204 



toria. One specimen ; beaten from Casuar'tna, sp. ; in Novem- 

 ber. 



18. P. GRiSEA, He}^!. (('hdlia grisea, Heyl.). 



Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg., xxix., p. cxx. (1886). 



d" , 20 mm. Head, thorax, antennae, legs, and abdomen 

 pale dull ochreous, face darker, a tuft of whitish hair at base 

 of antennae beneath, antennal pectinations at greatest length 

 8, much shorter on apical third. Forewings elongate, mode- 

 rate, costa. nearly straight, apex rounded, termen gently bow- 

 ed, oblique; dull grey-whitish, semi-transparent, along costal 

 edge somewhat ochreous, extreme costal edge fuscous; cilia 

 greyish. Hindwings with termen evenly rounded ; colour and 

 cilia as in forewings; dorsal hairs cchrccrs. 



Case and Larva. — Unknown. 



An obscure species; the specimen not being in the best of 

 condition, the description may require a slight amendment. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales. One specimen; at light; 

 in March. 



19. P. GYMNOPHASA, Low. 



0. gymnophasa, P.L.S. N.S.W., p. 39, 1900. 



d , 20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, legs, and abdo- 

 men fuscous, face darker fuscous, thorax darker anteriorly. 

 Antennal pectinations fuscous, at greatest length 8. Fore- 

 wings elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, apex round- 

 ed, termen gently bowed, oblique; fuscous, slightly darker 

 around margins; cilia fuscous. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; colour and cilia as in forewings. 



Case and Larva. — Unknown. 



Allied to the preceding; in fact, the two w^ere formerly 

 described under the one name, but more material having come 

 to hand, the differences are apparent. Apart from the colour 

 the antennae in the present species is almost even throughout; 

 in grisea, however, it is much shorter on apical third. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales. One specimen ; in Octo- 

 ber. Also from Melbourne and Ararat, Victoria (Hill). 



20. P. LURiDA, Heyl. 



Chalia lurida, Heyl., Ami. Soc. Ent. Belg., xxix., p. cxx., 

 1886. 



(S , 20 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous-grey, 

 face fuscous, base of antennae pale ochreous-grey, thorax be- 

 neath fuscous. Antennae fuscous, pectinations pale fuscous, at 

 greatest length 8, much shorter on apical J. Legs pale ochre- 

 ous-grey. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, 

 apex rounded, termen gently rounded, oblique; pale ochre- 

 ous-grey, thickly clothed with greyish hairs, except on pos- 



