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Phyllocnistis, Z. 

 I believe that under the name diauf/elln I confused two 

 species ; I now, therefore, re-describe this species, togetJier with 

 six new ones. The following tabulation includes all the eight 

 described Australian species : — 



1 Hindwings dark grey atranotn. 



Hindwings whitish 2. 



2. Forewings with dark fuscous costal 



blotch near base iodocella. 



Forewings without such blotch 3. 



3. ForeAvings with black longitudinal 



apical dash ncinias. 



Forewings without apical dash 4. 



4. Forewings with post-median fascia 



angulated hapalodes. 



Forewings Avith post-median fascia 

 not angulated 5. 



5. Forewings with two strong dark 



fuscous streaks from base atractias. 



Forewings with not more than one 

 streak from base 6. 



6. Median costal streak reaching tornus psychina. 

 Median costal streak only reaching 



half across wing 7. 



7. Forewings with fuscous subcostal 



streak from base (VuniqcUa. 



Forewings with yellowish discal 



streak from base Iriortha. 



PhyUorni<tis arrDias, n. sp. 



Female, 5-6 mm. Head, palpi, antennse, thorax, and ab- 

 domen shining white. Forewings lanceolate, apex long-cau- 

 date ; shining brassy-white : an oblique dark fuscous wedce- 

 shaped streak from dorsum beyond middle, reaching lialf 

 across wing, and a short fine dark fuscous strigula from middle 

 of costa, both followed by silvery-white spaces : a blackish 

 longitudinal streak from § of disc to apex, terminating in a 

 black apical dot preceded by a silvery-white dot : apical por- 

 tion of wing shows traces of alternate brassy-tinged and sil- 

 very-white bars ; cilia white faintly barred with pale yellowish 

 on costa, with fine black apical bar continuing the longitudi- 

 nal streak. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 



Blackheath, New South Wnles, in February : two speci- 

 mens. This is a very distinct species. 



I'hj/Jlornisfix i)si/rJnn(/^ n. sp. 

 Female, 5 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, tliorax. and abdo- 

 men shining white. Forewings lanceolate, apex long-caudate ; 

 shining white : a fine pale yellowisli streak along submedian 

 fold from base to tornus : a slender ol^lique ])ale yellowish pos- 

 teriorly fuscous- edged streak from middle of costa, and a 



