BY E. MEYRICK, B,A. 339 



126. Lin. scythroiia, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. dilutius griseis, sericeis, puncto disci nigro ; post, 

 griseis. 



S 5 . 13J-15J mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 rather light glossy grey, inner side of palpi and apex of abdomen 

 whitish, terminal joint of palpi anteriorly dark fuscous. Anterior 

 and middle legs rather dark grey, posterior legs ochreous-whitish. 

 Forewings moderate, costa gently arched, apex acute, hindmargin 

 straight, very oblique uniform light glossy grey ; a blackish dot 

 in disc beyond middle, generally distinct, sometimes nearly 

 obsolete; cilia glossy whitish-grey. Hindwings fuscous-grey, 

 darker towards apex ; cilia grey-whitish, with an indistinct grey 

 line near base. 



An inconspicuous species, somewhat resembling Eulechria 

 achalinella. 



Common round Sydney amongst dry scrub in November ; also 

 met with at Blackheath (3500 feet) in January. 



127. Lin. canephora, n, sp. 



Minor, alis ant. niveis, partim griseo-sparsis, triangulo clorsi ad 

 basim, macula dorsi postica elongata magna lineaque postica 

 angulata saturate griseis, punctis disci tribus nigricantibus ; post, 

 albido-griseis. 



<? $. 17-18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs white : thorax with a suffused fuscous-grey spot on each side 

 of back ; anterior legs dark fuscous above, apex of joints white. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, slightly sinuate in middle, 

 apex round-pointed, hindmargin very obliquely rounded \ white ; 

 costal edge dark fuscous at base ; a slender fuscous-grey suffusion 

 beneath costa from \ to beyond middle ; a suffused dark-grey 

 oblique triangular blotch on inner margin towards base, reaching 

 half across wing, mixed with blackish above and posteriorly ; a 

 large grey oblong blotch extending on inner margin from \ to anal 

 angle, anteriorly mixed with blackish and connected with a small 

 blackish spot in disc before middle, posteriorly more or less suffused 

 and ill-denned ; two cloudy dark fuscous dots transversely placed 





