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Erechthias caustophara, n. sp. 



KavaTO(f)apos, with scorched robe. 



d" , 9 , 10-11 mm. Head brown-whitish; face and palpi fuscous. Antennae 

 brown-whitish. Thorax brown-whitish. Abdomen pale grey, brownish tinged. 

 Legs whitish ; anterior and middle tibiae, and all tarsi annulated with fuscous. 

 Forewings rather narrow, costa moderately arched ; brown-whitish ; markings 

 fuscous ; a large subbasal costal spot, a second on middle of costa, and a third 

 at f ; a fine outwardly-oblique streak immediately beyond third spot, but separated 

 from it except at extremity ; an apical spot ; basal and median dorsal dots ; a 

 fine subterminal line ; cilia brown-whitish, a fine subapical line around apex. 

 Hindwings broadly lanceolate ; grey ; cilia grey. 



North Queensland: Kuranda. in October; Townsville. in September; 

 Queensland : Brisbane, in November and April ; six specimens. 



Hieroxestis leucoprosopa, n. sp. 



XevKoirpoaroiTTo^, white faced. 



d, 9-10 mm. Head fuscous-brown; fillet, face, and palpi snow-white. 

 Antennae pale grey ; towards base white. Thorax fuscous-brown. Abdomen 

 grey. Legs ochreous-whitish ; anterior pair fuscous. Forewings narrow, costa 

 nearly straight, apex rounded; glossy brownish-grey; costal edge whitish; cilia 

 brownish-grey. Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Queensland : Mount Tambourine, in October and November, three specimens. 



Fam. TINEIDAE. 



Acridotarsa deloneura, n. sp. 

 SrjXovevpo';, with conspicuous nerves. 



d , 27 mm. Head and thorax whitish-ochreous. Palpi very long, apical 

 joint depressed; whitish-ochreous. Antennae with basal pecten, apices of joints 

 dilated ; whitish-ochreous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Legs whitish-ochreous ; 

 anterior and middle pair sufifused with fuscous anteriorly ; middle and posterior 

 tarsi much longer than tibiae. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex 

 acute, termen very oblique ; all veins separate ; whitish-ochreous ; veins irrorated 

 with brownish-fuscous ; cilia whitish-ochreous with a few basal fuscous points. 

 Hindwings broader than forewings ; all veins separate ; ochreous-whitish ; cilia 

 ochreous-whitish. 



^^"estern Australia : Busselton, one specimen. 



Gen. Palaeoneura, no v. 



7raAatoi'€iioo§, with primitive neuration. 



Head and face rough haired. Labial palpi moderately long, porrect ; second 

 joint with long loose hairs ; terminal joint much shorter than second, pointed. 

 Maxillary palpi and tongue obsolete. Antennae about f ; basal joint with strong 

 pecten ; in male shortly ciliated. Posterior tibiae with long dense hairs. Fore- 

 wings with all veins present and separate, 7 to costa, 11 from middle; chorda 

 and forked media present. Hindwings with all veins present and separate. 

 3 to 7 nearly parallel ; forked media present. 



Palaeoneura amictopis, n. sp. 



dyu-iKTcoTTis, uumixcd, pure. 

 d , 25 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax grey-whitish. Antennae grey-whitish, 

 towards apex fuscous ; cilitions in male -h. Abdomen grey. Legs grey ; posterior 

 pair grey-whitish. Forewings suboblong, rather elongate, not dilated, costa 



