Cryptophaga balteata, Walk. 



Male. Zitna balteata, Walk., Suppl., 1841. 



Female. Cryptophaga lurida, Meyr., Proc. Roy. Soc., S.A., 

 1S90, p. 37. 



Both sexes Cryptophaga acroleuca, Turner, Annals'Queensland 

 Museum, 1897, p. 8. 



I am indebted to Mr. Meyrick for this synonymy. 



Cryptophaga opalina, n. sp. 



Antennal pectinations in male extremely short (one-half), cilia 

 in tufts from pectinations. Veins 6 and 7 of hindwings separate, 

 but closely approximated at base. 



Male, 29 mm. Head white. Palpi white ; base of second 

 joint fuscous externally. Antennae dark-fuscous, with a few 

 scattered whitish scales ; basal joint white. Thorax white, with 

 a few scattered cl ark-fuscous scales in patagia, and a large pos- 

 terior dark-fuscous spot with purple reflections. Abdomen 

 whitish ; bases of segments partly ochreous-brown. Legs white ; 

 anterior and middle tibia? and tarsi dark-fuscous, annulated with 

 white. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa slightly arched, apex 

 rounded, hindmargin scarcely oblique, rounded beneath ; white ; 

 a moderately broad fascia from costa near base, narrowing to 

 inner-margin at one-fourth, produced along costa to base, near 

 costa grey, thence dark-fuscous with purple reflections ; an in- 

 complete interrupted line posterior and parallel to this, dark- 

 fuscous with purple reflections ; a large fascia from costa before 

 middle, much dilated in disc and on inner-margin, on costa and 

 on posterior margin grey, the remainder a medley of dark- 

 fuscous with purple reflections, ochreous-brown, and white scales ; 

 a broad grey line parallel to hindmargin ; separted by a fine 

 white line from a broad grey line on margin ; cilia dark-fuscous, 

 with a narrow basal white line, at anal angle wholly white. 

 Hindwings grey; towards inner-margin whitish; cilia white, 

 with a basal grey line along anterior half of hindmargin and 

 around apex. 



A very distinct and highly beautiful species. The extremely 

 short antennal pectinations render it difficult to distinguish from 

 Lichenaula. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen at light in November. 



Xylorycta assimilis, n. Sp. 



Female, 26 mm. Head white, side tufts and face ochreous" 

 tinged. Palpi whitish ochreous ; second joint with a few dark- 

 fuscous scales ; terminal joint whitish. Antennae whitish- 

 ochreous, annulated with dark -fuscous ; base of first joint 

 dark - fuscous on upper surface. Thorax white, anteriorly 



