of the Australian Pyralidina. 437 



Abdomen in male with valves moderate, scaled, exserted ; uncus 

 moderately long, curved, beneath with an upwards-cm-ved remotely- 

 divergent process from base meeting it again at apex. Posterior 

 tibiae with outer spiirs four-fifths of inner. Fore wings with vems 

 8 and 9 stalked, 10 approximated to 9 towards base, 11 moderate. 

 Hind wings with vein 7 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 

 to one-third. 



Schoenohius imparelliis, Meyr. 



SchoenoUus hnparcllus, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 

 1878, 176. 



Gayndab, Queensland ; Sydney, New South Wales ; 

 locally common in Marcli. 



SCIRPOPHAGA, Tr. 



Forehead vertical. Maxillary palpi moderate, loosely dilated 

 with scales. Labial palpi moderate or rather short, porrected or 

 somewhat ascending, loosely scaled, terminal joint short, partly 

 concealed. Other characters quite as in Schoenohius. 



Scirjjophaga j)atulella, Walk. 



Tipancea patulclla, Walk., Tin., 522; Scirpopltaga 

 exsanquis, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 

 1882,' 161. 



Brisbane, Queensland; Glen Innes (3000 feet) and 

 Sydney, New South Wales ; Fernshaw, Victoria ; Delo- 

 raine and Hobart, Tasmania ; Mount Graham, South 

 Australia ; very common. 



Scirpophaga ocliroleuca, Meyr. 



Scirpophaga ochroleuca, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W., 

 1882, 162. 



Duaringa, Queensland. 



OXYCHIROTID^. 



Wings linear. Fore wings with veins 7 and 10 both rising from 

 stalk of 8 and 9. Hind wings with vein 7 out of 6, anastomosing 

 with 8, lower median not pectinated. Maxillary palpi triangularly 

 scaled. 



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