BY A. J, TURNER. 591 



48. COMIB^NA INDUCTARIA. 



Phorodesma inductaria Gn., Lep. ix. p. 370: Nemoria smaragdus 

 Hmps., 111. Het. viii. p. 110, P1.151, f.loj Moths Ind. iii. p.504: 

 Comostolodes consohrina Warr., Nov. Zool. 1897, p. 210. 



(J. 14-16 mm., 9. 21 mm. Crown and fillet green; face green, 

 narrowly margined above, below, and on sides with white, which 

 sometimes contains a few reddish scales. Palpi whitish, partly 

 greenish-tinged; terminal joint in ^ |-, in 9 ^. Antennse white; 

 pectinations in ^ 5. Thorax green; crossed anteriorly by a 

 narrow white line, margined posteriorly with pale red. Abdomen 

 green; a white dorsal spot at base, and a second and larger white 

 spot about middle, both edged with pale red; apex, sides, and 

 undersurface whitish. Legs whitish; anterior femora and tibiae 

 annulated in ^ with green, in 2 with fuscous. Forewings with 

 costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen bowed, oblique; 

 3 and 4 short-stalked; 11 stalked with 7, 8, 9, 10, usually running 

 into 12, sometimes free; bright green; a white costal streak, 

 narrowly edged with pale red, and expanded into spots at J- and 

 ^; several white spots edged with pale red; one on dorsum at -|, 

 and another on median vein at '^, together with first costal spot 

 represent antemedian line; one on toinus, and one on vein 4 at 

 1^, together with second costal spot and some intermediate dots 

 represent postmedian line; a terminal series of similar dots on 

 veins; cilia whitislt-ochreous witli a reddish fuscous basal line. 

 Hindwings with termen strongly bowed; as forewings, but with- 

 out discal, costal, and dorsal spots, and with large spots on tornus 

 and termination of vein 4. Underside whitish-green. 



N.Q.: Cooktown; Kuranda, 3, 4, 9, 10; Townsville, 12. 



49. COMIB^NA MARI^. 



lodis marice Luc, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. Wales, 1888, p. 1266; 

 Probnlesceles albipunctata Warr., Nov. Zool., 1898, p. 15; Probo- 

 losceles connata Warr., Nov. Zool. 1898, p. 15. 



(J9. 22-32 mm. Crown and fillet green; face green, narrowly 

 margined above, below, and at sides with white. Palpi purple- 



