234 Mr. E. Meyrick on Pyralidina from 



of M. polygonalis and M. deprivalis, and I see no reason 

 to doubt the authenticity of the locality. Of course 

 some confirmatory evidence would be desirable. 



Mecyna miniosalis, Gn. 



Ebulea miniosalis, Gn., 362; E. orseisalis, Walk., 749. 



A true Mecyna, with the following individual points of 

 structure in male : Labial palpi moderate ; maxillary 

 palpi short, loosely dilated ; middle tibiae rough-scaled, 

 with large loose tuft of hairs lying exposed on inner 

 side ; posterior tibiae with a small tuft of short hairs at 

 base, spurs very long, outer three-fourths of inner. 

 Guenee's specific description is sufficient. 



Palm Island {Halifax Bay), Queensland ; one speci- 

 men (coll. Macleay). Also from New Guinea and Java. 



Myriotis, Meyr. 



Myriotis ptoalis, Walk. 



Also from Geraldton, West Australia, in November. 



Mnesictena, Meyr. 

 Mnesictena pactolina , n. s. 

 J 5 , 20 — 22 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax deep ochreous- 

 yellow ; base of palpi white beneath. Antennae yellowish, ciliations 

 of male one. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs white, anterior 

 tibiae and second and third joints of tarsi ochreous-yellow. Fore 

 wings rather elongate-triangular, costa posteriorly moderately 

 arched, apex rectangular, hind margin oblique, somewhat rounded ; 

 deep ochreous-yellow ; a grey dot towards base in middle ; lines 

 slender, waved, fuscous-grey ; first from one-fourth of costa to 

 two-fifths of inner margin, somewhat curved ; second from two- 

 thirds of costa obliquely outwards, curved round to beneath two- 

 thirds of disc, thence to inner margin at three-fourths ; a thick 

 cloudy grey suffused streak from second line above middle to first 

 line below middle ; indications of an interrupted grey subtermiual 

 line ; cilia white, with a blackish-grey basal line, and a small grey 

 apical spot. Hind wings whitish-ochreous ; cilia white, basal half 

 whitish-ochreous. 



Cooktown and Townsville, Queensland ; Port Darwin, 

 North Australia ; four specimens. 



