262 Mr. E. Meyrick on Pyralidina from 



antennae of the male, as merely specific points ; these 

 latter appear to me to differ more or less in every species. 

 If this view is correct the preceding genus, Heosphora, 

 would also be merged in this. I do not press my view 

 at present, because I believe M. Eagonot, who has had 

 the opportunity of examining much more extensive 

 material, thinks differently, and it seems desirable to 

 await the publication of his opinions before making 

 further change. I have therefore described the following 

 species as an Anerastia, but indicated in the specific 

 description the structural points in which it diverges 

 from other forms. 



The special points of neuration, by which Anerastia 

 (including Heosphora) is characterised, are the absence 

 of vein 5 of the fore wings (which is coincident with 4), 

 and the free vein 8 of the hind wings, which is approxi- 

 mated to 7 but does not anastomose with it, as usual in 

 the family. This latter point I regard as most important 

 here ; it seems to have been hardly noticed. The ocelli 

 appear to be always present, but sometimes more or less 

 concealed ; I mention this because Heinemann states 

 that they are absent. 



Anerastia metallactis, n. s. 

 3 > 20 — 21 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen 

 whitish-ochreous, slightly brownish-tinged; frontal cone long, 

 obtuse-conical ; tongue present, very small ; antennas without basal 

 sinuation or roughening, filiform, ciliations one-half; labial palpi 

 very long, straight, porrected; maxillary palpi obsolete. Legs 

 dark fuscous, posterior pair ochreous-whitish. Fore wings elon- 

 gate, moderate, posteriorly scarcely dilated, costa gently arched, 

 apex rounded, hind margin obliquely rounded ; pale brownish- 

 ochreous, slightly reddish-tinged ; costal edge ochreous-white ; all 

 veins rather broadly ochreous-whitish mixed with fuscous-grey ; 

 except subcostal, which forms a clear ochreous-white straight 

 narrow streak from base to costa before apex, below narrowly and 

 suffusedly margined with dark grey; cilia grey-whitish. Hind 

 wings semitransparent, pale whitish-grey ; cilia whitish. 



Bathurst, New South Wales ; three specimens taken 

 by Mrs. Stephenson. 



