360 DESCRIPTIONS OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



across wing ; a small round blackish-fuscous spot on disc beyond 

 middle ; a dark fuscous inwardly oblique spot on costa before apex, 

 preceded by a clearer whitish ocbreous space, and emitting an 

 indistinct interrupted curved line to anal angle ; a row of small 

 suffused dark fuscous spots on hindmargin : cilia pale whitish- 

 ochreous, irrorated with fuscous, basal half more ochreous and 

 obscurely barred with dark fuscous. Hindwings fuscous-grey, 

 paler towards base ; cilia grey- whitish, with an indistinct darker 

 line. 



The smallest species of the genus, and with the antennae more 

 shortly ciliated than any other ; differing from all by the sharply 

 denned dark fuscous triangular dorsal spot. 



Brisbane in September, and Sydney in December ; four speci- 

 mens, mostly on the trunks of Banhsia. I have found, but not 

 succeeded in breeding, a larva feeding on the bark of Banksia, in 

 a loose web among the crevices, which I expected to produce this 

 species. 



29. Sphyrelata Meyr. 



Head with loosely appressed scales, sidetufts moderately large, 

 loosely appressed. Antennas in cf stout, strongly serrate, minutely 

 ciliated (^), basal joint moderate, without pecten, or with two or 

 three fugitive scales. Palpi moderate, second joint not exceeding 

 base of antennae, dilated with dense appressed scales, thickest in 

 middle, somewhat rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than 

 second, moderate, recurved. Thorax with dense posterior crest. 

 Forewings elongate, moderate, apex obtusely pointed, hindmargin 

 obliquely rounded. Hindwings rather narrower than forewings, 

 elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia J to 1. Abdomen rather 

 dilated, somewhat flattened. Middle tibiae with median whorl of 

 projecting hairs ; posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs above. 

 Forewings with vein 7 to apex, 2 from or slightly before angle of 

 cell. Hindwings normal. 



This genus closely approaches Phloeopola, from which it is dis- 

 tinguished mainly by the antennae of the $ , which are stouter, 

 more strongly serrate, and very shortly ciliated. I regard it as an 

 offshoot of Phloeopola. It is uncertain whether the first species 



