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Grac. oenopella, n. sp. 



$ . 4". Head and thorax very dark fuscous ; maxillary palpi 

 whitish, apex of joints fuscous ; labial palpi dark fuscous, internally 

 ochreous-whitish. Antennae longer than fore- wings, dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen dull ochreous-grey. Legs ochreous-whitish, tarsal 

 joints fuscous at apex ; anterior tibiee dark fuscous above ; middle 

 tibiae very much thickened, dark purplish-fuscous. Fore-wings 

 very dark purple- fuscous ; a faint whitish fascia from before 

 middle of costa, rather oblique outwardly ; a few pale scales at 

 apex ; cilia dark grey, blackish round apex of wing. Hind- wings 

 and cilia dark grey. 



One specimen bred in May from larvae found commonly in the 

 Botanical Gardens, Sydney ; the food-plant is native to Australia, 

 but appears to grow north of Sydney. 



Larva pale yellowish, feeding in a flat irregular blotch, origin- 

 ating in a slender gallery, beneath upper surface of leaves of 

 Tetranthera ferruginea, (LaurinecBj in April. Pupa in a white 

 cocoon beneath the turned down corner of a leaf. 



Grac. xanthopharella, n. sp. 



$ . 5"-5^-". Head above and thorax ochreous-reddish tinged 

 with purple, face and maxillary palpi pale yellow. Labial palpi 

 pale yellow, extreme apex dark fuscous. Antennae longer than 

 fore-wings, ochreous-reddish above, yellowish beneath, with darker 

 annulations. Abdomen pale ochreous, suffused above posteriorly 

 with fuscous-grey. Legs pale ochreous-yellow ; anterior and 

 middle tibiae dark purplish-red fuscous, middle tibiae much 

 thickened ; posterior tarsi with the two apical joints very narrowly 

 dark fuscous at base. Fore-wings reddish-violet, partially tinged 

 with ochreous ; a small, very oblique, rather oval, pale yellow 

 spot near base, its lower end reaching the fold ; a large pale 

 yellow costal triangle, rather before middle, its apex almost 

 reaching inner margin, its upper angle produced along costa as a 

 semiovate patch, reaching nearly to apex ; a few yellow scales at 



