1056 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



description undoubtedly refers to the species described above, for 

 which reason T have quoted it as a synonym ; the types belong to 

 a species to be described hereinafter as Piloprepes aristocratica. 



57. Crepidosceles, Meyr. 



Head smooth, sidetnfts moderate, loosely appressed. Antennae 

 in ^ somewhat serrate, with long ciliations (3), basal joint with 

 strong pecten. Palpi moderate, second joint not exceeding base 

 of antennae, with appressed scales, smooth beneath, towards apex 

 loosely scaled, terminal joint shorter than second, slender, 

 recurved. Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate, hindmargin very 

 oblique. Hindwings rather narrow than forewings, ovate- 

 lanceolate, apex almost acute, cilia *. Abdomen moderate. 

 Anterior tibia; and tarsi strongly dilated with dense scales ; 

 posterior tibiae clothed with long fine hairs above. Forewings 

 with vein 7 to hindmargin, 2 from somewhat before angle of cell. 

 Hindwings normal. 



Closely allied to Ocystola, from which it difl'ers principally l)y 

 the strongly dilated anterior tibi« and tarsi. Although nearly 

 approaching Lepidotarsa in structure, I do not consider that there 

 is any direct affinity with that genus ; the best character for 

 separation appears to lie in the terminal joint of the palpi, which 

 in Crepidosceles is moderately slender and not much shorter than 

 the second joint, whilst in Lepidotarsoc it is very fine and hardly 

 more than half the second ; this distinction should be inserted in 

 place of that given in the analytical table, which is inaccurate. 



la. With a dark fuscous costal streak 361. exanthema. 



lb. Without costal streak 360. iostephana. 



360. Crep iostephana, n.sp. 



Minor, alls ant. flavi.s, strigula dorsi basali e costa oriente saturate 

 purpureo-fusca, fasciis tribus posticis angustis purpureis prima 

 costam non attingente, tertia marginali ; post griseis. 



^.14 mm. Head pale ochreous-yellow, crown dark fuscous. 

 Palpi ochreous-whitish, apex of second joint dark fuscous. 



