504 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEP1DOPTERA, 



inwards, the second oblique ; second longitudinal streak including 

 a short white line near base. Hindwings grey, towards base 

 yellowish-tinged. 



I saw this species in the British Museum (a very poor 

 specimen), and noted it as new and allied to P. bracteatella, 

 but omitted to describe it ; the above description (doubtless 

 inaccurate) is interpreted from Walker. 



West Australia. 



226. Phil, aurinatella, Walk. 



(flecophora auri?iatella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Oat. 693.) 



Media, alis ant. apice acuto, saturate flavis, macula disci parva 

 transversa ciliisque saturate griseis ; post, saturate fuscis. 



£ £. 18-22 mm. Head deep yellow. Palpi yellow, externally 

 dark fuscous except at base. Antennae yellowish. Thorax deep 

 yellow, suffused in middle with dark grey. Abdomen whitish- 

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

 Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa mode- 

 rately arched, apex almost acute, hindmargin almost straight, 

 oblique ; deep yellow ; a small transverse blackish-grey spot in 

 disc beyond middle ; cilia dark grey, base mixed with blackish. 

 Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 



Readily distinguished from P. 7)iono])haes by the discal spot, 

 from P. xanthiella by the almost acute apex of the forewings. 



Sydney (rarely), Mittagong (2000 feet) and Blackheath (3500 

 feet), New South Wales ; locally abundant from November to 



January. 



227. Phil. mo7io2)haes, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant, saturate flavis, ciliis saturate griseis; post, 

 saturate fuscis. 



<J £. 18-22 mm. Head and thorax deep orange-yellow. Palpi 

 yellow, paler internally. Antennae pale yellowish. Abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous, anal tuft yellow. Legs dark fuscous, posterior 

 tibise ochreous- whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, posteriorly 

 dilated, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin 

 sinuate, oblique ; deep orange-yellow j cilia dark grey, with a black 

 basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; cilia dark grey. 



