1050 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



Characterised by the obsolescence of the upper basal fork of 

 vein 1 of the forewings ; apparently most related to Ocystola, and 

 perhaps a development of it. In the analytical tabulation 

 Oxythecta is erroneously included under 7b ; it should be trans- 

 ferred to 7a, and will be separated from \1h ( Peltojihora) by the 

 neural character above-mentioned. The six known species form 

 a closely-allied group ; all vary considerably in size, whence I 

 suspect that the larvje may be wood-feeders. 



1 a. Ante-median fascia entire 354. alter nella. 



lb. ,, „ „ not reaching inner margin. 



2a. With a short streak from base along inner 



margin 359. acceptella. 



2b. Without dorsal streak. 



3a. Basal fascia entire 357. zonoteles. 



3b. „ ,, reduced to a costal spot. 



4a. Centre of thorax wholly grey 355, nephdonota. 



4b. „ ,, ,, white 



5a. Ante-median fascia interrupted beneath 



costa 356. hieroglyphica. 



5b, Ante-median fascia not interrupteil 358, lygrosema. 



354, Ox. alteniella, Walk. 

 {CEcophora alternella, Walk., Brit. Mus. Cat. 682.) 



Media, alis ant. niveis, macula costae basali nigra, fascia antica 

 obliqua Integra inferius furcata maculaqne postica magna cum 

 costa quater connexa saturate fuscis ; post, albido-griseis. 



(J 9. 16-23 mm. Head and palpi white, lower § of second 

 joint dark fuscous Antennae whitish. Thorax; white, anterior 

 half blackish. Abdomen pale yellow-ochreous. Legs dark 

 fuscous, posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate, 

 rather narrow, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 

 hiudmargin nearly straight, vei-y oblique ; snow-white, with dark 

 fuscous markings ; a subquadrate blackish spot on base of costa ; 

 a narrow fascia from g of costa to ^ of inner margin, triangularly 



