256 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



extremities of third and fourth costal streaks ; cilia ochreous- 

 white, becoming grey at anal angle, containing a clear black 

 spot directly above apex, and another more obscure directly 

 below it, and with two straight thick black lines projecting from 

 apex, the one rather obliquely upwards, the other rather 

 obliquely downwards, beneath the lower of which the cilia are 

 excavated to base by a curved wedge-shaped indentation. 

 Hind- wings and cilia fuscous-grey. 



The sharp erected apical hooks give this insect a singular 

 appearance in repose. It has a peculiar streaked and variegated 

 ornamentation, and does not nearly resemble any other. Common 

 at Sydney on fences from November to January ; also taken at 

 Brisbane in the open bush in September. 



ESCHATOTYPA, n. g. 



Head rough, all over, tufted between eyes ; with ocelli ; no 

 tongue. Antennae shorter than fore-wings, in $ somewhat 

 thickened, basal joint slightly broader. Maxillary palpi long, 

 folded. Labial palpi moderately long, porrected; second joint 

 with a few bristles above, and clothed beneath with short 

 projecting hairs, especially at apex ; terminal joint much shorter 

 than second, bluntly pointed, loosely scaled. Fore-wings 

 elongate, somewhat dilated, hind-margin very obliquely rounded. 

 Hind-wings ovate-lanceolate, rather narrower than fore-wings, 

 cilia narrower. Abdomen rather elongate. Legs moderate, 

 posterior tibiae smoothly scaled, beneath fringed with long hairs. 

 Fore-wings with 1 2 separate veins ; 5 branches to hind-margin ; 

 sub-costal obsolete towards base ; secondary cell indicated ; 1 

 furcate at base. Hind-wings with 8 veins, sub-costal obsolete 

 before middle ; 5 and 6 stalked, 6 running to hind-margin. 



This genus differs from all the rest of the family in possessing 

 12 veins (all separate) in the fore-wings, and is proportionately 

 somewhat broader winged. In repose the apex of the fore-wings 

 is somewhat turned up, but not very conspicuously. 



