BV OSWALD B. LOWER. 91i 



EcLiPsiODES CRYPSixANTHA, Meyr. 

 (Trans, Ent. Soc. Loud., 1884, p. 343.) 



Recent captures of this species both at Broken Hill, N.S.W., 

 and Parkside, South Australia, would indicate that it is subject 

 to considerable variation especially as regards the groundcolour 

 of the forewings. In Mr. Meyrick's original description he states 

 that the forewings are "dull dark fuscous, sometimes with a few 

 grey-whitish scales." I have eight specimens before me, four of 

 which are superficially quite distinct by the groundcolour of the 

 forewings, which varies from ashy-grey to white; one specimen is 

 clay- coloured ; the markings are, however, identical, but the 

 abdomen in all the species is yellow, whereas in the typical speci- 

 mens it is stated to be dark fuscous, margins of segments yellowish. 

 The three well-marked varieties present themselves thus : — 



Vm: a. Forewings with three large white blotches, at base, 

 middle and along hindmargin ; groundcolour clay-coloured. 

 Abdomen yellow. Parkside, South Australia, in October. 



Var. /3. Forewings uniform ashy-grey-whitish, markings distinct. 

 Abdomen yellow. Broken Hill, N.S W., in August. 



Var. y. Forewings uniform clay-colour, markings distinct. 

 Abdomen yellowish, infuscated posteriorly. Broken Hill, N.S. W., 

 in August. 



Specimens which I took at Duaringa and Brisbane, Queensland, 

 are nearest to the typical form as regards the forewings, but the 

 abdomen has only the two anterior segments fuscous, the rest of 

 the body being yellowish. 



TORTRICINA. 



TOETRICID.a;. 



TORTRIX EUGRAMMA, n.sp. 



(J$. 15-18 mm. Head fuscous-white, face whitish. Thorax, 

 palpi and antennae fuscous. Abdomen greyish-fuscous. Legs 

 fuscous-whitish, posterior pair whitish. Forewings moderate, 

 costa arched towards base, thence straight, hindmargin oblique. 



