452 Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



CnkMBlBM. 

 Thinasotia, Hb. 



It would be possible to separate generically each of 

 the first two additional species here given, on account of 

 well-defined differences in the neuration, but at present 

 I do not think it necessary to do so, regarding them 

 merely as extreme forms of the genus. 



Thinasotia termia, n. s. 



S' , 22 — 24 mm. Head, palpi, antenna', thorax, abdomen, and 

 legs oclireous mixed with white ; forehead with long conical pro- 

 jection ; tongue extremely short ; antennaj strongly bipectinated ; 

 legs somewhat in-orated with blackish. Abdominal valves mode- 

 rate, exserted ; uncus stout, terminal half abruptly curved down 

 and attenuated ; intromittent organ large, bent, lobed. Fore 

 wings very elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, 

 hind margin obliquely rounded ; veins 4 and 5 stalked ; ochreous- 

 whitish, irregularly irrorated with ochreous, and with a few 

 scattered black scales ; sometimes a cloudy oblique blackish streak 

 in disc at one-fourth ; first line from two-fifths of costa to middle 

 of inner margin, white, posteriorly edged by a deep yellow-ochreous 

 line mixed with black, somewhat curved, indented above and below 

 middle ; a small clear white somewhat 8-shaped discal spot ; second 

 line near and tolerably parallel to hind margin, white, anteriorly 

 edged by a yellow-ochreous hne mixed with black, subdentate, in- 

 dented beneath costa ; hind marginal space light fuscous, except a 

 cloudy white dentate marginal line, tending to be connected with 

 second line on veins ; a row of cloiidy blackish hind marginal dots; 

 cilia light fuscous, mixed with whitish. Hind wings with vein 5 

 absent (coincident with 4) ; light fuscous, becoming paler towards 

 base ; cilia whitish, with a cloudy fuscous line. 



Not close to any other species, but allied to the group 

 of T. hoplitella ; distinguished from all other species of 

 the genus by the stalking of veins 4 and 5 of the fore 

 wings, and from all except T. pantenclia by the dis- 

 appearance of vein 5 of the hind wings. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; several specimens received 

 from Mr. G. Barnard. 



