of the Australian Pyralidina. 335 



Peotek(eca, n. g. 



Forehead with a short rounded projection, OcelH present. 

 Tongue well developed. Antennae three-fourths of fore wings, in 

 male filiform, biciliated with tufts of cilia (1|). Labial palpi 

 moderately long, tolerably straight, porrected, 2nd joint with rough 

 projecting scales above and beneath, terminal joint somewhat 

 pencil-form, partially concealed. Maxillary palpi moderate, slender, 

 filiform, apex somewhat pencil-form. Posterior tibiae with outer 

 middle-spur somewhat more than half, outer end-spur nearly equal 

 to inner. Abdomen elongate, in male with moderate anal tuft ; 

 valves exserted. Fore wings with vein 11 moderately long, rather 

 oblique. Hind wings as broad as fore wings ; 3, 4, 5 approxi- 

 mated at base, 7 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to two- 

 fifths. 



Apparently related to Eurycreon, but the frontal pro- 

 jection is less developed, the antennae much more strongly 

 ciliated, the maxillary palpi not terminally expanded. 



Proteroeca comastis, n. s. 

 (? , ? , 11 — 13 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdo- 

 men brownish ochreous, more or less irrorated coarsely with 

 blackish; palpi white beneath. Legs ochreous-whitish, anterior 

 and middle tibiae irrorated with blackish above. Fore wings elon- 

 gate-triangular, costa sinuate, slightly arched posteriorly, apex 

 round-pointed, hind margin very obHquely rounded ; ochreous- 

 whitish, suffused with reddish ochreous except in disc ; generally a 

 dense blackish irroration (especially in male) forming a basal patch 

 and broad fasciae following first and second lines, the last fascia 

 separated from second line on costa by a pale spot ; lines blackish, 

 rather thick ; first at one-third, slightly curved ; second from three- 

 fourths of costa to three-fifths of inner margin, sinuate inwards 

 below middle ; an irregular dark fuscous discal spot ; cilia ochreous- 

 whitish, base more ochreous, with two dark grey lines, first 

 interrupted. Hind wings ochreous-orange, with some scattered 

 black scales anteriorly ; a blackish line beyond middle, sinuate 

 inwards below costa, angulated below middle ; a blackish hind- 

 marginal band, very narrow on lower half, gradually dilated on 

 upper half ; ciha grey-whitish, basal half blackish. 



Eurycreon, Ld. 

 Forehead with an obtuse rounded or conical projection. Ocelli 

 present. Tongue well developed. Antennae three-fourths of fore 

 wings, in male filiform, evenly ciliated (^ — f). Labial palpi 



