1U64 DESCRIPTIONS OF AUSTRALIAN MICRO-LEPIDOPTERA, 



The wholly hyaline hindwings of the ^, and the stalking of 

 veins 3 and 4 in both sexes are special charactei-istics of this 

 species, which is nearly allied to the following. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Mount Lofty, South Australia ; 

 five specimens in October. 



367. Ocyst. oxytora, n. sp. 



Parva , alia ant. flavis, strigula costse basali, puncto disci postico, 

 strigaque marginis postici saturatius fuscis ; post, dilute griseis, 

 basim versus vitreis. 



^<^. 11-13 mm. Head and thorax ochroous-yellow. Palpi with 

 second joint whitish, towai'ds apex externally dark grey, terminal 

 ^oint yellowish, § of second. Antenna? grey, basal joint whitish, 

 ciliations 3. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs dark grey, 

 apex of joints and posterior pair whitish-ochreous. Forewings 

 elongate, narrow, costa hardly arched, apex tolerably acute, hind- 

 margin somewhat sinuate, extremely oblique ; ochreous-yellow, 

 with cloudy rather dark fuscous markings ; a line along basal 

 third of costa ; a round dot in disc at | ; a streak along hind- 

 margin from apex to anal angle : cilia ochreous-yellow, becoming 

 greyish-tinged towards anal angle. Hindwings broadly lanceolate, 

 acute, veins 3 and 4 from a point, grey, towards base semihyaline, 

 in (J rather more widely ; cilia whitish-grey, slightly yellowish- 

 tinged . 



Brisbane, Queensland ; Sydney and Bulli, New South Wales ; 

 in September, October, February, and March, rather common. 



308. Ocyst. malacella, n. sp. 



Minor, alls ant. flavis, puncto disci postico, interdum cum 

 marginibus connexo, strigulaque marginis postici ochreis, saepius 

 partim obsoletis ; post, ochreo-albidis. 



(JQ. 12-14 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax light yellow, terminal 

 joint of palpi § of second. Antennse grey-whitish, ciliations 5. 

 Abdomen pale whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, anterior 



