474 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



middle, attenuated posteriorly ; a similar streak along inner margin 

 from base to near anal angle ; a broad hindmarginal fuscous-grey 

 band, irrorated and sometimes suffused with yellow, anterior edge 

 convex, bordered by a dark fuscous narrow fascia from costa at J to 

 before anal angle : cilia fuscous, base irrorated with yellowish. 

 Hindwings rather dark fuscous, anteriorly sometimes lighter and 

 slightly reddish-tinged ; cilia dark fuscous. 



A very handsome species ; Victorian specimens average decidedly 

 larger than those from New South Wales. 



Sydney, and Blackheath (3,500 feet), in New South Wales ; 

 Melbourne, in Victoria; and the Mount Lofty range, in South 

 Australia ; from September to November, generally common. 



178. Phil. bio£>hora, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. ochreo-flavis, vitta costse abbreviata, fasciaque 

 postica incurvata saturate f uscis ; post, saturate fuscis, ciliis 

 angulum analem versus flavidis. 



$ ?. 17-21 mm. Head whitish-yellow or ochreous-yellow, 

 face dark fuscous beneath. Palpi dark fuscous, internally some- 

 what mixed with whitish-yellow. Antenna? dark fuscous. Thorax 

 dark fuscous, two small posterior spots and a lateral spot pale 

 ochreous-yellow. Abdomen dark fuscous, anal tuft pale ochreous- 

 yellow. Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae pale ochreous-yellow. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, 

 hindmargin very oblique, hardly rounded ; light or sometimes deep 

 ochreous-yellow ; a dark fuscous streak along costa from base to f , 

 posteriorly attenuated ; an inwards-curved narrow dark fuscous 

 fascia from costa at J to before anal angle ; space beyond this some- 

 times sprinkled with fuscous , cilia fuscous-grey. Hindwings dark 

 fuscous : cilia fuscous-grey, becoming pale yellowish towards inner 

 angle. 



This and the two following species are closely allied, but all are 

 very constant ; it will be interesting to discover whether they 

 remain equally distinct towards the limits of their respective 

 regions. The present species has the wings somewhat more 



