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fuscous at base, thence ochreous-whitish almost to apex ; an ill-defined 
grey triangular blotch on centre of inner-margin, its oblique posterior 
edge very distinct ; an ill-defined greyish line from costa at f to before 
anal angle, gently outwardly curved in disc ; cilia pale fuscous. 
Hindwings and cilia grey. 
Mount Tambourine: one specimen at light in December. The 
type is somewhat worn. 
13. PAEALECTA, n.g. 
Head with loosely appressed scales ; ocelli absent ; tongue short. 
Antennae moderate, in male very shortly ciliated (-§-), basal joint 
moderate, without pecten. Labial palpi moderate, curved, ascending, 
second joint with appressed scales, slightly roughened beneath, 
terminal joint shorter than second, acute. Maxillary palpi very short. 
Thorax smooth. Abdomen moderate. Posterior tibiae rough-haired 
above and beneath. Porewings with vein 1 long-furcate towards base, 
2 from -|, 3 from angle, 7 and 8 stalked, 8 to hindmargin, 11 from 
middle. Hindwings 1, oblong-ovate, towards base below median, and 
towards inner-margin densely clothed with long hairs, 3 and 4 stalked, 
5 parallel, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 connected with cell at a point near base. 
Distinguished from the preceding by the stalking of veins 6 and 
7 of the hindwings. 
73. Paralecta tinctoria, Lucas. (Xylorycta tinctoria, Lucas, 
Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1893, 163.) Male and female, 21-23 mm. 
Head, face, and palpi white. Antennae whitish, becoming fuscous 
towards apex. Thorax white, shading into pale fuscous posteriorly. 
Abdomen whitish. Legs whitish. Porewings much dilated posteriorly, 
costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, hindmargin straight, 
slightly oblique ; whitish, irrorated with reddish-brown scales ; 
towards costa and hindmargin mostly free from irroration ; a 
conspicuous but ill-defined reddish-brown blotch on inner margin 
before middle ; cilia reddish-brown, bases whitish, with a fuscous line 
at i, at anal angle whitish. Hindwings white ; with a narrow grey 
line along margin ; cilia white, with a faint greyish median line. 
Brisbane : five specimens beaten from Eugenia ventenatii. 
14. SCIEROPEPLA, Meyr. 
74. Scieropepla poltxesta, Meyr. Meyrick, 67. Ballandean 
(2,500 feet) near Wallangarra : one specimen in February. 
75. Scieropepla reversella, Walk. (Cryptolechia reversella, 
Walker, 752 ; C. abrosella, i.b., 752.) Meyrick, 68. Wynnum, near 
Brisbane : seven specimens from larvae feeding gregariously in a 
Banksia cone. 
15. CATOEYCTIS, Meyr. 
Antennae of male filiform, simple. Meyrick describes the 
antennae of male as shortly ciliated (i-|), but I have always found a 
total absence of cilia. In the forewings vein 7 is absent (coincident 
with 8) in mediolinea and subparallela, present in all the other species. 
1. Porewings with a conspicuous white 
median streak ... ... ... 2. 
Porewings without a conspicuous white 
median streak ... ... ... 80 nonolinea. 
