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Sydney, New South Wales ; five specimens bred in Sep- 

 tember. Larva pointed behind, brignt green : head small, 

 blackish : mines an irregular contorted gallery in leaves of 

 Correa speciosa ( Rufncece ) in July and August: cocoon white. 

 Similar larvae, probably of the same species, were also found 

 on Phehcdivm dentatum,, but not reared. 



N epticula anazona, n. sp. 



Female, 4 mm. Head whitish-ochreous. Antennae and 

 eyecap ochreous-white. Thorax and abdomen dark bronzy- 

 grey. Forewings lanceolate ; shining- bronzy-fuscous, irrorated 

 with dark fuscous ; a rather shining whitish direct fascia at |, 

 broad on dorsum, and considerably narrowed towards costa : 

 cilia light bronzy-fuscous, tips whitish. Hindwings and cilia 

 light grey. 



BrislDane, Queensland, in Sepember ; one specimen beaten 

 from Tristania conferta (MyrtacecF), which is probably the 

 food-plant. 



Nepticula primigena, n. sp. 



Female, 4 mm. Head ochreous-yellow. Antennae whit- 

 ish-grey, eyecap white. Thorax and abdomen dark bronzy- 

 grey. Forewings lanceolate; bronzy-grey irrorated with dark 

 fuscous : a moderate dull white direct fascia at f : cilia whit- 

 ish-fuscous, apical half white round apex beyond a blackish- 

 fuscous median line. Hindwings and cilia light grey. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in August : one specimen 

 beaten from Banksia serrata (Froteacecp) , which is probably 

 the food-plant ; I have met with Neptinda larvae on this 

 plant, but failed to rear them. 



Nepticula jylanetis, n. sp. 



Female, 5 mm. Head ferruginous-ochireous. Antennae 

 light grey, eyecap ochreouswhitish. Thorax grey irrorated 

 with dark fuscous. Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceolate; 

 grey, slightly purplish-tinged, irrorated with dark fuscous ; 

 rather small cloudy ochreous-whitish opposite spots on costa at 

 § and dorsum before tornus ; cilia whitish-grey, basal half 

 sprinkled with dark fuscous. Hindwings grey : cilia pale 

 grey. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in December ; one specimen 

 taken at light. 



Nejiticula ccenodora, n. sp. 



Male, 6 mm. Head black. Antennae grey, eyecaps ochre- 

 ous-white. Thorax pale whitish-ochreous. Abdomen black- 

 ish-grey. Forewings lanceolate ; dark purplish-fuscous ; a 

 rather broad pale whitish-ochreous costal streak from base to 



