Australia and the South Pad fir. '10 1 6 



G. Barnard. Walker intentionally substituted the name 

 of polyphoralis, having used the name of Pyralis poly- 

 graphalis twice, in the first instance for a different 

 species. 



TINEODIDiE. 



I think the curious additional genus given below dis- 

 closes so much affinity to the Siculodidce that the family 

 should be transferred to this position. In the diagnosis 

 of the family the neuration of the hind wings should be 

 altered to read : Vein 5 remote from 4, 6 and 7 separate, 

 8 free or anastomosing at a point with 7. 



Epharpastis, n. g. 



Forehead vertical. Ocelli present. Tongue well-developed. 

 Antennae three-fourths, in male slender, strongly bipectinated. 

 Labial palpi long, straight, porrected, second joint rough-scaled 

 above and beneath, terminal joint slender. Maxillary palpi 

 moderate, terminally strongly dilated with rough scales. Posterior 

 tibia? in male with all spurs nearly equal. Fore wings with vein 1 

 simple, 3, 4, 5 remote, 8 and 9 stalked. Hind wings as broad as 

 fore wings; 8, 4, 5 remote, 6 and 7 somewhat approximated at 

 base, 8 free, lower median naked. 



Epharpastis dcedala, n. s. 



J 5 , 15 — 16 mm. Head bronzy-ochreous, margins of eyes 

 white. Palpi bronzy-ochreous, beneath white, apex of maxillary 

 palpi white. Antennas dark fuscoiis, annulated with white. Thorax 

 bronzy-ochreous, posteriorly mixed with white. x\bdornen white, 

 segments coarsely irrorated with black towards base. Legs white, 

 irrorated with black. Fore wings very elongate-triangular, very 

 narrow at base, costa slightly sinuate, apex subfalcate, hind margin 

 concave, rather oblique, rounded beneath ; bronzy-ochreous ; 

 markings snow-white, partially coarsely margined with black ; 

 seven small subquadrate spots on costa, costal edge between them 

 blackish ; a small cloudy spot beneath first costal ; three irregular 

 fasciae, tolerably perpendicular to inner margin, first from second 

 costal spot, slender, second from third costal spot, moderate, third 

 from fifth and sixth costal spots, moderate, sometimes dilated 

 towards lower extremity; a tine transverse linear white discal 

 mark between second and third fasciae : cilia white, with a blackish 

 median line, and barred with blackish except on upper half of hind 

 margin. Hind wings narrow towards base, apex round-pointed, 



