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30. Xylorycta melaleucae, n.sp. Male, 17-18 mm. ; antennal 
ciliations, Head, face, palpi, and antenna? whitish-grey. Thorax grey. 
Abdomen ochreous. Legs whitish; anterior pair infuscated. Forewings 
elongate, costa rather strongly arched near base, thence straight, apex 
round-pointed, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; fuscous-grey, irrorated 
with dark fuscous scales ; a broad snow-white streak along costa near 
base, ceasing rather abruptly beyond middle ; some dark suffusion in 
basal part of disc ; two fuscous dots placed transversely in disc at i ; 
hindmarginal edge barred with fuscous and whitish ; cilia dark fuscous ; 
some white scales about middle of hindmargin. Hmdwings and cilia 
pale-grey. 
Coomera River, Moreton Bay : two specimens from larvae 
tunnelling the stems of Melaleuca qenistifolia. The specimens were 
unfortunately considerably damaged, so that the description may not 
be accurate as to finer details. 
31. Xylorycta strigata, Lw. (Cry ptopJiasa strig at a, JjQ\w'm, Ins. 
N.S.W. ; Xylorycta strigata, Meyriek, 59.) Brisbane : found by 
Mr. Illidge feeding in the stems of Banksia integrifolia. 
32. Xylorycta jiomoleca, Lower. Trans. Eoy. Soc. S.A. 1891, 
91. Male and female, 31-35 mm.; antennal ciliations in male, H. 
This is certainly very near X. orectis, Meyr., differing only in the 
total absence of ochreous tinge on head, thorax, and costal margins and 
the fuscous colouration of legs. In my specimens the forewings are 
snow-white. Charters Towers : three specimens from Mr. Dodd. 
Lower's type was from near Duaringa. Mr. Dodd informs me that he 
found the larvae feeding under a web on the bark of Cupania. 
33. Xylorycta candkscens, Loiver. iTrans. Hoy. Soc. S.A. 1896, 
163. I do not know this species. It is described by Lower from a 
specimen taken in Brisbane in December. 
34. Xylorycta cosmopis, Meyr. Meyriek, 60. Antennal cilia- 
tions of male, 2. Brisbane: one specimen. I am not sure whether 
this species is distinct from the following. 
35. Xylorycta argentella, Walk. (Cryptolechia argentella, 
"Walk. 750; Xylorycta argentella, Meyriek, 60.) Antennal ciliations 
of male, 2. Brisbane : one specimen. 
36. Xylorycta placidella, Walk. (Crypt olechia placidella, 
Walk. 750; Tel ecr at es placidella, Meyriek, 63.) Antennal ciliations of 
male, J. Brisbane : not uncommon. 
37. Xylorycta ophiogramma, Meyr. Meyriek, 58. Two spe- 
cimens from the Dawson Kiver. (Brisbane Museum.) Meyrick's 
types were from Duaringa. 
38. Xylorycta heliomacula, Lower. (Telecrates heliomacula, 
Lower, Proc. Hoy. Soc. S. A. 1894, 92.) Antennal ciliations in male, 
1. One specimen (Brisbane Museum) : the locality is not recorded, 
but it was probably taken in the neighbourhood of Brisbane. 
39. Xylorycta. l^tiorella, Walk. (Oecophora Icetiorella, 
"Walk. 677; Telecrates Icetiorella, Meyriek, 62.) Antennal ciliations 
of male, Brisbane: Mr. Illidge informs me that he has found this 
species commonly feeding on the inner bark of Eucalyptus (Stringy - 
bark), but has never observed it to tunnel the stems. 
