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Sydney, New South Wales ; bred from blotch-mines in 

 leaves of Enyhorhia sparmaiini , in February and March. It 

 is the smallest species of the ^enus, and is so slender as to be 

 very difficult to pin. My origfinal description included also 

 the following species, which T now regard as distinct. 



riiyUoniistis afrdrfia^, n. sp. 



Male, 5 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdo- 

 men shining white. Forewings lanceolate, long-caudate : shin- 

 ing white: two strong dark fuscous longitiidinal streaks (sub- 

 costal and plical) from base to beyond middle : a curved 

 oblique dark fuscous streak from middle of costa, reaching 

 more than half across wing ; a triangular dark fuscous dorsal 

 spot before tornus, its apex receiving a direct dark fuscous 

 streak from costa at %\ an ochreous-yellow terminal patch 

 towards apex, edged with fuscous and anteriorly by a dark fus- 

 cous spot ; two convergins: bars before apex, terminated by 

 this patch ; a round black apical dot preceded by a silvery- 

 white dot : cilia white with three fuscous costal bars continu- 

 ing costal markings. Hindwings and cilia whitish. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in May ; one specimen. 



FhyllocnisUs atranota, n. sp. 



Male, 6 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax white. Antennae 

 white, ringed with grey. Abdomen grey. Forewings lanceo- 

 late, shortly caudate : shining white ; a fuscous streak beneath 

 costa from base to middle ; an oblique fuscous line from middle 

 of costa, reaching half across wing, and two others less oblique 

 between this and apex, all preceded by pale yellowish shades : 

 a similar oblique streak from tornus, not reaching half across 

 wing ; an ochreous-yellow patch towards apex ; a dark fuscous 

 direct bar just before apex ; a round black apical dot : cilia 

 white, with three dark fuscous bars on costa continuing costal 

 markings, and two diverging dark fuscous bars beneath apex. 

 Hindwings dark grey : cilia orey. 



Sydney, New South Wales, in December ; one specimen. 

 Separated from all by the dark grey hindwings. 



Epicnistis, n. g. 



Head somewhat rough on crown, face smooth : tongue 

 short. Antennae almost 1, basal joint elongate, slightly flat- 

 tened, not forming an eyecap. Labial palpi moderately long, 

 smooth-scaled, drooping, terminal joint longer than second, 

 pointed. Maxillary palpi obsolete. Posterior tibiae thinly 

 clothed with bristly hairs. Forewings with lb simple, 3 ab- 

 sent, 4 absent, 6 and 7 stalked, 7 to costa. Hindwings ^, linear- 

 lanceolate, cilia 6 ; 3 absent, 4 absent, 5 and 6 stalked 



Closely related to PhyUoruistis, but distinguished by the 



