BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 



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arched, apex round-pointed, hind margin almost straight, ex- 

 tremely oblique ; light fuscous-grey, with scattered grey- whitish 

 scales, and sometimes a few black scales ; a raised blackish tuft in 

 disc before middle, and a second obliquely beyond it on fold, 

 sometimes connected with margins by a few raised black scales ;' 

 an irregular line of raised black scales from ? of costa to anal angle, 

 more strongly marked in disc ; a few black scales forming a carved 

 transverse line towards hindmargin : cilia ochreous-whitish, 

 suffused with light fuscous-grey. Hindwings fuscous-grey ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish, suffused with light fuscous-grey. 



Not closely approaching any other, but with marked general 

 affinity, and quite typical. 



Sydney, in November and "December; five specimens from 

 Kunzea capitata. 



32*. Mesolecta n. g. 



Head loosely haired, sidetufts moderate, spreading. Antennae 

 in $ moderate, moderately and evenly ciliated (1), basal joint 

 moderate, with strong pecten. Palpi moderate, second joint 

 reaching base of antennae, with appressed scales, rather loose 

 beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, moderate, curved. 

 Thorax with an erect crest. Forewings elongate, apex rounded, 

 hindmargin obliquely rounded. Hindwings slightly narrower than 

 forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin rounded, cilia 5. Abdomen 

 moderate. Posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs above. Fore- 

 wings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before angle of 

 cell. Hindwings normal. 



The single species of this genus has only recently come into my 

 hands ; the genus is therefore not included in the analytical 

 table, but will fall under the same head with Epipyrga^ from which 

 it may be immediately distinguished by the antennal pecten.. It 

 is very closely allied to Nephogenes, from which it differs only by 

 the crested thorax. 



164. Mes. psacasta, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. griseis, albido-sparsis, macula costae ad basim 

 parva, altera antica, triangulo postico depresso, maculaque anguli 

 analis parva saturate griseis, punctis disci quinque nigris ; post, 

 griseis. 



