BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.B.S. 885 



59. lod. vertumnaria, Gn. 



(Chlorochroiiia vertumnaria, Gn. ix, 365 ; C. congenita, Walk. 

 564.) 



(Jj. 26-29 mm. Face ciimson, fillet white, crown crimson in 

 front, green behind. Palpi crimson, terminal joiat short. 

 Antennae ochreous-whitish, pectinations 7, inner series crimson- 

 tinged. Thorax green, posterior half with an ochreous-yellowish 

 •dorsal line, shoulders narrowly crimson, beneath slightly hairy. 

 Abdomen green, with a pale ochreous-yellowish dorsal line, apex 

 and sides white. Legs crimson, posterior pair white, tibise in ^ 

 somewhat thickened, with groove containing pencil of white hairs. 

 Forewings with costa slightly arched, hindmargin somewhat 

 oblique, hardly rounded ; veins 3 and 4 separate, 6 out of 9, 

 11 anastomosing with 12; bluish-green; costa narrowly pale 

 ochreous-yellowish, costal edge crimson ; lines very faintly paler, 

 dentate, first from beneath costa at ^ to ? of inner margin, 

 -second from beneath costa at f to 5 of inner margin ; an indistinct 

 darker green discal dot : cilia pale crimson, with cloudy fuscous 

 -dots on veins. Hindwings with hindmargin rounded, slightly 

 bent on vein 4 ; 3 and 4 from a point ; colour, discal dot, second 

 line, and cilia as in forewings. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; George's Bay, Tasmania ; in 

 December and June, three specimens. 



60. lod. externa, Walk. 



( Chlorochroma externa, Walk. 564.) 



(J. 25-28 mm. Head crimson, fillet ochreous-white, back of 

 ■crown narrowly green. Palpi crimson, terminal joint short. 

 Antennae white, partially crimson-tinged, pectinations 6, inner 

 series more or less crimson. Thorax green, shoulders crimson, 

 •beneath somewhat hairy. Abdomen green, apex and sides white. 

 Legs crimson, posterior pair white, tibioe in ^ thickened, with 

 .groove containing pencil of white hairs. Forewings with costa 



