840 Mr. E. Meja-ick on the classification 



Criophthona Jinitima , n. s. 

 (?, 15 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen j)ale greyish ochreous, 

 irrorated with dark grey. Antennae greyish. Palpi dark fuscons, 

 beneath white towards base. Legs white, anterior pair dark fuscous. 

 Fore wings elongate-triangular, narrow, costa slightly sinuate, 

 moderately arched posteriorly, apex rounded, hind margin very 

 obliquely rounded ; light grey, finely irrorated with black, towards 

 costa broadly suffused with darker grey ; lines broad, cloudy, dark 

 grey, slightly sinuate ; first from one-fourth of costa to two-fifths 

 of inner margin, second from five-sixths of costa to four-fifths of 

 inner margin ; a small cloudy whitish spot on costa before second 

 line ; discal spot small, round, cloudy whitish, dark-margined ; an 

 interrupted dark grey hind-marginal line ; cilia whitish grey, with 

 an interrupted dark grey line. Hind wings grey, somewhat lighter 

 towards base ; cUia grey-whitish. 



An inconspicuous species, in form resembling Sedenia. 

 Quorn, South Australia ; one specimen in October. 



Criophthona haliaphra, n. s. 

 ^, 13 mm. Head whitish mixed with fuscous. Palpi dark 

 fuscous, beneath white at base. Antennae whitish, spotted with 

 fuscous. Thorax and abdomen whitish irrorated with dark fuscous. 

 Legs dark fuscous, posterior tibiae and apex of all joints white, 

 anterior tibiae with a white band. Fore wings elongate-triangular, 

 costa sinuate, posteriorly arched, apex rounded, hind margin very 

 obliquely rounded ; white, with scattered dark fuscous scales ; 

 markings ochreous-fiiscous irrorated with dark fuscous ; an Ul- 

 defined basal patch, separated from first Hne by a narrow space ; 

 first line broad, posteriorly suffused, from one-third of costa to two- 

 fifths of inner margin, rather curved ; second from five-sixths of 

 costa to four-fifths of inner margin, moderately curved outwards 

 between middle and three -fourths, anteriorly margined bj^ a mode- 

 rately broad dark fascia, of which the anterior edge is straight ; a 

 small roiind spot in disc, suffused into first line ; an indistinct 

 Somewhat 8-shaped discal spot, white, margined with dark fuscous ; 

 an irregular hind-marginal fascia, separated by a narrow space 

 from second Line ; cilia with basal third white, bounded by an in- 

 terrupted black line, remainder grey. Hind wings fuscous-grey, 

 paler towards base ; a very ill-defined pale line at tlu'ce-foiu'ths, 

 anteriorly darker-margined, angulated outwards below middle ; 

 cilia whitish, with a dark fuscous line at one-thu'd, and a lighter 

 posterior line. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; one specimen. 



