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punctured than the nietapleuras, the apical slope smooth. 

 Basal five abdominal segments closely, rather strongly punc- 

 tured, the puncturation becoming gradually weaker, especi- 

 ally towards the apex of the segments ; there is a small black 

 spot on either side of the apex of the second, third, and 

 fourth segments on the apical slope. The usual furrows are 

 more distinct on the fourth segment, forming a large, oval 

 transverse mass on either side. Apices of tarsal joints spinose. 



This is a larger species than P. -piloneUa Cam. : the two 

 may be separated thus : — 



Hind tibiae with a black band near base, basal two abdominal 



segments with the black bands dilated in the middle 



annutipes Cam. 



Hind tibife without a black band on the basal yellow part; bands 



on basal two abdominal spp;ments transverse 



pilose]Ja Cam. 



The type of Philopsyche (from Ceylon) was bred from the 

 larva of a Psi/clie; it is interesting to find that the Aus- 

 tralian species here described, has a similar host. 



OPHIONIN.^. 

 Campoplegini. 



Amorphota ephesti.e, sp.n. 



Black ; head and thorax densely covered with silvery pubes- 

 cence ; antennal scape lemon-yellow, black above, flagellum 

 brownish, black above, mandibles except the teeth and the 

 palpi yellow ; four front legs yellow, femora fulvous, tibiae 

 slightly tinged with fulvous, the middle more deeply so than 

 the anterior : hind cox?e black to near the apex, which is 

 yellow, as are also the trochanters, the femora of a dark red, 

 blackish on the basal upper half, tibiae and tarsi blackish, the 

 former tinged with dark testaceous below : spurs yellow. 

 Wings short, hyaline, iridescent, nervures and stigma black, 

 areolet petiolated, pedicle nearly as long as the transverse 



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