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above strongly black-margined, broad streak obliquely upwards 

 to apex, sharp-pointed above, sending from its lower edge a more 

 or less distinct silvery-white line towards anal angle ; apex of 

 wing suffused with dark fuscous ; three or four triangular black 

 dots on hind margin towards anal angle ; an indistinct line of 

 dark fuscous scales along inner margin ; cilia silvery-metallic 

 grey, white at base towards apical half of hind margin. Hind- 

 wings whitish-grey, indistinctly darker grey-fuscous at apex and 

 along hind margin ; cilia whitish. 



A very distinct species ; abundant in a very restricted locality 

 near Sydney, in March. 



Cr. cuneiferellus Wkr. Cat. 175. 



7~' 9J". Head clear white. Labial palpi twice as long as 

 head, white, towards apex and on sides mixed with greyish- 

 ochreous ; maxillary palpi white, beneath mixed with fuscous- 

 grey. Antennae whitish. Thorax white, towards sides and 

 behind tinged with pale greyish-ochreous. Abdomen pale greyish- 

 ochreous, towards base whitish. Legs white. Forewings short, 

 posteriorly dilated, in $ more elongate, hindmargin rounded ; 

 pale greyish-ochreous, sometimes more or less sprinkled pos- 

 teriorly with whitish and fuscous scales ; the veins more or less 

 perceptibly indicated by lines of fuscous scales ; a snow-white 

 median streak from base to hindmargin, often very indistinct or 

 obsolete, especially towards base, most conspicuous at f , margins 

 obscure ; indications of three transverse slender (sometimes 

 obscurely double) dark ochreous-brown lines ; first very faint or 

 absent, beyond ^, only perceptible near inner margin, where it is 

 angulated ; second sometimes distinct, rising from middle of costa, 

 proceeding obliquely outwards to f of breadth, then sharply 

 angulated and proceeding obliquely inwards to median streak, 

 where it becomes obsolete, but is sometimes again sharply angu- 

 lated outwards ; third generally distinct, a little before hind- 

 margin, strongly waved, outwardly curved, at of breadth from 

 costa sending a very sharp angulation inwards ; between third 

 line and hindmargin the ground-colour is replaced by black and 

 white scales arranged in alternate transverse lines, giving a 

 bluish-grey appearance, the veins indicated by whitish lines ; 



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