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segments pale whitish-oclireous, second segment orange-red above. 

 Legs ochreous-wliitish, tarsal joints black towards base. Forewings 

 oblong, posteriorly slightly dilated, costa slightly arched, apex 

 obtuse, hindmargin straight, rather oblique ; 2 from a ; pale 

 greyish-ochreous, brownish-tinged ; a large black dot in disc at J, 

 a second on fold beneath middle, and two others transversely 

 oblicjuely placed, and sometimes connected by a fine line in disc 

 at f , lower anterior ; a row of black dots along hindmargin and 

 a^i^ical half of costa : cilia pale greyish-ochreous, basal half barred 

 with blackish on hindmarginal dots. Hindwings with veins 6 

 and 7 from a point or short-stalked ; fuscous, tinged with blackish 

 towards basal third, base A\^ith ochreous-whitish hairs ; cilia 

 Avhitish-fu scons, with a blackish-grey line near base, in female on 

 ui:>per half of hindmargin reduced to a row of dots. 



Duaringa, Queensland : several specimens received from Mr. 

 G. Barnard. 



23. Crypt, hcdfeata, Walk. 

 (Zitua halteatn, Walk. Suppl., 1841.) 



Male 2 8-3 2mm. Head and palpi whitish-ochreous. Antennae 

 blackish. Thorax whitish-ochreous, becoming fuscous posteriorly. 

 Abdomen blackish, second segment orange-red above, anal seg- 

 ment pale ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous, tarsi and posterior 

 tibi{>3 black with white apical rings. Forewings oblong, costa 

 slightly arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; 2 

 from f ; dark fuscous-grey ; a black dot in disc beyond J, a second 

 on fold beneath middle, and two others obliquely transversely 

 placed in disc at 4, lower anterior : cilia dark grey, with a basal 

 series of black spots. Hindwings with veins 6 and 7 from a 

 point ; dark fuscous, basal half blackish ; cilia light fuscous with 

 a dark fuscous basal line, towards anal angle blackish. 



Mount Lofty, South Australia ; tw^o specimens received from 

 Mr. E. Guest. Larva residing in a barricaded tunnel in stems of 

 Eiicalyjitns (" stiingy-bark "), carrying in leaves for food. 



24. Crypt. Fidtenae(e, Lw. 

 (C'^Yptoj)hasa pnltenaeoi, Lw., Ins. IST. S. Wales). 



Both sexes 2 6-3 7mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, and thorax white ; 

 terminal joint of palpi |^ of second. Abdomen white, second 

 segment orange-red. Legs l^lack, ringed with white, middle and 

 posterior tibite white. Forewings oblong, posteriorly somewhat 

 dilated, costa gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin slightly 

 oblique, somewhat rounded ; 2 from J ; shining snow-white ; a 

 black dot in disc at \, and two others transversely placed in disc 

 at 4, lower somewhat posterior ; a row of small black spots along 

 hindmargin and apical fourth of costa : cilia white. Hindwings 

 Avith veins 6 and 8 from a point : in male blackish, hindmargin 



