BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 169 



middle pair extended laterally and appressed to the surface. The 

 wings are relatively broader than in Gracilaria. 



Epic, colymbetella, n. sp. 



<$ ? . 4"-5". Head white, with a few black hairs above 

 antennae. All palpi white, externally mixed with fuscous. 

 Antennae white, annulated with dark fuscsus. Thorax fuscous- 

 grey, speckled with whitish. Abdomen greyish-ochreous. Legs 

 whitish, anterior and middle tibiae fuscous-grey, tarsal joints 

 fuscous-grey at base. Fore- wings whitish, densely irrorated with 

 dark fuscous-grey scales, the absence of which causes white mark- 

 ings, more or less strongly margined with dark fuscous-grey ; 

 three rather short oblique costal streaks, the first longest ; a fourth 

 immediately after third, a little before apex, not oblique, almost 

 or quite meeting a similar dorsal streak beyond anal angle ; 

 three other longer and more oblique dorsal streaks, but these are 

 almost always confused and confluent into an irregular streak 

 along inner margin ; a bright ochreous round apical spot, con- 

 taining a smaller black spot ; cilia round apex white, with two 

 strong black lines, thence dark fuscous-grey. Hind-wings and 

 cilia dark fuscous-grey. 



Common on garden fences in Sydney, from November to 

 January. 



BEDELLIDJE. 



BEDELLIA, Stt. 



Head rough above, almost tufted, face smooth ; tongue short. 

 Antennae as long as fore-wings, filiform ; basal joint thickened. 

 No maxillary palpi. Labial palpi very short, somewhat porrected, 

 filiform. Fore-wings elongate, narrow, long-pointed. Hind- 

 wings linear-lanceolate, of fore-wings, cilia six times as broad. 

 Abdomen moderate. Legs slender, posterior tibiae compressed, 

 hairy. Fore-wings with 8 veins ; 3 and 4 stalked, 4 branches to 

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