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rounded ; grey-whitish ; a large but variable fuscous basal 

 patch, obsolete towards dorsum, sometimes faintly marked, 

 bounded by a line from \ costa towards mid-dorsum ; a semi- 

 oval pale-centred costal patch extending on costa from middle 

 to f, sometimes obsolete; cilia grey-whitish. Hindwings and 

 cilia grey- whitish. 



Its small size, obtusely rounded forewings, and whitish- 

 grey forewings are characteristic, but the dark markings are 

 inconstant. 



Hah. — Northern Territory: Darwin, in October, Decem- 

 ber, and January; three specimens received from F. P. Dcdd, 

 of which one is in Coll. Lyell. 



Epicrorista pleurosema, n. sp. 

 (■n-Xevpocrrjfxos, with costal markings). 



o , 11 mm. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, with a few 

 fuscous scales externally. Antennae whitish, finely annulated 

 with dark fuscous; ciliations in male minute. Thorax fuscous, 

 patagia whitish. Abdomen pale-grey. Legs fuscous; tarsi 

 annulated with whitish; posterior pair whitish. Forewings 

 somewhat dilated posteriorly, costa rather strongly arched, 

 apex round-pointed, termen nearly straight, oblique; whitish, 

 with fuscous irroration and markings ; numerous dark-fuscous 

 strigulae on costa, some of them giving rise to short fine 

 oblique lines; basal patch obsolete; a denned fascia from mid- 

 costa to tornus, strongly dilated and more suffused towards 

 tornus ; a terminal line not reaching tornus ; cilia whitish, 

 with a well-marked median dark-fuscous line. Hindwings 

 with 6 and 7 stalked; grey; cilia grey. 



Hab. — Queensland: Rosewood, in April; one specimen. 



Epichorista hyperacria, n sp (vrrepaKpLos, upon the heights). 



d , 12-16 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi 2; fuscous, internal 

 surface and lower edge whitish. Antennae fuscous; ciliations 

 in male 1. Thorax fuscous, with some pale-ochreous irrora- 

 tion. Abdomen dark-grey, tuft whitish. Forewings elongate, 

 narrow, not dilated, costa slightly arched near base, thence 

 straight, apex round-pointed, termen straight, strongly 

 oblique ; in male without costal fold ; grey, irrorated with 

 pale-ochreous ; an ill-defined white costal streak ; a similar 

 median streak from -| to f , then bent upwards and suffusedly- 

 connected with preceding at apex ; a third similar streak from 

 base along fold, not reaching tornus, connected with origin of 

 median streak; cilia white, on apex grey. Hindwings grey; 

 cilia white, with a grey basal line. 

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