152 AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA (PYRALIDiE). 



inwards, and again downwards to | dorsum ; an interrupted 

 dark-fuscous terminal line ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings as 

 forewings, but postmedian line indistinct. 



Much larger than the other species but agreeing 

 structurally. 



Type in Coll., Turner. 



Q. 8tradbroke Island, in February ; one specimen. 



Gen. CONOPRORA, nov. 



K0ivo7rpu)f)o<;y with cone-shape prow. 



Frons with a moderately long cone-shaped frontal 

 process. Tongue well-developed. Palpi moderate, porrect ; 

 second joint rather long with dense hairs above and 

 beneath ; terminal joint concealed. Maxillary palpi dilated 

 with hairs. Antennae of ^ simple or slightly dentate, 

 with short or moderately long ciliations. Legs with outer 

 spurs rather shorter than inner. Neuration normal. 



Differs from Criophthona in the frontal process not 

 being truncate, from Metallarcha in its being proportionately 

 shorter, stouter, and more obtusely pointed, from both 

 in the dilated maxillary palpi. 



Type C. ecista. 



CONOPRORA ECISTA, U. sp. 



rjKurTo^;, Very small. 



^ 9 10-12 mm. Head fuscous mixed with whitish.. 

 Palpi moderately long (3) ; fuscous, beneath white. 

 Antennae pale-fuscous ; in ^ thicker, annulated with 

 whitish, and with moderately long ciliations (1). Thorax 

 fuscous. Abdomen fuscous mixed with whitish. .Leg& 

 gre}^- whitish. Forewings elongate- triangular, apex rounded^ 

 termen* slightly bowed, oblique ; whitish irrorated with 

 fuscous, less so toAvards doKsi.m ; markings dark-fuscous ; 

 slightly outwardly oblique lines from J and mid- dorsum, 

 not reaching costa ; a wavy line from ^ costa to before 

 tornus ; cilia whitish, with a basal row of dark-fuscous 

 dots. Hindwings fuscous ; lines indistinct or obsolete ; . 

 cilia as forewings. 



Type in Coll., Turner. 



N.A. Port Darwin, in October, November and Decem- 

 ber ; three specimens received from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



