438 Mr. E. Eosenstock on Australian Lepidoptera. 



agrees witli that genus in neuration and characters of palpi. 

 In pattern and markings, on the other hand, it approaches the 

 Adelidse, and is especially like Edosa hemicliry sella j Walk., 

 Java {I. c. Suppl. V. p. 1819), type in B. M. 



AdelidsB. 



Adela, Latr. 

 (223.) Adela chrysolamprella^ n. sp. 



Top of head rather loosely covered with short pale ochreous 

 hairs ; face, basal joints of antennse, under surface of thorax 

 and of legs sprinkled with golden metallic iridescent scales. 



Fore wings purplish violaceous, iridescent, with golden 

 metallic irrorations, a straight, margined, darkish blue median 

 band irrorated with coarse blackish, and a few grey-whitish 

 scales ; fringes greyish black, sprinkled with metallic-golden 

 scales. 



Hind wings grey towards base, marginally purplish viola- 

 ceous iridescent ; fringes greyish black. Expanse b\ millim. 



The tints of this insect vary with the different position in 

 which it is held. I am describing it as looked at vertically 

 from above. ^ 



GlyphipterigidsB (Meyr.). 

 Hyperteopha, Meyr. 

 Hypei-tropha, Meyr. Trans. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. vi. p. 208. 



(701.) Hypertro'pha divitiosa^ Walk. 



Anthcecia divitiosa, Walk. I. c. Suppl. iii. p. 771. 



Appears to have been overlooked by Meyrick. Quite di- 

 stinct from desumptana^ Walk. {Orosana d., I. c. xxiii. p. 460, 

 redescribed as thesaurella, Meyr. P. L. S. N. S. W. v. p. 209) , 

 being smaller^ the cupreous black marginal border of the 

 hind wing narrower, and the yellow longitudinal discal band 

 on the under surface of the fore wing of desunvptata being- 

 absent. 



Grelechiidae (Meyr.). 



Gelechia, Zell. 



(807.) Gelechia clerica^ n. sp. 



Head and thorax glossy white ; head smoothly haired ; 



palpi, second joint dilated with scales in front, blackish below 



and at base, white above and at apex ,• third joint longer than 



second, linear, erected, white j apex blackish. Abdomen 



whitish fuscous above, grey blackish beneath. Legs greyish 



