«>10 EXOTIC MICROLEPIDOPTREA. 



JJiUTisn CoLTiMRiA, Fiold, 4000 feet, August {Dr. A. J. Turner)-^ 

 two speciraotis. Probably belongs to the ciniJJonella group. 



sj Depressaria testifica, n. sp, 



I propose this name for the species described as liyperella Ely 

 (I'roc. E, S, Wash, xii, 68, 1910), since by hyjyerella appears to 1)6 

 intended Itupericella (the foodplant being given as IJi/pericum), and 

 tliis name is preoccupied in the genus hy hyp ericell a Treits. (1832). 



Cryptolechia municipalis, n. sp. 



cJ. 13 mm. Head, thorax light greyish-ochreous mixed fuscous. 

 Palpi fuscous, terminal joint whitish sprinkled luscous. Abdomen 

 light grey. Forewings elongate, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 

 to just above apex ; light greyish-ochreous irrorated fuscous, costa 

 suffused dark fuscous towards base ; stigmata dark fuscous, plical 

 hardly before first discal, second discal forming a small transverse 

 spot ; a marginal series of cloudy dark fuscous dots round apex and 

 termen : cilia whitish-grey, towards base suffused pale ochreous. 

 Hindwings whitish-grey ; cilia grey-whitish. 



UuEENSLAND, Brisbane (Dodd) ; one sjjccimen. Type in Wals. 

 Coll. (7962). 



Octasphales teclmicopa, n. sp. 



(? . 18 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, terminal joint grey. 

 Thorax ochreousgrey-w^hitish. Abdomen ochreous-whitish. i'ore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, 

 termen obliquely rounded; pale greyish-ochreous, rows of small 

 blackish dots on veins ; costal edge light rose-pink; small irregular 

 blackish spots on costa at j, middle, and |, blackish neural dots 

 towards these tending to be enlarged ; an irregular transverse patch 

 of pink and light brownish suffusion extending from dorsum before 

 middle half across wing : cilia grey-whitish faintly barred pale 

 greyish, becoming light rose-pink on costa. Hindwings and cilia 

 whitish. 



Queensland, Brisbane, February (Dodd) ; one specimen. Type 

 in Wals. Coll. (19266). 



J COMOTECHNA, n. g. 



Head with appressed scales, scales at sides of face projecting and 

 connivent; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. Antenna3 1, in J 

 simple, basal joint elongate, without pecten. Labial pal^a very 

 long, recurved, second joint with long rough projecting scales 

 beneath, longest towards middle, terminal joint longer than second, 

 slender, acute. Maxillary palpi short, appressed to tongue, distinctly 

 3-jointed, first two joints very short, somewhat thickened, terminal 

 joint as long as the other two, filiform. Posterior tibiaD clothed with 

 hairs above. Forewings 1 b furcate, 2 from towards angle, 7 



