382 DESCRIPTIONS OF MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



34. Antidica, Meyr. 



Head loosely haired, sidetufts small, spreading. Antennae in d" 

 rather thick, somewhat serrate, biciliated with rather long tufts of 

 hairs (2) ; basal joint stout, with moderate pecten. Palpi rather 

 long, second joint exceeding base of antennas, densely scaled, 

 somewhat loosely beneath, terminal joint shorter than second, 

 moderate, recurved. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, apex 

 obtusely pointed, hindmargin very oblique. Hind wings almost as 

 broad as forewings, elongate-ovate, hindmargin slightly roundedj 

 cilia §. Abdomen elongate, broad, somewhat flattened. Posterior 

 tibiae clothed with long fine hairs. Forewings with vein 7 to 

 hindmargin, 2 from angle of cell. Hind wings normal. 



Closely allied to Philobota, of which it is perhaps an earlier 

 form, differing in the increased development of the antennal cili- 

 ations, and the peculiar stout and elongate abdomen. 



la. Forewings ochreous- white 175. eriomorpha. 



lb. „ ochreous-grey 176. barysoma. 



175. Ant eriomorpha, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. ochreo-albis, vitta angusta supra medium, 

 nterdum etiam dorso fuscis ; post, saturate fuscis. 



d*. 17-21 mm. Head and thorax white, suffused with fuscous 

 except on sides. Palpi white, more or less wholly suffused with 

 dark fuscous. Antennas whitish. Abdomen ochreous- whitish. 

 Legs dark fuscous, hairs of posterior tibiee ochreous-whitish 

 Forewings elongate, rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex 

 pointed, hindmargin extremely obliquely roanded ; ochreous- 

 white ; costal edge slenderly blackish towards base ; a straight 

 narrow longitudinal fuscous streak from base above middle to 

 apex of costa, posteriorly somewhat paler and tending to be 

 trifurcate at extremity ; inner margin sometimes narrowly fuscous : 

 cilia ochreous-white. Hindwings dark-fuscous ; cilia whitish, 

 towards base suffused with fuscous-grey. 



In markings recalling typical species of Philobota. 



Round Melbourne and at Mount Macedon, Yictoria, in 

 November ; rather common. 



