LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 765 



and with three hroad oblique irregular brown bands, which are 

 abbreviated hiudward, and are accompanied by four black dots; 

 first and second bands interrupted ; third apical, including a small 

 cinereous marginal space; marginal line brown; fringe brownish, 

 except at the tip of the wing; costa straight, very slightly oblique. 

 Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



147. Crvptolechia turbatella. 



Mas. Pallide cinerea ; caput hirsutum ; palporum articulus 

 2us squamosus, nigro bimaculatus ; thorax nigro binotatus ; 

 tibia postica late fimbriate ; ala antica nigro conspersa, 

 apice r otun data, fas ciis tribus nigris obliquis fasciisque dua- 

 bus submarginalibus denticnlatis nigris, gutta maculaque 

 nigris, hac albo guttata ; postica aneo-cinerea. 



Male, Pale cinereous, slender. Head thickly clothed with 

 very short erect hairs. Palpi slender, more than twice longer than 

 the breadth of the head ; second joint squamous, with two black 

 spots on the outer side ; third setiform, much shorter than the 

 second. Antenna? minutely pubescent. Thorax with a black mark 

 on each side in front. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs aeneous-cinereous ; hind tibiae broadly fringed ; joints of the 

 hind tarsi with whitish tips. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 

 black-speckled, rounded at the tips, with three narrow black oblique 

 irregular bands ; first band very near the base; third interrupted by 

 a black dot, beyond which there is a black spot, the latter nearly 

 including a white dot; two narrow black denticulated submarginal 

 bands, the first forming an inward angle near the costa ; exterior 

 border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings aeneous- 

 cinereous ; fringe very long towards the interior border. Length of 

 the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by M. Allport, Esq. 



148. Cryptolechia scopariella. 



Mas. Cana, gracilis, nigro conspersa; antenna? setulosa ; abdomen 

 pallide cinereum; tibia postica late fimbriata ; ala antica 

 longa, angusta, apice subrotundata, singulis septem nigris % 

 linea submarginali duplicata e punctis elongatis nigris; pos- 

 tica sub aneo- cinerea. 



