ciliis albido- 

 ochreis. 



d". 16-19 mm. Head and thorax clear white, face slightly 

 mixed with grey. Palpi rather short, dark fuscous, internally and 

 at base and apex of second joint white. Antennae dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen long, pale whitish-ochreous tinged with grey. Legs dark 

 fuscous, posterior pair pale whitish-ochreous above. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa slightly or hardly arched, apex pointed, 

 hind margin excessively oblique ; clear white ; cilia white. Hind- 

 wings grey, paler towards base, under surface whitish-ochreous ; 

 cilia pale whitish-ochreous, more ochreous towards base. 



Nearly related to the preceding, but very distinct. 



Petersburg, South Australia, in October; three specimens 

 amongst thin barren scrub. 



16. Atomotricha Meyr. 



Antennae in cf moderate, with fine long ciliations (5), six at 

 apex of each joint, basal joint with strong pecten. Palpi rather 

 long, second joint exceeding base of antennae, densely scaled, some- 

 what rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, 

 recurved. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, surface with tufts 

 of raised scales. Hindwings as broad as forewings, elongate-ovate, 



