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joints fuscous. Fore wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin rather oblique, slightly rounded ; 

 yellow ; costal edge blackish at base ; a very small blackish dot in 

 disc before middle, and a second beyond it on fold ; two others 

 transversely placed and confluent in disc beyond middle, connected 

 with a slender cloudy fuscous streak from anal angle : cilia yellow. 

 Hind wings dark fuscous, lighter towards base ; cilia whitish i 

 ochreous, with a dark fuscous basal line. 



'Differs from all similarly marked species by the yellow ground- 

 colour. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; not uncommon, in December and 

 February. 



245. Eriod. abductella, Walk. 



(Gelechia abductella , Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat. 650.) 



Minor, alis ant. apice acuto, albido-ochreis, dorsum versus vix 

 saturatioribus ; post, saturatius griseis, basim versus dilutioribus. 



^ 9. 14-17 mm. Head white, slightly ochreous-tinged. Palp 

 white, second joint mixed with ochreois externally, apex of 

 terminal joint dark fuscous. Antennae whitish. Thorax whitish- 

 ochreous. Abdomen ochreous- whitish Legs ochreous- whitish, 

 anterior pair dark grey above. Fore wings elongate, moderate, 

 costa moderately arched, apex acute, hindmargin very obliquely 

 rounded ; pale whitish-ochreous, somewhat darker towards inner 

 margin ; cilia pale whitish-ochreous. Hindwings rather dark 

 grey, much paler towards base ; cilia ochreous-whitish, base more 

 ochreous. 



An inconspicuous species, liable to be overlooked. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; common from October to December. 



246. Eriod. leptostola, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. niveis, ochreo-sparsis, strigula ad basim sub- 

 costali, punctis disci tribus, quarto dorsi postico, strigula anguli 

 analis obliqua, lineaque postica ochreis ; post, griseis. 



(J £. 12-15. mm. Head white. Palpi white, second joint 

 externally suffused with dark fuscous except at base and apex. 



