of the Australian Pyralidina. 833 



with 2nd, 3rd, and 7th segments, lateral and posterior margins of 

 intermediate segments, and a spot on 8th, dark fuscous. Antennae 

 grey. Legs dark fuscous, tarsal joints towards base and posterior 

 tibiae ochreous-whitish. Fore wings moderate, triangular, costa 

 faintly sinuate, arched posteriorly, apex tolerably rounded, hind 

 margin obliquely rounded, very faintly sinuate below apex ; dark 

 fuscous, more or less mixed with greyish ochreous ; markings deep 

 ochreous-yellow, sometimes reddish-tinged ; a rather large basal 

 blotch, not reaching costa, sometimes suffused with ground colour 

 towards inner margin ; a moderately broad rather irregular fascia 

 extending from beneath costa before middle to middle of inner 

 margin, generally truncate above, edged with blackish ; a similar 

 fascia from costa at three-fourths, reaching towards anal angle 

 three-foui-ths across wing, posterior edge sinuate inwards in disc ; 

 sometimes a yellow suffusion on costa before apex and on lower 

 part of hind margin ; a blackish hind-marginal line ; cilia dark 

 glossy grey, with a white basal line, followed by a black line. 

 Hmd wings deep ochreous-yellow, sometimes reddish-tinged ; a 

 small blackish discal spot ; a broad blackish hind-marginal band, 

 contracted in middle, and lower half much narrower ; ciUa as in 

 fore wings. 



Varies in depth and colouring. 



Petersburg, Port Lincoln, and coast near Mount 

 Gambler, South Australia ; common in October and 

 November, frequenting Beyeria opaca. 



Metallarcha epichrysa, n. s. 



(^ , $ , 14 — 22 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax bright yellow ; 

 upper half of palpi externally, and shoulders dark fuscous. Antennae 

 yellowish. Abdomen light ochreous-yellow. Legs deep ochreous- 

 yellow, anterior pair suffused with blackish above. Fore wings 

 moderate or rather elongate, triangular, costa faintly sinuate, 

 moderately arched posteriorly, apex tolerably rounded, hind 

 margin obhque, slightly rounded ; very pale bluish grey, finely 

 irrorated with black ; markings bright yellow ; a triangular blotch 

 extending on inner margin from base to two-fifths, upper side near 

 and tolerably parallel to costa ; a rather broad direct fascia from 

 middle of inner margin, its upper extremity bent over posteriorly 

 and truncate, not reachmg costa ; a narrower fascia from three- 

 fourths of costa to near inner margin before anal angle ; cilia 

 bright yellow, apical third rather dark shining grey. Hmd wings 

 Ught ochreous-yellow; sometimes a cloudy fuscous discal spot, 

 generally absent ; a fuscous hind-marginal band, its inner edge 

 proceeding from two-thirds of costa almost to hind margin in 



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