GELECHIADiE, 299 



Molopostola rufitscta, n. sp. 



cJ . 19-20 mm. Head white, crown sometimes with central 

 fuscous line. Palpi dark fuscous, teiniinal joint whitish except hase. 

 Thorax whitish, a few dark fuscous specks. Ahdomen rather dark 

 fuscous, base whitish, anal tuft whitish-fuscous. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa neai'ly straight, somewhat arched towards 

 extremities, apex obtuse-pointed, termen almost straight, rather 

 oblique ; white, with irregularly scattered dark fuscous scales ; an 

 irregular black dot on base of costa, and one near base in middle ; 

 a black dot beneath fold at 5 ; a reddish-brown costal streak from 

 before middle to apex, cut by a very oblique white striga from S of 

 costa, before this suffused dark fuscous on costal edge ; discal 

 stigmata represented by small brown spots mixed dark fuscous ; an 

 elongate black mark towards apex and one at apex ; some dark 

 fuscous irroratiou towards tornus ; two or three dots of blackish 

 irroration on lower part of termen : cilia whitish, on costa a dark 

 grey basal line, at apex two dark grey -hooks. Hindwings grey ; 

 cilia grey, round upper part of termen suffused whitish. 



French Guiana, St. Jean, 11. Maroni, July ; two specimens. 



Sphaleractis epiclysta, n. sp. 



S. 9-11 mm. Head grey-whitish, sides of crown greyish. 

 Palpi and thorax fuscous. Abdomen pale grey. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen very 

 obliquely rounded ; fuscous suffusedly irrorated dark fuscous ; costa 

 from -J to near apex sufl'used with white mixed dark fuscous irrora- 

 tion ; second discal stigma dark fuscous : cilia whitish-fuscous. 

 Hindwings light grey ; cilia grey-whitish or pale grey. 



New Sooth Wales, Sydney, September ; Tasmania, Launceston, 

 November ; two specimens. 



Ly PILOCRATES, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. 

 Antennae | (?), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi 

 very long, recurved, second joint thickened with scales, Avith dense 

 compact projecting apical tuft beneath, terminal joint longer than 

 second, moderate, acute. Maxillary paljH obsolete. Posterior tibiae 

 clothed with hairs above. Forewings 2 from towards angle, 3 and 4 

 connate from angle, 5 approximated, 6 and 8 stalked, 7 absent, 

 11 Jrom middle. Hindwings 1, trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen 

 somewhat sinuate, cilia 1 ; 3 absent, 4 and 5 closely approximated 

 at hase, 6 and 7 stalked. 



Allied to Anarsia. 



Pilocrates prograpta, n. s]). 



$ . 14 mm. Head, thorax ochreous-white, a few blackish specks. 

 Palpi white, second joint blackish except apex. Abdomen grey, 

 sides dark fuscous, ventral surface ochreous-whitish. Forewings 



