BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 479 



elongate, costa gently arched, apex pointed, hindmargin sub- 

 concave, oblique ; deep orange-yellow ; markings rather dark 

 fuscous, somewhat bluish-shining ; costal edge sometimes white 

 towards middle ; a rather narrow subcostal streak from base to 

 costa at 3 ; a rather narrow streak beneath submedian fold 

 throughout ; a dot in disc beyond middle ; an irregular oblique 

 mark from beneath this to anal angle ; a short oblique streak 

 from apex almost touching discal dot, and united anteriorly with 

 a short narrow longitudinal streak from middle of hindmargin ; all 

 these markings except subcostal and apical streaks sometimes 

 obsolete : cilia fuscous. Hindwings rather dark fuscous ; cilia 

 fuscous. 



Apparently allied to the preceding, but peculiarly marked. 



Sydney and Murrurundi. New South Wales ; Melbourne, Vic- 

 toria ; and the Mount Lofty range, South Australia ; widely 

 distributed, but not taken commonly anywhere ; in October, 

 December, February, and March. 



187. Phil declivis, Walk. 



(Oecophora declivisella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 687.) 



Media, alis ant. albido-luteis, sericeis, costa ochreo-flava, strigula 

 obliqua ante apicali, interdum etiam altera ad basim subcostali 

 saturate fuscis ; post, ochreo-flavis, costa et apice saturate fuscis. 



$ ?. 20-24: mm. Head deep ochreous-yellow. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, internally pale ochreous-yellow. Antennas dark fuscous. 

 Thorax whitish-ochreous. Abdomen dark ochreous-yellow. Legs 

 dark fuscous, posterior tibiae ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 yery obliquely rounded ; shining whitish-yellow ; costal edge 

 ochreous-yellow, near base blackish ; a short oblique dark fuscous 

 streak from costa just before apex, varying in intensity, reaching 

 disc at about I from base , rarely a short dark fuscous streak from 

 base beneath costa : cilia pale whitish-fuscous, with a narrow 

 whitish-ochreous apical bar. Hindwings deep ochreous-yellow, 

 costa and apex suffused with dark fuscous ; cilia whitish-yellow. 



Very distinct from any but the following. 



