336 Mr. E. Meyrick on the classification 



moderate, straight, porrected, 2nd joint with long projecting scales 

 beneath, terminal joint concealed. Maxillary palpi moderate or 

 rather long, expanded with loose scales towards apex. Posterior 

 tibiae with outer spurs one-half to three-fourths of inner. Abdomen 

 elongate, slender, in male with moderately long anal tuft ; valves 

 exserted. Fore wings with vein 11 moderately long, oblique. 

 Hind wings as broad as fore wings ; 3, 4, 5 somewhat approximated 

 at base, 7 out of 6 near origin, anastomosing with 8 to one-third to 

 two-fifths. 



The genus as here restricted is probably well repre- 

 sented in Australia by indigenous species. 



a. Hind wings yellow. 



1. Hind wings with a dark fuscous hind-marginal band beatalis. 



2. ,, ,, without ,, ,, ,, ,, ptoalis. 



b. Hind wings not yellow. 



1. Second line of fore wings nearly straight . . . . massalis. 



2. ,, ,, ,, not nearly straight. 



a. First line of fore wings obsolete . . . . . . familiaris. 



(3, „ ,, ,, tolerably distinct. 



i. Cilia barred with light and dark . . . . capnochroa. 



ii. ,, not barred .. .. .. .. .. xenogama. 



Eurycreon ptoalis, Walk. 



Botys ptoalis [ptousalis), Walk., 728; Osiriaca inturhi- 

 dalis, ib., Suppl., 1493. 



I have not been able to obtain specimens for descrip- 

 tion, but the species is obviously nearly allied to E. 

 familiaris, and probably correctly referable here. It is 

 very similar to E. familiaris, but considerably larger 

 and with ochreous-yellow hind wings. 



Eastern Australia. 



Eurycreon familiaris, n. s. 

 (J , 5 , 15 — 16 mm. Head, antennae, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 brownish ochreous, shoulders darker. Palpi dark fuscous, lower 

 half white. Legs white, anterior i^air suffused with dark fuscous 

 above. Fore wings moderate, triangular, costa almost straight, 

 somewhat arched towards apex, apex rounded, hind margin 

 obliquely rounded ; light ochreous-brownish, costa somewhat 

 darker ; a very small blackish spot on costa at fom'-fifths ; some- 

 times some scattered dark fuscous scales forming an ill-defined line 

 from this to two-thirds of inner margin, middle third curved out- 

 wards, but these are often wholly absent ; some obscure dark 



