(T.ropiioiun.T;, 613 



cli;if;ieferised amongst Pliilohotides b}' its unusiinlly atnut pal|)i 

 and comi)lete absence of tongue and maxillary palpi. The cS lias 

 an expansil)le hairpencil rising from base of hind wings lying along- 

 side of abdomen. 



Meleonoma basanista, n. sp. 



S- 9 mm. Head ochreous-wliitish. Palpi ochreons-whitish, 

 biisal halt" of second joint dark fuscous. Thorax whitish, anterior 

 half and a posterior s[)ot blackisli. Abdomen grey-whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate-lanceolate; blackish; extreme bise whi ish ; raod( r ie 

 irregular-edged ochreous-white fasciiE at \ and middle ; an ochreous- 

 wliite transverse spot on costa at |^, and smaller tornal spot somewhat 

 beyond it ; a small ochreous-white apical spot : cilia ochrcous-whito. 

 Hindwings light grey, paler towards base ; cilia ochreous-whitisji. 



ViCTOKiA, Melbourne; 1 ex. (Coll. Lower). Kesembles a Limnoecia. 



Depressaria hermophila, u. sp. 



2 . 18 mm. Head pale ochreous, somewhat mixed dark grey. 

 Palpi whitish-ochreous, second joint sprinkled dark fuscous, terminal 

 joint with two rings of dirk fuscous irroration. Thorax i)ale 

 ochreous, somewhat sprinkled fuscous, with a horseshoe-shaped dark 

 f iscous streak on dorsum. Porewings elongate, moderate, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded, termen rather obliquely rounded; 2 and 

 '6 stalked ; pale yellow-ochreous, here and there slightly brownish- 

 tinged, a few scattered fuscous and dark fuscous scales ; a somewhat 

 excurved transverse blackish-grey streak almost at base ; a small 

 blackish-grey mark on costa at | ; a flattened-triangular blackish- 

 grey blotch extending on costa from middle to |, and reaching -J 

 across Aving ; first discal stigma indicated by some light brownish 

 suffusion and a few dark grey scales, second by a whitish dot (cilia 

 abraded). Hindwings light grey; cilia grey-whitish, a greyish 

 subbasal shade. 



Prench Guinea, Xonakri ; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). 



Cryptolechia centroleuca, n. sp. 



2 . 18 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Palpi ochrcous-whitish, 

 second joint dark fuscous, terminal much shorter". Thorax fuscous. 

 Porewings rather dilated, costa moderately arched, apex obtuse- 

 pointed, termen straight, rather oblique ; 7 to apex ; whitish- 

 ochreous, some scattered dark fuscous scales, costa yellowish-tinged, 

 with some blackish specks ; a narrow fuscous basal patch, suffusedly 

 extended along costa to | ; plical and first discal stigmata small, 

 black, plical ralher posterior, second discal whitish, surrounded with 

 a cloud of fuscous suffusion, darkest immediately round it ; veins 

 beyond cell somewhat marked fuscous ; a blotch of fuscous suffusion 

 on costa towards apex ; a terminal series of blackish dots : cilia 

 light greyish-ochreous, a greyish subbasal shade. Hindwings 

 rather light grey; cilia ochreous-whitish, alight grey subbasal shade. 



SiKKi-M, Darjiling; 1 ex. (Coll. Joannis). Perhaps near eon. 

 VOL. II. — October, lU22. 2 l 



