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end of cell; costa from three-quarters to apex more reddish; 

 a series of irregular fuscous dots along termen and apical sixth 

 of costa ; cilia ochreous, with a dark fuscous median line. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey-whitish, cilia somewhat ochreous- 

 tinged at base. 



Allied to dictijomorpha, Low. ; best distinguished from 

 that species by the well-marked dots and clearer colouring of 

 forewings. 



Hah. — Broken Hill, New South Wales; two specimens 

 in August. 



DORYCNOPA TRIPHERA, II. Sp. 



:' and 9? 14-16 mm. Head and palpi ochreous-white, 

 basal joint of palpi with two fuscous rings, terminal joint with 

 one, median. Thorax, antennae, abdomen, and legs fuscous, 

 thorax sometimes mixed with whitish, abdominal tuft ochreous, 

 legs banded with ochreous-white. Forewings elongate, narrow ; 

 dark fuscous, mixed with blackish; markings dull ochreous; 

 a moderately broad outwardly oblique fascia, anteriorly edged 

 with fuscous, from just beneath costa at one-fifth to dorsum 

 at about one-quarter continued along dorsum to middle ; three 

 or four apical spots, sometimes confluent into two; a small 

 reddish-ochreous or ferruginous patch, beyond posterior end 

 of cell, edged above and below with a small spot of ochreous- 

 white : a sharply defined black dot in middle of patch, some- 

 times edged with whitish ; a black, w^hite-edged dot on upper 

 edge of dorsal streak, at about one-quarter from base of wing; 

 a similar dot in middle of wing, resting on anterior edge of 

 ferruginous patch ; cilia grey-whitish, with some scattered black 

 scales. Hindwings with apex pointed, produced ; greyish- 

 white ; cilia grejrish-white, with an ochreous basal line. 



Hah. — Largs Bay, South Australia; seven specimens in 

 March. 



XYLORYCTIDAE. 



Xylorycta spodopasta, n. sp. 



9 , 22 mm. Head, thorax, palpi, and antennae ashy- 

 grey-whitish, palpi dark fuscous exteriorly, antennae obscurely 

 annulated with white. Abdomen fuscous, segmental margins 

 silvery-grey. Legs cinerous-grey, posterior pair greyish- 

 white. Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, termen 

 obliquely rounded ; slaty-grey, with some fine blackish irrora- 

 tion ; veins more or less outlined with black, interspaces dull 

 whitish ; cilia greyish-fuscous, darker on basal half. Hind- 

 wings light fuscous, lighter on basal half; cilia white, with a 

 fuscous sub-basal line. 



A neatly-marked insect. In one specimen there appears 

 t-o be a faint whitish anterior band on thorax. 



