216 Transactions. — Zoology. 



14. Met. strategica, Hudson. 

 (Arctia strategica, Hudson, " Entom.," 1889, 53.) 

 S' . 35mm. Head black, forehead oclireous. Thorax 

 black, collar and inner margin of patagia yellow. Forewings 

 black ; costa and inner margin narrowly ochreous-yellow ; a 

 longitudinal ochreous-yellow streak above middle from base to 

 hindmargin, and another above inner margin ; a short yellow- 

 ish interrupted line before hindmargin beneath apex, and 

 three similar lines, lengthening downwards, between the two 

 longitudinal streaks. Hindwings ochreous-yellow; a broad 

 submarginal black band, interrupted above anal angle ; hind- 

 margin crimson-red : cilia ochreous-yellow. 



Eichardson Eanges (3,000ft.), near iVlbury; one specimen. 

 I have not seen this species, but Mr. Hudson kindly sent me 

 a coloured figure, from which and his published description I 

 made the above diagnosis. It is evidently very distinct. 



15. Met. erichrysa, Meyr. 

 {Metacrias erichrysa, Meyr., "Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W.," 1886, 749.) 

 (? . 31-33nim. Head and thorax black. Forewings black ; 

 markings orange-yellow; a slender costal streak, much 

 dilated on basal fourth; a slender dorsal streak; a wedge- 

 shaped discal spot before middle ; a streak along submedian 

 fold from near base to | ; a curved discal series of five elongate 

 spots about f ; a subterminal series of eight dots or small 

 spots, more or less connected by fine longitudinal lines with 

 hindmargin. Hindwings orange-yellow; a curved black 

 transverse discal spot ; a black hindmarginal band, on upper 

 half containing three or four yellow dots, on lower half with 

 an elongate yellow marginal spot sending an acute projection 

 to inner edge of band near anal angle. 



? . Wholly whitish-ochreous ; wings minute, aborted ; 

 legs short, stout, well developed. 



Mount Arthur (4,000ft.) ; five specimens. Larva wholly 

 black, clothed with long black hairs, those covering segmental 

 incisions brownish-ochreous ; feeds on Senecio beUidioides ; 

 pupa in a slight cocoon. 



16. Met. huttonii, Butl. 



(Phaos huttonii, Butl., " Cist. Ent.," ii., 487 ; Metacrias huttonii, Meyr., 

 " Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W.," 1886, 750.) 



(? . 29mm. Differs from M. erichrysa as follows: Head 

 and thorax with some yellow-whitish hairs. Forewings with 

 markings whitish-ochreous ; no costal streak ; a bright crim- 

 son subcostal streak from base to f. Hindwings yellow, 

 towards base mixed with blackish ; spots in hindmarginal 

 band reduced, supra -anal spot moderate, triangular, not 

 reaching edge of band. 



