6Q 



Very close to caUipliracta, Turn., and may be only a geogra- 

 phical form. 



Derby, Western Australia.; one specimen in March. 



Criophthona trileuca, n. sp. 



Female, 12 mm. Head, antennse, and thora^x fuscous. Palpi 

 :and legs white, palpi fuscous on sides. Abdomen greyish. 

 Forewings elongate, triangular, costa hardly arched, termen 

 oblique ; pale fuscous ; three moderately thick waved dark fus- 

 X30US transverse fascise, first from one-third costa to one-third 

 innermargin ; second from beneath costa. before two-thirds to 

 innermargin at two-thirds; third from costa at four-fifths to 

 anal angle ; a small snow-w^iite spot near base, obscure ; a well- 

 defined similar spot on middle of first fascia ; a. third similar 

 spot on middle of second fascia; a fine dentate line along 

 termen; cilia whitish-fuscous. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; pale fuscous ; a dark fuscous waved line from be- 

 neath costa at three-fourths to anal angle ; a small fuscous mark 

 on innermargin at two-thirds; line along termen and cilia as 

 in forewings. 



Derby, Western Australia; one specimen in November. 



Metasia ectodontalis, n. sp. 



Female, 16 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax fuscous. 

 Legs and abdomen grey-whitish. Forewings elongate, trian- 

 gular, costa hardly arched, termen obliquely rounded; very 

 dull coppery-fuscous ; an obscure short fuscous mark in middle 

 at one-third from base ; a fine strongly dentate fuscous line 

 from costa at three-fourths reaching three-fourths across wing 

 tow^ards anal angle, thence sinuate inwards and terminating on 

 inneimargin at three-fourths, cilia fuscous, mixed with darker 

 fuscous. Hindwings with termen rounded; pale fuscous, 

 mixed with greyish on basal half; markings as in forewings, 

 but very obscure; cilia, whitish, with fuscous bars. 



Brisbane, Queensland; one specimen in January. 



Metasia phragmatias, n. sp. 



Male, 12 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous, 

 abdomen with fuscous segmental rings. Antennae fuscous. 



Palpi and legs whitish, palpi on sides fuscous. Forewing?- '^Ion- 

 gate, triangular, costa arched towards base, faintly sinuate in 

 middle, termen obliquely rounded ; pale yellow, suffusedly 

 irrorated with fuscous, and with fuscous markings; an irre- 

 gular mark on base of innermargin ; a narrow outwards curved 

 line, from costa at about one-third to innermargin at one- 



