402 EXOTIC WICROLEPIBOrTr.RA. 



fuscous stroiik. Thorax dark fuscous. Forcwings very narrow, 

 acute ; yellow ; a fuscous basal patch occuj)ying about ^ of wing, 

 costal width twice dorsal, edge somewhat irregular, dark fuscous 

 towards dorsum; a fuscous patch occupying apical |, edge slightly 

 inwaids-oblique from costa, marked scattered black scales: cilia 

 light grey. Hiudwiugs grey, paler towards base ; cilia light grey. 

 Queensland, Cairns; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Stathmopoda diclidias, n. sp. 



<S . 9 mm. Head shining brassy-whitish, back of crown light 

 fuscous. Paliti whitish. Antenna? light grey. Thorax rather 

 dark fuscous. Forewings very narrow, widest near base, narrowed 

 to acute apex ; rather dark fuscous ; two shining whitish fasciae, first 

 very broad, extending from near base to -I, second narrow, cloudy, 

 outwards-obli(]ue fi om tornus to costa : cilia pale grey. Hindwings 

 grey ; cilia pale grey. 



QtTKENSLANi), Caims (Dodd); 1 ex, (Coll. Lower). Also a $ 

 from Yarrabah in Coll. Stockholm Museum. 



Stathmopoda grammatopis, n. sp. 



$. 10 mm. Head shining white. Palpi white, a dot beneath 

 apex of second joint, and fine line of terminal joint dark fuscous. 

 Thorax white, slightly iufuscated dorsallj. Forewings very narrow, 

 widest near base, thence narrowed to very acute apex; whitish; 

 slight dark fuscous costal and dorsal marks towards base; a rather 

 dark fuscous subtriangular fascia before middle, broad on dorsum 

 and narrow on costa, containing a pale ouhreous spot above middle 

 and elongate subdorsal spot ; a pale ochreous rhomboidal spot out- 

 lined with rather dark fuscous on tornus ; a fine rather dark fuscous 

 line from this along termen to apex, and still finer line along ajncal 

 part of costa: cilia whitish-grey, round apex white. Hiudwiugs 

 light greyish ; cilia whitish-grey. 



Queensland, Cairns, October (Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). 



Stathmopoda trifida, n. sp. 



(S . 12 mm. Head, palpi, thorax shining white. Forewings very 

 narrow, widest very near base, thence narrowed to acute aj)ex ; 

 shining white ; a grey dot on tornus before middle ; an inverted 

 Hattened-triangular grey spot on tornus, a lighter grey dash above 

 this, and another obliquely anterior beneath costa: cilia ochreous- 

 whitish. Hindwiugslight grey, whitish-tinged towards base ; cilia 

 oclireouB-whitish. 



Queensland, Cairns {Dodd) ; 1 ex. (Coll Lower). 



ETHIRASTIS, n. g. 

 Head smooth, rounded ; ocelli posterior ; tongue developed. An- 

 tennae nearly 1, in S moderately ciliated, basal joint very long, 

 slender, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, smooth, 

 terminal joint longer than second, acute. Maxillary ])alpi very 

 short, filiform, ap})rcssed to tongue. Posterior tibia rough-haired 



