spots; cilia ochreous, becoming fuscous around anal angl©. 

 Hindwings with termen rounded ; dark fuscous ; cilia fuscous ; 

 with, a darker fuscous siibbasal line. 



Goolwa and Port Victor, South Australia ; six specimens in 

 NavembeiT. 



Byrsoptera, n. g. 



Thorax with a very small posterior bifid crest. Antennse in 

 male serrate, shortly ciliated. Palpi short, pt>rrected ; second 

 joint triangularly rough scaled, terminal joint almost concealed. 

 Forewings moderate, elongate, costa in male simple, hardly 

 arched, termen obliquely rounded ; 7 and 8 separate, 7 to ter- 

 men, secondary cell distinct, vein 10 strongly curved in middle. 

 Hindwings slightly broader than forewings, costa> very strongly 

 arched in middle, termen faintly sinuate; 3 and 4 from a 

 point, 5 widely remote, parallel to 4, 6 and 7 separate. 



In the neighborhood of Dipterina, but the; antennae and 

 separation of veins 6 and 7 of hindwings are distinct from that 

 genus. 



Byrsoptera xylistis, n.sp. 



Male and female, 8-10 mm. Head whitish-ochreous, thorax, 

 palpi, and antennae light fuscous. Abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Legs fuscous-whitish. Forewings moderate, costa. hardly 



arched, termen obliquely rounded ; light fuscous, finely irror- 

 ated with darker fuscous; costa shortly strigulated with fus- 

 cous; 3 moderately oblique fuscous fasciae, first close to base. 

 not reaching inner margin; second at one-fourth of costa to 

 one-fourth of inner margin, continued to inner 

 margin below middle as a fine) line; third entire, 

 from middle of costa to beyond middle of inner margin, 

 with a strong projection outwards in middle ; an erect fuscous 

 triangular spot on inner margin at anal angle, indicating pos- 

 terior extremity of a fourth fascia. ; a short oblique fuscous spot 

 at a.nal angle ; a small fuscous subapical spot; afinefuscous line 

 along upper half of teraien ; cilia greyish-fuscous, at base 

 •ochreous fuscous. Hindwings with costa strongly arched in 

 middle ; pale greyish, thinly scaled ; cilia light fuscous. 



A neatly marked insect and easily recognised. 



Cooktown, Queensland ; three specimens in November. I 

 have also seen specimens from Mackay and Townsville ; 

 Queensland. 



TINEINA. 



Gelechiad^e. 



DORYCNOPA, n. g. 



Head smooth. Palpi moderate, second joint somewhat 



triangularly scaled, terminal joint erect, as long as second. 



