543 



Mr. Meyrick, to whom this and several other species 

 included in this paper were submitted, expresses the opinion 

 that this species partakes more of the American and European 

 forms than Australian. 



Hab. — New South Wales: Broken Hill, not uncommon 

 in March and April. 



Crocanthes trizona, n. sp. 



d , 10 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax pale 

 yellowish-white, antennae annulated with fuscous. Abdomen 

 and legs paler yellowish- white. Forewings pale yellowish- 

 white, with fuscous markings ; three narrow transverse fasciae, 

 first two somewhat dot-like, first from costa at one-sixth, 

 second from costa about one-third, both continued obscurely 

 to dorsum ; third slightly inwards curved, from costa at four- 

 fifths to dorsum at four-fifths ; a lunate mark, transversely 

 placed, above middle, just before third fascia ; cilia yellowish- 

 white, terminal half ferruginous. Hindwings thinly scaled; 

 greyish-white ; cilia yellowish-white. 



Hab. — Queensland: Cooktown and Kuranda, four speci- 

 mens from Olive and Dodd. 



COSMOPTERYGIDAE. 



COSMOPTERYX CUPREA, 11. Sp. 



d , 8-10 mm. Head fuscous, face metallic-coppery. 

 Thorax dark fuscous. Palpi and antennae fuscous. Abdomen 

 dull coppery-fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, tibiae and tarsi 

 obscurely ringed with whitish. Forewings very narrow, apex 

 pointed ; a black basal patch occupying one-third of wing, 

 and containing several very fine longitudinal streaks of 

 metallic-blue : median third of wing orange, anterior edge 

 separated from basal patch by a moderate transverse fascia 

 of golden metallic ; a small golden-metallic dorsal spot, finely 

 edged with black, just before tornus : ground-colour between 

 this and termen blackish ; a small golden-metallic costal spot 

 at four-fifths : cilia blackish, with a few golden-metallic scales. 

 Hindwings linear fuscous; cilia fuscous, paler on basal half. 



Hab. — Queensland : Kuranda, four specimens, taken in 

 October, received from F. P. Dodd. 



COSMOPTERYX ( ?) CYANOSTICTA, 11. sp. 



d , 10 mm. Head, thorax, antennae, and abdomen 

 black. Palpi fuscous, basal joint whitish beneath. Legs 

 fuscous, posterior tibiae ringed obscurely with whitish. 



