BY E. MEYR1CK, B.A. 491 



205. Phil, partitella, Walk. 

 (Oecophora 2Kirtitella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat. 683.) 



Media, alis ant. canis, fascia ad basim, vitta costae abbreviata 

 Titrimque attenuata, macula dorsi cum punctis disci tribus connexa, 

 linea postica maculaque apicis saturate fuscis ; post, griseis, basim 

 versus navido-tinctis ; capite fiavo. 



g $. 19-22 mm. Head ockreous-yellow. Palpi dark fuscous, 

 terminal joint and apex of second whitish. Antennae dark 

 fuscous. Thorax ochreous-white, with a dark fuscous spot on 

 shoulder. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, anal tuft more yellow. 

 Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

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

 hindmargin obliquely rounded ; white, sometimes ochreous-tinged ; 

 a straight dark fuscous fascia close to base ; a broad dark fuscous 

 streak along costa from near base to i|, attenuated to both ends, 

 connected with a discal dot before middle ; an irregular fuscous 

 blotch on inner margin, connected with a dark fuscous dot on fold, 

 and two transversely placed in disc beyond middle ; a curved dark 

 fuscous line from costa at 5 to anal angle ; indented beneath costa, 

 its extremities connected by a direct fuscous shade ; a cloudy 

 fuscous apical spot : cilia light fuscous, base mixed with white. 

 Hind wings grey, becoming yellowish towards base ; cilia 

 yellowish. 



A handsome and distinct insect. 



Sydney and Blackheath (3,500 feet), New South Wales : locally 

 abundant in October. 



206. Phil, cretacea, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. canis, plicae basi, vitta costae abbreviata basim 

 non attingente, strigis cluabus parallelis perobliquis e disco in 

 costam percurrentibus, lineaque postica ochreis ; post, albido- 

 griseis. 



$ ?. 19-22 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Palpi whitish, 

 second joint dark fuscous externally except at apex, Antennas 

 whitish. Thorax white, with a fuscous spot on shoulder. 

 Abdomen whitish-ochreous, anal tuft more yellowish. Legs dark 



