of the Australian Pyralidina. 449 



7 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to middle ; lower 

 median with a few long hairs towards base. 



Allied to Notarcha and Molyhdantlia, but characterised 

 by the peculiarly formed palpi, swollen basal joint of 

 antennae, and hairs of lower median vein. 



Stereocopa scoparialis, Walk. 



Gabrisa scoparialis, Walk., SuppL, 1206. 



(? , ? , 11 — 15 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thoi'ax, and abdomen 

 whitish ochreous, often mixed with dark fuscous. Legs ochreous- 

 whitish, obscurely banded with fuscous. Fore wings elongate- 

 triangular, costa gently arched, apex roiinded, hind margin obliquely 

 rounded ; whitish ochreous, often suffused with fuscous ; lines 

 dark fuscous, starting from small spots on costa ; an indistinct line 

 near base ; first line before one-third, rather irregular, sometimes 

 thick ; a spot on middle of costa, connected with anterior margin 

 of a curved subquadrate pale obsci;rely dark-margined discal spot ; 

 second line from three-fourths of costa to two-thirds of inner 

 margin, indented beneath costa, below middle abruptly cmwed 

 inwards to beneath discal spot, thence rectangularly bent to inner 

 margin ; cilia pale whitish ochreous, basal half chequered with 

 quadrate fuscous spots. Hind wings pale whitish ochreous, more 

 whitish towards base, sometimes mixed with greyish ; a cloudy 

 fuscous discal spot ; second line fuscoxis, formed as in fore wings ; 

 a fuscous apical suffusion, and a smaller fuscous spot on hind 

 margin below middle ; cilia as in fore wings, but less distinctly 

 spotted. 



Sydney specimens are much lighter than the others 

 which I possess. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Hobart, Tasmania; Mount 

 Lofty, South Australia ; six specimens in October and 

 December. 



EURYCREON, Ld. 

 Eurycreon liomophcea, n. s. 

 (^ , 5 , 15 — 18 mm. Head, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen light 

 greyish ochreous. Palpi dark fuscous, lower half white. Legs 

 white, anterior pair suffused with dark giey. Fore wings tri- 

 angular, narrow towards base, costa slightly sinuate, nearly 

 straight, apex rounded, hind margin obliquely rounded ; light 

 greyish ochreous ; costal edge suffusedly darker towards base ; a 

 small grey discal spot, sometimes obsolete ; a slender white streak 



