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grey-whitish, slightly fuscous-tinged around apex; cilia 

 white, with a fuscous subbasal line. 



Hab. — Broken Hijl, New South Wales; one specimen, 

 in October. 



Family ELACHISTIDAE. 



LlMNOECIA PYCNOGRAMMA, n. Sp. 



(3 and 9 > 20 mm. Head orange-yellow. Thorax orange- 

 yellow, with a moderately large somewhat quadrate patch of 

 fuscous on anterior two-thirds. Antennae fuscous, annulated 

 with yellow. Palpi orange, terminal joint paler and mixed 

 with fuscous anteriorly. Abdomen pale yellow. Legs fus- 

 cous, posterior pair yellow. Forewings elongate, moderate, 

 costa gently arched, termen obliquely rounded ; bright yellow, 

 with purplish-fuscous markings; a rather thick oblique basal 

 fascia, leaving a narrow streak of groundcolour at base; a 

 broad median fascia occupying median third of wing, edges 

 oblique, containing a somewhat triangular-shaped spot of 

 groundcolour on costa, and sometimes a narrow outwardly 

 oblique streak of groundcolour just above dorsum; a narrow 

 streak along termen, dilated gradually to apex; cilia dark 

 fuscous. Hindwings elongate-lanceolate, moderately broad; 

 pale grey, finely irrorated with light fuscous; cilia orange- 

 yellow. 



Nearest xanthopelta, Low. 



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

 in September. 



