of Australian Pyralidina. 67 



6. Sterieta hahitalis, Gn. 



Glossina hahitalis, Gn., Pyr., 125 ; Pi/ralis JiaiqyUalis, 

 Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat., 272 ; P. porphymlis, ibid, 

 Suppl. 1243. 



The male is smaller and shorter-winged than the 

 female, which, however, itself varies very considerably 

 in size. I have seen about a dozen females, but only 

 one male. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Mount Lofty range and 

 Ardrossan, South Australia ; in December and May. 



ASTRAPOMETIS, n. g. 

 Clypeus flat. Ocelli present. Tongue well cleveloised. Antennae 

 in male flatly dentate, ciliated ; basal process short, not reacliing 

 collar. Labial palpi moderate, ciu'ved, ascending, second joint 

 smoothly scaled, terminal joint rather short. Maxillary palpi short, 

 fiUform. Fore wings with veins 4 and 5 separate. Hind wings 

 with veins 4 and 5 separate, 8 anastomosing with 7. 



7. Astrapometis sahuralis, Walk. 

 Pyralis sahuralis, Walk, Brit. Mus. Cat., 914. 



(J , 2 , 25 — 27 mm. Head and thorax grey, coarsely irrorated 

 with dark faseous. Palpi and antennae dark fuscous. Abdomen 

 light yellow oclireous, posteriorly greyish-tinged. Legs dark fus- 

 cous ; posterior tibiae yellowish. Fore wings triangular, moderate, 

 costa ahiiost straight, apex almost rectangular, hind margin slightly 

 oblique, rounded beneath ; fuscous-grey, markings suffusedly dark 

 fuscous ; a large blotch on costa about one-fourth, reaching half 

 across wing, including a tuft of raised scales on fold : a smaller 

 somewhat triangular blotch on middle of costa, surrounded by a 

 more or less broad whitish suffusion ; a very indistinct double sub- 

 dentate line at four-fifths, middle third curved outwards ; a hind 

 marginal line interrupted by white dots ; cilia fuscous-grey, with a 

 darker line towards base. Hind wings pale oehreous-yellow ; a 

 moderately broad rather dark fuscous-gi'ey border round apex, con- 

 tinued along hind margin, but not nearly reaching inner angle ; a 

 dark fuscous hind marginal line ; cilia yellowish whitish, with a 

 dark grey basal line. 



The form of the fore wings is rather peculiar. 



Sydney, New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria, 

 Several specimens in March, 



