426 Mr, E. Meyrick on the classification 



margin slightly rounded, very oblique ; light brownish ochreous, 

 with irregularly scattered black and white scales, tending to form 

 streaks along basal half of costa and submedian fold ; an indistinct 

 darker spot at base of cleft ; ciha white, on inner and hind margins 

 pale greyish ochreous except towards base, with two blackish basal 

 dots on hind margin of each segment. Hind wings cleft firstly 

 from two-fifths, secondly from near base, 1st segment tolerably 

 narrow, spatulate, 2nd segment moderate, caudate, 3rd segment 

 linear ; fuscous ; cilia pale greyish ochreous. 



Duaringa and Brisbane, Queensland; Sydney and 

 Blackheath (3500 feet), New South Wales; Mount 

 Graham and Wirrabara, South Australia ; from Septem- 

 ber to November, and in February ; rather common. 



MiMESEOPTiLus, Wallgr. 



Mimeseoptihis orites, Meyr. 



MhneseojytilHs orites, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst., 1884, 

 126. 



CHnton, New Zealand. 



Mimeseoptihis litJioxestns, Meyr. 



Mimeseoptilus litlioxestus, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst., 

 1884, 127. 



Arthur's Pass, New Zealand. 



Mimeseoptilus charadrias, Meyr. 



Mimeseojjtilus charadrias, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst. 

 1884, 126. 



Arthur's Pass, New Zealand. 



Mimeseoptilus ceUdotus, Meyr. 



Lioptilus celidotus, Meyr., Trans. N. Z. Inst., 1884, 

 125. 



Sydney and Mount Kosciusko (5000 feet). New South 

 Wales ; Christchurch and Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand; 

 in December, January, and April. 



Mimeseoptilus phceoncphcs, Meyr. 

 Mount Wellington, Tasmania. 



