1046 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



dark fuscous at base ; a narrow inwards-curved fuscous fascia 

 from I of costa to inner margin befoi-e anal angle, dilated 

 beneath : cilia pale brownish-ochreous, on costa and an anal spot 

 pale ochreous-yellow. Hindwings light grey ; cilia pale greyish- 

 ochreous. 



Duaringa, Queensland ; Murrurundi, New South Wales ; 

 Mount Lofty, South Australia ; five specimens in November. 



54. MiCROBELA, Meyr. 



Head smooth, side tufts moderate, spreading. Antennae of ^ 

 somewhat serrate, shortly ciliated (|), basal joint with strong 

 pecten. Palpi short, apex only reaching base of antennre, second 

 joint slender, loosely scaled beneath, terminal joint about half 

 second, slender, oblique. Thorax smootli. Forewings elongate, 

 hindmargin very oblique. Hindwings narrower than forewings, 

 ovate-lanceolate, apex somewhat pointed, cilia 1. Abdomen 

 moderate. Posterior tibiae clothed with very long fine hairs. 

 Forewings with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat lief ore 

 angle. Hindwings normal. 



Intermediate between Cassi/ra and Ocystola ; distinguished from 

 the former by the veiy short palpi, of which the apex does not 

 exceed base of antennte, from the latter by the short antennal 

 ciliations. The three species ai-e nearly allied together, and 

 approach nearest to the group of Cces. atnylodes. 



la. Cilia of forewing yellow,.. 352. monodyas. 



113- » » „ grey. 



2a. Forewings with a dark grey triangular 



anal spot 350. epicona. 



2b. Forewings without anal spot 351. allocoma. 



350. Micr. epicona, n. sp. 



Minor, alis ant. ochreo-flavis, triangulo anguli analis strigaque 

 apicis marginali saturate griseis, nigro-mixtis ; post, griseis. 



