284 Mr. E. Meyrick's descriptions of 



157. Octasphales charitopa, n. s. 

 ? , 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey mixed with white, 

 terminal joint of palpi with a dark fuscous subapical band. 

 Antennae white, annulated with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. 

 Legs white, anterior tarsi spotted with dark fuscous. Fore wnigs 

 oblong, moderate, costa strongly arched towards base, bent and 

 dilated with scales about one-third, thence nearly straight to near 

 apex, apes and hind margin evenly rounded, semicircular ; whitish, 

 somewhat suffused with pale greyish, and marked with numerous 

 small cloudy dark grey spots, posteriorly coalescing to form an 

 oblique fascia from middle of costa to anal angle, narrow on upper 

 half, dilated posteriorly on lower half into a large blotch extending 

 almost to hind margin, and connected by a bar with costa before 

 apex ; costal edge narrowly light rose-pink ; a dark grey hind- 

 marginal line ; cilia whitish, base rosy-tinged. Hind wings grey, 

 lighter towards base ; cilia grey- whitish, with a cloudy gi-ey Ime. 



Port Moresby, New Guinea {Mathew) ; one specimen. 



(ECOPHOEIDiE. 



Two species of this family, Palparia semijunctella, 

 "Walk., and Pldlohotci monolitha, Meyr., were included in 

 the collection of Dr. Lucas as taken in Fiji, each repre- 

 sented by a single specimen only ; but I am disposed to 

 believe that there must have been some error as to the 

 locality. Both are characteristic Australian species, 

 and in my opinion very unlikely to occur in Fiji, even by 

 artificial introduction ; and considering the possibility of 

 confusion, I think it will be right to await further 

 evidence before including them in the Fijian list. 



GLYPHIPTEEYGID^. 

 Thylacopleura, n. g. 

 Head with dense loosely ajJi^ressed hairs ; no ocelli ; tongue well 

 developed. Antennae two-thu'ds of fore wings, in male filiform, 

 moderately cihated (1), basal joint stout, witlaout pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderate, arched, ascending, second joint not reaching base 

 of antenuai, thickened with dense appressed scales, terminal joint 

 less than half second, thickened with loosely ajjpressed scales, 

 bluntly pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Middle tibiie short, 

 triangular ; posterior tibiae clothed with long hairs beneath on 

 basal half. Fore wings with vein 1 long-furcate at base, 2 from 

 close before angle, 7 and S stalked, 8 to hind margin. Hind wings 



