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Antennae whitish. Thorax white, slightly mixed with ochreous. 

 Abdomen ochreous- whitish. Anterior legs dark fuscous ; middle 

 tibise ochreous-whitish, tarsi grey with whitish rings at apex of 

 joints ; posterior legs ochreous-whitish. Fore wings elongate, 

 costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin very 

 obliquely rounded ; white, with irregularly scattered brownish- 

 ochreous scales ; costal edge dark fuscous towards base ; markings 

 brownish-ochreous; a thick streak beneath costa from base to middle, 

 suffused and indistinct posteriorly ; a large dot in disc before 

 middle, another on fold obliquely before it, and a third in disc 

 beyond middle, connected with anal angle by an oblique streak ; a 

 small spot on inner margin before anal angle ■ sometimes a suffused 

 streak along fold, or along middle of inner margin ; a streak near 

 and parallel to hindmargin : cilia white, mixed with ochreous- 

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

 with a cloudy grey line. 



Variable in intensity of markings. 



Sydney, New South "Wales ; generally common, in November 

 December, February and March. 



247. Eriod. hololeuca, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. elongatis, canis, interdum squamis paucis 

 ochreis ; post, griseis. 



<J. 14-16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax white 

 Abdomen ochreous-whitish. Legs white, anterior pair dark 

 fuscous, middle tarsi grey. Forewings elongate, rather narrow, 

 costa moderately arched, apex pointed, hindmargin very oblique 

 hardly rounded ; white, sometimes with a few pale ochreous 

 scales : cilia white. Hindwings grey or light grey ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish. 



This and the following species have more elongate and narrower 

 wings than the rest. 



Brisbane and Toowoomba, Queensland ; rather common in 

 September. 



