broadest posteriorly ; a black-edged reniforai discal spot in 

 middle at two-thirds, centred with white, anteriorly broadly 

 edged by an oblique streak of white, which reaches from costa 

 to two-thirds across wing; a broa-d leaden-metallic transverse 

 patch of scales beyond discal spot, from upper edge of S)pot 

 to innermargin at anal angle ; a white costal patch imme- 

 diately a.bove; a gently ciu^^ed ochreous streak from costa 

 beyond last spot to aJial angle, bordering the leaden metallic 

 patch posteriorly and becoming golden metallic on lower two- 

 thirds ; six short black elongate streaks before termen, resting 

 upon three white spots ; one at apex, curved ; one in middle, 

 cuneiform ; and one somewhat quadrate above anal angle ; a 

 narrow white streak along termen ; cilia ochreous-fuscous, bar- 

 red with snow-white, Hindwings with termen rounded, 

 faintly sinuate beneath apex; shining whitish-grey, thinly 

 scaled ; a fuscous line along termen ; cilia shining snow-white. 



Another species of doubtful affinity. 9 



Stawell, Victoria; one specimen in April. 



ANERASTIN.^. 

 Anerastia minoralis, n. ^p. 



Male, 12 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and legs light- 



ochreous-fuscous, abdomen greyish-ochreous. Forewings elon- 

 gate, moderate, costa moderately arched, termen oblique ; light 

 ochreous ; a silvery-white longitudinal line from base to apex, 

 commencing beneath costa at base and reaching costa before 

 apex, edged at apex beneath with fuscous ; a- similar streak 

 along fold, from base to termen, obscure ; cilia greyish-ochreous, 

 paler at base. Hindwings with termen rounded ; light 



greyish-fuscous ; cilia grey, with a light fuscous, basal line. 



Mackay, Queensland ; one specimen in October. 



Anerastia xiphimela, n. sp. 



Male, 20 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, legs, and abdomen 

 dark fuscous. Abdomen ochreous-grey. Forewings elongate, 

 moderate, costa gently arched, termen oblique, rounded be- 

 neath ; pale fleshy-red, fuscous tinged; veins faintly outlined 

 with fuscous; a moderately thick blackish longitudinal streak, 

 broadest on posteriori half, from beneath costa at base to tenuen 

 below apex ; a fuscous irregular suffusion on middle of inner- 

 margin ; a few fuscous dots below streak at one-third ; cilia 

 dull fleshy-red. Hindwings with termen rounded; pale 

 gi'eyish, thinly scaled ; a fuscous line along termen on upper 

 half ; cilia greyish, w^th a fuscous basal line. 



Cooktown, Queensland; one specimen in August. 



