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reaching almost to costa ; a triangular reddish-brown spot in disc 

 at J-, with a central transverse pale mark, its upper side rounded 

 and whitish-margined, intersecting the fuscous longitudinal streak, 

 its two lower sides black-margined ; cilia whitish-ochreous. Hind- 

 wings and cilia whitish-ochreous. 



Toowoomba, Queensland; one specimen in December. 



6. Catoryctis, n. g. 



Head smooth ; ocelli absent ; tongue well-developed. Antennae 

 moderate, in male filiform or serrate, shortly ciliated (| — |), basal 

 joint moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi very long, recurved, 

 second joint with ajDpressed scales, terminal joint as long as second, 

 slender, smooth, acute. Maxillary palpi very short, appressed to 

 tongue. Thorax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibise 

 with appressed scales. Forewings with vein 1 furcate towards 

 base, 2 from |, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 7 to apex, or rarely 

 7 absent (coincident with 8), 11 from middle. Hindwings over 

 1, trapezoidal-ovate, 16 clothed with long hairs towards base, 

 shortly fuscate at base, 3 and 4 from a point or short-stalked, 5 

 parallel, 6 and 7 approximated at base, 8 connected with cell at 

 a point near base. 



The species of this genus are probably all attached to Casuarina, 

 and have the longitudinally striped colouration necessary for con- 

 cealment among the slender twigs of that tree. 

 1. Forewings with white median streak interrupted transversely. 



not 



3. 



2. Subcostal streak reaching to middle. 32. suhnexella. 



" " " much beyond middle. 



31. eugramma. 



3. Hindwings whitish-ochreous. 30. snhimralJda. 



" gi'ey. 33. tricreiia. 



30. Cat. suhparallela, Walk. 



( Oecojihora suhjjarallela, Walk., 690 ; Oec. nexeUa, ib., 692 ; 

 Oec. fissulella, ib., 1032.) 



Male 17-21mm. Head light shining ochreous, sides white. 

 Palpi pale ochreous, terminal joint and apex of second whitish. 

 Antennae white, annulated with fuscous. Thorax white, anterior 

 margin and a lateral stripe pale ochreous. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous. Legs light ochreous, anterior pair fuscous. Fore- 

 wings elongate, costa moderately arched, apex round-pointed, 

 hindmargin faintly sinuate, oblique ; 7 absent ; brownish- 

 ochreous, golden-tinged ; a slender silvery-white attenuated streak 

 immediately l^eneath costa from near base to beyond middle ; a 



