LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
315 
Australia. 
22. Cacoecia metaxanthana. 
Mas. Ochraceo-cervina ; palpi capitis latitudine non breviores, 
articulo So conico ; alee anticce acutce , lineis transversis ar - 
genteo-cinereis , spatio exteriore saturatiore lituras atras inclu- 
dente , lineis duabus argenteo-cinereis adhuc exlerioribus pos- 
tice approximate ; costa subapicali fimbriuque nigro guttalis ; 
posticce lutece , fusco late marginatce. 
Male. Ochraceous fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, fringed, as 
long as the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, not more than 
one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae stout. Fore 
wings acute, with glistening transverse silvery cinereous lines ; most 
of the exterior part darker lawn-colour, with several deep black 
irregular marks ; two more exterior transverse silvery cinereous 
lines, which extend from the costa to the exterior border, where 
they are nearly contiguous ; two black dots on the costa near the 
tip, and a few on the fringe ; costa convex towards the base ; exte- 
rior border hardly convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings 
luteous, with a broad brown border. Length of the body 3 lines ; 
of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert’s collection. 
23. Cacoecia chrysophilana. 
Foem. Ochracea ; palpi capitis latitudine vix breviores ; alee 
anticce vix acutce , fasciis saturatioribus argenteo squamosis , 
fimbria pallida aurata posticce auratce, apice fuscce. 
Female . Ochraceous. Palpi porrect, not fringed, almost as 
long as the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, not more than 
one- fourth of the length of the second. Fore wings hardly acute, 
with some irregular deeper ochraceous bands, which are accom- 
panied by glistening silvery scales ; fringe pale, gilded ; co>ta 
slightly convex towards the base; exterior border hardly convex, 
very slightly oblique. Hind wings brightly gilded, silvery whitish 
along the costa, brown towards the tips. Length of the body 
lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert’s collection. 
