of the Australian Pyralidina. 349 



male with short anal tuft ; valves exserted, uncus moderate, 

 slightly curved. Fore wings with vein 11 rather short, very little 

 exceeding cell. Hind wings two and a half times as broad as fore 

 wings; 3 rather remote, 4 and 5 from a point, 7 out of 6 near 

 origin, anastomosing shortly with 8 to one third. Hind wings 

 with discal area above lower median furnished with numerous 

 long hairs. 



Tetraprosojnis Mei/rickii, Butl. 



Tetraprosojyus Meyrickii, Butl., Ann. Mag. N. H., 

 (5), ix., 1882, 97. 



Since placed by Butler in the British Museum collection 

 under Nephopteryxfavilliferella, Walk., which is a quite 

 different species, belonging probably to Xeroscopa. 



Blackheath (3500 feet). New South Wales ; Mount 

 Macedon, Victoria ; Mount Gambler, South Australia ; 

 locally abundant in November and December on the 

 trunks of fibrous-barked Eucalypti ; varies a good deal. 



I take this opportunity of protesting (without offence 

 to Mr. Butler's complimentary intentions) against the 

 general use of specific names such as the above. 



Xeroscopa, n. g. 



Forehead flat, vertical. Ocelli present. Tongue well developed. 

 Antennae two-thirds of fore wings, in male filiform, evenly ciliated 

 (about ^). Labial palpi rather long, or long, straight, porrected, 

 2nd joint with dense projecting scales beneath, longer in front, 

 terminal jomt moderate, partly exposed. Maxillary palpi mode- 

 rate, strongly dilated with scales towards apex, obliquely truncate. 

 Posterior tibiaj with outer spurs about half inner. Abdomen 

 moderate, in male with moderate anal tuft ; valves exserted, uncus 

 moderate. Fore wings with vein 11 moderate, rather oblique. 

 Hind wings from one and a half times to more than twice as broad 

 as fore wings ; 3 remote, 4 and 5 short-stalked, 7 out of 6 near 

 origin, anastomosing with 8 to one-third. Hind wings with discal 

 area above lower median more or less furnished with long fine hairs. 



Besides the two following species, I have about fifteen 

 others, almost all from New Zealand. 



Xeroscopa ejuncida, Knaggs. 



Scoparia ejuncida, Knaggs, E. M. M., iv., 81. 



Bealey Eiver, Mount Hutt, and Lake Wakatipu, New 

 Zealand, at an elevation of 2500 — 4000 feet ; common, 

 in January and March. 



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