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towards apex, apex of terDiinal joint whitish. Antennae yellowish- 

 ochreous, annulated with black. Thorax ochreous-yellow, with 

 an anterior black band. Abdomen dark-fuscous. Legs ochreous- 

 fuscous, wich whitish tarsal rings. Fore wings rather narrow, 

 moderate ; costa arched near base, thence straight ; apex 

 rounded ; hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; deep-ochreous^ 

 with well-defined black markings ; a rather thick fascia at base, 

 continued along inner margin to about one-fourth ; a few 

 scattered scales along inner margin ; a minute dot on costa at 

 one-sixth ; a large quadrate dot in disc at one-third, and a similar 

 one above anal angle, anterior edge sharply defined, posterior 

 suffused ; about five dots along costa from immediately above 

 first quadrate spot to apex ; between first and second costal spots, 

 but below, is a small black spot ; hindmarginal area sufFusedly 

 blackish, broader at apex ; cilia dark -fuscous. Hindwings 

 blackish ; cilia dark-fuscous, with a darker basal line. 



A distinct species. Two specimens from Gisborne, Victoria. 



Gelechia macroplaca, n. sp. 



Male, 14 mm. Head palpi, antennae and thorax dark-fawn. 

 Legs fuscous. (Abdomen broken.) Fore wings elongate, hardly 

 dilated ; hindmargin obliquely rounded ; dark -fawn colour ; a 

 black fascia, somewhat edged with white, from one-third of costa, 

 not reaching inner margin, slightly dilated on costa ; a black spot 

 at base of costa and a similar one beyond, both connected by a 

 fine line along costa ; a series of blackish dots along apical-fourth 

 of costa, and continued along costa around hindmargin to anal 

 angle, first three more conspicuous ; a minute black dot on inner 

 margin at two-thirds, and a smaller one above, surmounted by a 

 small white spot ; cilia clay-colour, base sprinkled with darker. 

 Hindwings dark-grey ; cilia grey, w4th a darker line near base. 



Gisborne, Victoria. One specimen received from Mr. G. Lyell, 

 junr. 



Gelechia thaxatodes, n. s]?. 



Female, 10 mm. Head, antennae, palpi, thorax, and legs 

 dark-fuscous, sufFusedly sprinkled with white, especially the legs, 

 tarsal joints ringed with white, hairs of posterior legs yellowish. 

 Abdomen coppery-fuscous. Forewings elongate-oblong, dilated 

 in middle, hindmargin bowed, oblique, dark-fuscous, minutely 

 irrorated with whitish, so as to appear ashy-grey-whitish ; a small 

 black mark along basal-fifth of inner margin ; an oblique trans- 

 verse series of about four or more elongate black streaks from 

 one-fifth costa to one-fourth of inner margin ; a very oblique, 

 somewhat interrupted blackish fascia from middle of costa to 

 anal angle ; a somewhat curved series of black spots from be- 



