BY E. MEYRICK, B.A. 669 



9. Pal. segetana, n. sp. 



<$ . 5f ". Head whitish- ochreous, face white. Palpi ochreous- 

 white, with, a grey spot on second joint, tuft grey towards 

 extremity. Antennae ochreous-whitish. Thorax pale ochreous. 

 Abdomen light grey. Legs ochreous-white, anterior tarsi grey 

 at base of joints. Fore wings narrow, costa moderately arched, 

 apex obtusely produced ; whitish-ochreous, with numerous coarse 

 irregular brownish-ochreous transverse strigulse and lines ; costa 

 with numerous very short ill-defined dark fuscous strigulse ; a 

 slender black line along hindmargin : cilia whitish-ochreous, 

 with a broad suffused brownish-ochreous line near base. Hind- 

 wings grey, cilia grey-whitish. 



A very distinct species, well characterised by the whitish- 

 ochreous transversely strigulated forewings, without darker 

 markings. 



Mr. G. H. Eaynor took one specimen at Warragul in Gippsland, 

 Victoria, in December. 



14. HOLOCOLA, n. g. 



Thorax smooth. Antennae in male somewhat thickened, 

 ciliated. Palpi moderate, porrected, second joint with a dense 

 tuft of hairs beneath towards apex, terminal joint almost con- 

 cealed. Posterior tibiae fringed with hairs above. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa in male with a strong basal fold, slightly 

 arched, hindmargin sinuate below apex, obliquely rounded. 

 Hindwings elongate, broader than forewings. Forewings with 

 veins 7 and 8 stalked, 7 running to hindmargin, secondary cell 

 indicated or distinct. Hindwings with veins 3 and 4 long-stalked 

 or coincident, 5 closely approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 

 separate. 



Larva sixteen-legged, feeding in spun-up shoots. 



This genus is only separated structurally from Palaolia by the 

 strong costal fold of male, agreeing with it in neuration and all 



