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Albany, West Australia ; one specimen in December. 

 Crambus demissalis, Walk., is represented in the British 

 Museum collection bj 7 a rather poor specimen of this 

 species, but it is apparent that there must be some error ; 

 Walker describes his species as silvery-white, with black 

 discal and marginal points, and in other respects quite 

 distinct ; his name may therefore be dropped until the 

 type is discovered. As an instance of confusion of 

 types in the same genus, I may mention that Walker's 

 Crambus cuneiferellus was at one time represented in the 

 collection by a specimen of the absurdly different 

 Thudaca obliquella ; his description being really recog- 

 nisable enough. 



Eromene, Hb. 



Eromcne ocellea, Hw. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia ; one specimen taken 

 by Mr. E. Guest. I was extremely surprised to receive 

 this species, and inquired particularly into its capture ; 

 Mr. Guest informed me that he took it himself in 1885, 

 and had never met with a second specimen, and suggested 

 that, as the locality was within a hundred yards of a 

 grocery store, the pupa might have been imported in 

 straw from the South of Europe. I am disposed to 

 think that this is not altogether improbable, but more 

 evidence is required. The species is recorded from 

 Europe, North Africa, Madeira, and North America ; it 

 therefore possesses some means of distribution. 



GALLEEIAD^. 



Heteromicta, Meyr. 



Heteromicta pacJtytera, Meyr. 



Also from Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, 

 Victoria ; Quorn, South Australia ; Geraldton, West 

 Australia. The sexes are similar ; size varies from 

 16 to 26 mm. 



Melissoblaptes, Z. 



The two following species are true Mclissoblajrtes, as 

 distinguished from Heteromicta. 



