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Differs from the preceding by the duller colouring, and the 

 much more distinct and more numerous markings. Four specimens 

 taken on fences near Sydney, in December and January. 



Bucc. asphyctella, n. sp. 



$ . 3". Head white, centre of crown with a few fuscous hairs. 

 Antennae white at base, elsewhere suffused with dark fuscous. 

 Thorax ochreous-whitish, with pale ochreous shoulder-spot. 

 Abdomen ochreous-fuscous, sprinkled with white scales. Legs 

 pale ochreous, tarsi with broad, cloudy, blackish rings at base of 

 joints. Fore-wings dull whitish, with greyish-ochreous markings 

 irrorated with dark fuscous scales ; a central streak from base to 

 middle ; two oblique costal streaks, first in middle, produced along 

 costa towards base as a very slender streak, second at f , ending 

 in apical spot ; a narrow irregular streak along inner-margin 

 from base to apex ; an oblique streak from inner margin beyond 

 middle, its apex nearly confluent with second costal streak ; an 

 irregular elongated black apical spot ; cilia whitish with scattered 

 black points, on hind-margin whitish-grey. Hind-wings grey, 

 cilia whitish-grey. 



Much paler and more distinctly marked than lassella, and 

 distinguished besides by the absence of the black and white 

 annulations of the antennae. One specimen in dry scrub near 

 Parramatta in October. 



The above descriptions include all the species of these families 

 with which I am acquainted as occurring in this region, by 

 whomsoever described. Walker has indeed described three 

 species of Micros under Gracilaria as from Australia; one of 

 these I have identified (G. terminella, Brit. Mus. Cat,, p. 855), 

 and it is not a Gracilaria at all, but one of the JSlackistidce, refer- 

 able to a genus of which I have several other Australian species ; 

 it is highly improbable that the other two are correctly referred, 

 but I cannot recognise them. He has also two species under 

 Gracilaria from New Zealand ; I have identified one ( G. arenosella, 



