75 



lb shortly furcate at base, 3 and 4 moderately stalked, 5 approxi- 

 mated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 stalked, upper margin of cell bent 

 up before angle, connected with 8 by bar on bend. 



This genus is valuable genetically as showing without doubt 

 the connection between the following genus and the rest of the 

 family ; without it, Agrioj^harrc would stand very isolated. If 

 Agriopha7rc is regarded as the terminal of an offset from the main 

 stem, then Phylomictis is a remnant of the lower portion of the 

 same offset. 



88. Phyl. maligna, n. sp. 



Male 23 mm. Head ochreous-whitish, mixed with grey on 

 crown. Palpi whitish, irregularly sprinkled with dark grey. 

 Antennae whitish, annulated with dark grey. Thorax dark grey, 

 towards posterior extremity grey-whitish. Abdomen dark grey, 

 sides and apex ochreous-whitish. Legs dark grey. Apex of joints 

 and posterior tibiae ochreous-whitish. Forewings elongate, costa 

 gently arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin very obliquely rounded ; 

 white, slightly ochreous-tinged ; a thick irregular dark grey streak 

 along inner margin from base to anal angle ; an irregular much 

 interrupted dark fuscous transverse line from J of costa to dorsal 

 streak beyond middle ; a dark fuscous dot in disc at |- ; apical |- 

 of wing wholly fuscous, sprinkled with darker fuscous, and with 

 curved subterminal and hindmarginal series of obscure whitish 

 marks : cilia whitish, basal half barred with fuscous. Hindwings 

 fuscous, darker tow^ards hindmargin ; cilia light fuscous, tips 

 more whitish. 



Melbourne, Victoria ; one specimen received from Mr. G. H. 

 Raynor. 



21. Agriophara, Ros. 

 Head with appressed hairs ; ocelli absent ; tongue well- 

 developed. Antennae moderate, in male filiform, ciliated with 

 long fascicles (3-4), basal joint moderate, without pecten. Labial 

 palpi moderate, curved, ascending, second joint with appressed 

 scales, somewhat rough beneath, terminal joint shorter than 

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

 tongue. Thorax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae 

 rough-haired above and beneath. Forewings with vein 1 furcate 

 towards base, 2 from f or near angle, 7 and 8 approximated at 

 base, 7 to apex, 11 from middle. Hindwings \^, subovate, to- 

 wards base below median and towards inner margin clothed w^ith 

 long hairs, \h shortly furcate at base, 3 and 4 from a point or 

 short-stalked, 5 approximated to 4 at base, 6 and 7 stalked, upper 

 margin of cell bent up before angle so as nearly to touch 8, con- 

 nected with it by bar on bend, with a short connecting furrow 

 beneath bend. 



