250 Mr. E. Meyrick on Pyralidina from 



Hednota gelastis, n. s. 



J, 9 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen grey-whitish 

 irrorated with dark fuscous ; cone slight ; palpi four. Antennae 

 greyish, filiform, moderately ciliated (1). Legs fuscous, posterior 

 pair grey-whitish. Fore wings elongate-triangular, costa gently 

 arched, apex rounded, hind margin extremely oblique, almost 

 straight ; veins 4 and 5 separate ; grey-whitish, irrorated with 

 dark fuscous ; two thick ochreous-brown transverse lines, partially 

 irrorated with blackish, first from two-fifths of costa to two-fifths 

 of inner margin, somewhat curved outwards, second from three- 

 fourths of costa to four-fifths of inner margin, upper half 

 moderately curved outwards ; an obscure white discal dot between 

 them ; cilia grey-whitish, with a blackish line near base and grey 

 subapical line. Hind wings subovate, hardly broader than fore 

 wings ; veins 4 and 5 from a point ; grey ; cilia light grey. 



Campbelltown, Tasmania ; one specimen in December. 

 The smallest and most inconspicuous species, abnormal 

 in appearance from the smaller hind wings and peculiar 

 markings. 



Hednota panselcnella, Meyr. 



Also from Hobart, Tasmania. 



Hednota acontophora, Meyr. 



Also from Hobart, Tasmania ; Adelaide, South 

 Australia. 



Hednota asterias, n. s. 



$ , 27 mm. Head ferruginous, face fuscous, cone moderate. 

 Palpi 4o, fuscous, white towards base beneath. Antennae grey, 

 subdentate, very shortly ciliated (-}). Thorax ashy-grey. Abdomen 

 grey-whitish, ochreous-tinged. Legs grey, posterior pair grey- 

 whitish. Fore wings elongate, moderately dilated, subtriangular, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hind margin hardly perceptibly 

 sinuate, slightly oblique, rounded beneath; veins 4 and 5 separate; 

 glossy grey, slightly ochreous-tinged, somewhat irrorated with 

 whitish-grey ; margins of veins marked by fine unevenly scattered 

 black scales ; a round clear white discal dot beyond middle ; cilia 

 glossy light grey, with a darker ochreous-grey line near base. 

 Hind wings with veins 4 and 5 short-stalked; beneath with a 

 longitudinal fold near inner margin, its edge fringed with rough 

 hairs on anal half; whitish-grey, towards hind margin scarcely 

 darker; cilia grey-whitish, with a light grey line. 



