420 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO -LEPIDOPTERA, 



beneath apex. Forewings with veins 8 and 9 stalked, rising out 

 of 7 near its base, vein 7 running to hindmargin, secondary cell 

 distinct. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 from a point, 5 approxi- 

 mated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 separate. 



This remarkable genus is remote from all other known Tortricina 

 in the type of neuration of the forewings, in which particular it 

 resembles the typical Pyralidina. I think, however, that it is 

 without doubt properly referred to its present position at the 

 head of the Tortricidce, with which family it agrees in all other 

 structural points, though peculiar in its superficial features. It 

 is not nearly allied to any other genus, but in general character 

 approaches perhaps nearest to the group of which Dichelia is the 

 type. 



1. Mict. flexanimana, n. sp. 



<$ ? . 5" -6". Head and palpi whitish, irregularly mixed with 

 fuscous. Antennae fuscous. Thorax whitish, finely irrorated 

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

 anterior and middle tibiae and tarsi suffused with dark fuscous, 

 posterior tarsi infuscated at base of joints. Forewings whitish, 

 clearer white along costa, especially at base, rest of wing crossed 

 by regular fine straight parallel transverse fuscous strigulae, all 

 the veins whitish marked with numerous blackish-fuscous spots ; 

 a small blackish-fuscous rounded-triangular spot on costa in 

 middle, darkest on edges ; before it are four small equidistant 

 black spots on costa, and beyond it on the costa and hindmargin 

 are more indistinct blackish-fuscous spots between the veins ; the 

 costa is also minutely strigulated with fuscous throughout ; the 

 hindmargin, especially towards anal angle, and the disc and inner 

 margin, especially before middle, are faintly and irregularly 

 clouded with pale fuscous-grey : cilia ochreous-whitish, barred 

 with grey opposite the veins. Hindwings grey-whitish, with 

 fine parallel transverse grey strigula) ; cilia grey. 



