of Austi'alian Pyralidina. 71 



cilia white, with an ochreous or reddish grey median hne, spotted 

 with dark fiiscous. 



Variable to some extent in the distribution of colour ; 

 a stoutly-built species. 



Larva 16-legged, stout, undescribed; forming firm 

 silken galleries covered with refuse along the twigs 

 and amongst the leaves of Leptospermum lanigerum 

 (Myrtacece). 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Launceston, Tasmania. 

 Rather common from December to February, but of 

 rather retired habits. 



11. Balanotis mnesibrya, n. s. 

 ^ , 20 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-whitish ; 

 head tufted between antemise. Palpi long, considerably exceeding 

 crown, dark fnscoiis mixed with whitish. Antennae white, ringed 

 with fiiscous. Legs dark fuscous, irrorated with white, posterior 

 tibiae and apex of joints white. Fore wings triangular, rather 

 broad, costa somewhat arched at apex, apex rounded, hind margin 

 rather obliquely rounded ; ochreous-whitish, scantily irrorated with 

 dark fiiscous ; costa irrorated with blackish ; a slender blackish line 

 from costa at one-third to inner margin at two-fifths, interrupted 

 above middle, forming a small spot on costa and another in disc, 

 preceded by raised scales ; a black discal spot, preceded by raised 

 scales ; a small fuscous spot on costa beyond middle ; a very 

 shghtly dentate slender blackish line from costa at four-fifths to 

 inner margin before anal angle, sinuate outwards in middle, fol- 

 lowed by a pale line, beyond which the hind marginal area is 

 suffused with light fuscous ; a blackish interrupted hind marginal 

 line ; cilia whitish, with two ftxscous Unes. Hind wings whitish 

 grey, more whitish at base ; a dark grey hind marginal line ; cilia 

 whitish, with a grey line. 



Considerably smaller than the preceding, with the 

 second line quite different. 



Murrurundi, New South Wales. One specimen in 

 November. 



Stemmatophoea, G7l. 



12. Stemniatophora vihicalis, Ld. 



Stemmatophora vihicalis, Ld., Pyr., 457, pi. vii., 4. 



I have two specimens, taken by Mr. G. Barnard near 



Duaringa, Queensland, which I consider undoubtedly 



identical with Lederer's species, which he founded on a 



