436 Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



streak from apex rather near hind margin, becoming obsolete 

 below middle ; an indistinct fi;scous line near and parallel to hind 

 margin ; cilia white. 



Eeadily distinguished from the following species by 

 the white head and thorax, pointed palpi, and nearly 

 obsolete markings of hind wings. 



Sale, Victoria ; one specimen taken by Dr. Lucas. 



Hydreuretis tullialis, Walk. 



Hydrocamim tullialis, Walk., 462. 



^ , 17 — 21 mm. ; ? , 25 — 26 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax 

 ochreous-brown, sometimes irrorated with dark fuscous. Antennae 

 fuscous. Abdomen varying from whitish to ochreous. Legs white, 

 anterior pair internally suffused with fuscous. Fore wings very 

 elongate-triangular, in female extremely elongate, costa very 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, hind margin tolerably straight, rather 

 oblique ; ochreous-brown or fuscous, sometimes irrorated or suffused 

 with dark fuscous ; an indistinct white suffusion in male forming 

 bands before and beyond middle, not reaching margins, in female 

 absent ; a slender, sometimes almost obliterated, white dark- 

 margined line from five-sixths of costa to three-fourths of inner 

 margin, forming a small spot on inner margin, irregularly sinuate 

 inwards on lower half; a similar nearly straight line near hind 

 margin ; cilia pale fuscous, base white spotted with blackish. 

 Hind wings white ; a cloudy irregular fuscous streak from two- 

 thirds of costa to middle of inner margin, in male more or less 

 obsolete, in female suffused towards base beneath ; a more defined 

 fuscous or dark fuscous streak at three-fourths, parallel to hind 

 margin ; a narrow pale ochreous hind marginal fascia, finely dark- 

 margined ; cilia white, with basal dark fuscous dots on veins. 



Variable in depth of colouring. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; in March and April, at 

 lamps and over pools. 



SCHCENOBIUS, Dl(J). 

 Forehead with conically projecting scales ; ocelli present ; tongue 

 very short or obsolete. Antenme in male two-thirds, in female 

 less than one-half, in male tolerably stout, moderately ciliated. 

 Maxillary palpi moderate, triangularly dilated with scales. Labial 

 palpi very long, straight, porrected, clothed with dense loosely 

 dilated scales, broadest in middle, tenniiial joint not distinct. 



