508 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA 



purple-carmine streak from anal angle, reaching half across wing ; 

 a purple-carmine streak along hind-margin : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 tips whitish. Hindwings grey- whitish, greyer posteriorly ; cilia 

 grey-whitish. 



The smallest species, characterised by its rosy markings. 



Sydney and Mittagong (2000 feet), New South Wales ; several 

 specimens in February and March. 



233. Phil, homotona, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. ochreis, punctis disci tribus serieque postica 

 nigris, macula supra angulum analem grisea ; post, ochreo-albidis. 



<J. 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax light brownish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior tibiae pale whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hind margin 

 almost straight, oblique ; pale brownish-ochreous ; extreme costal 

 edge blackish near base ; a blackish dot in disc before middle, 

 another on fold beyond it, and two almost confluent in disc 

 beyond middle ; a cloudy grey spot above anal angle ; a row 

 of cloudy blackish dots near and parallel to hindmargin : cilia 

 whitish-ochreous, with a faint fuscous line, tips whitish. Hind- 

 wings ochreous- whitish, margin greyish ; cilia ochreous-whitish 

 with an indistinct grey line. 



Very similar to some forms of Eulechria, as E. convictella and 

 its allies. 



Bulli, New South Wales ; one specimen in October. 

 234. Phil, melanoiiloca, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. fusco-albidis, strigis plerisque inter venas inter- 

 ruptis saturate f uscis, serie maculorum postica nigrescentium ; 

 post, dilate griseis. 



£. 19 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen grey- 

 whitish ; shoulders dark fuscous ; second joint of palpi mixed 

 externally with dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, posterior pair 

 whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin almost straight, oblique ; very pale whitish- 

 fuscous, with some scattered dark fuscous scales ; all spaces 



