BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 363 



149. Sphyr. melanaleuca, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. niveis, macula basali magna, altera costa? media, 

 tertia dorsi postica suffusa cum hac conjuncta, quarta apicis nigris ; 

 post, dilute griseis. 



$. 13-14 mm. Head, antennae, and thorax blackish-fuscous, 

 face whitish. Palpi white, basal half and subapical ring of second 

 joint, and terminal joint more or less wholly blackish-fuscous. 

 Abdomen whitish-grey. Legs dark fuscous, central ring of middle 

 tibia? and apex of all joints ochreous- white, hairs of posterior tibise 

 grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex rounded, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; white, 

 in disc partially yellowish-tinged ; basal third wholly blackish- 

 fuscous, outer edge slightly concave ; a large irregular blackish- 

 fuscous blotch on middle of costa, reaching half across wing ; a 

 dark fuscous suffused blotch on inner margin, extending almost 

 from middle to anal angle, above partially confluent with costal 

 blotch ; a minute blackish dot in disc above fold before this ; a 

 subquadrate blackish-fuscous apical blotch, and hindmarginal edge 

 blackish-fuscous : cilia ochreous-white, towards tips greyish tinged, 

 towards base mixed with blackish-fuscous, above apical blotch 

 wholly blackish-fuscous. Hind wings light grey, apex somewhat 

 darker ; cilia whitish-grey, with a suffused darker line. 



Also a very distinct species. 



Sydney, in October ; four specimens at light. 



30. Hieropola Meyr. 



Head smooth, sidetufts moderately large, loosely appressed, 

 projecting somewhat between antennae. Antenna? in tf slender, 

 serrate, moderately ciliated (1), basal joint stout, without pecten. 

 Palpi long, second joint very long, exceeding base of antenna? by 

 half its length, obliquely ascending, thickened with appressed 

 scales, somewhat roughened beneath towards apex, terminal joint 

 less than half second, slender, erect. Thorax smooth. Forewings 

 elongate, apex almost acute, hindmargin very obliquely round. 

 Hindwings narrow than forewings, elongate ovate, hindmargin 

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