33 



Descriptions of Australian tineina. 

 By E. Meyrick, B.A., F.R.S., F.Z.S. 



[Read April 3, 1906.] 



Whilst preparing my material for the classification of the 

 rijitdlkUr, I have had occasion to turn out several dark cor- 

 ners of the Tiu(iu((, and have investip-ated the affinities of 

 some neglected or misunderstood genera, besides discovering a 

 few species accidentally overlooked hitherto. The results of 

 this research are embodied in the following paper. 



XYLORYCTID^. 



Chereuta, n.g. 



Head smooth : tongue developed. Antennse |-1, in male 

 simple or minutely ciliated, basal joint moderate, without 

 pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, second joint thick- 

 ened with appressed scales, terminal joint as long as or longer 

 than second, slender, acute. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Pos- 

 terior tibise smooth, with expansible whorls of rough scales at 

 origin of spurs. Forewings with lb furcate, 2 from | . 7 to 

 costa or apex. 8 absent, 11 from middle. Hindwings some- 

 what over 1, trapezoidal, apex obtuse, termen sinuate, cilia 

 J-f : 3 and 4 connate, 5 parallel, 6 and 7 connate or stalked, 

 8 anastomosing with upper margin of cell towards base. 



Type (7. tmfhalea. Allied to Cntorycth, from which it 

 differs especially by the structure of vein 8 of hindwings. 

 The species are relatively small dark insects, with a tendency 

 to metallic colouring. 



Cltei-euta f'lutlialea, n. sp. 

 Male, female, 12-13 mm. Head and thorax blackish, 

 with a few white scales. Palpi black, basal joint white, 

 second joint white except base and apex, terminal joint 

 sprinkled with white. Antennaj blackish. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, segmental margins white. Forewings elongate-oblong, 

 costa gently arched, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate or 

 nearly straight, somewhat oblique : dark fuscous, coarsely 

 irrorated with black, and more irregularly with 

 white ; the white scales appear to form an irregular line 

 from costa beyond | to tornus, and a terminal series of dots, 

 but no other defined markings : cilia metallic purplish-bronze. 

 Hindwings with 6 and 7 connate : dark bronzy-fuscous : cilia 

 fuscous, with dark fuscous basal line. 







