KY K. MEYIJICK 26") 



Q.: Mnsl)ane (Turner); in December, two specimens. Much 

 smaller tlian A. illepida, forewings shorter and relatively broader; 

 the glandular swelling near tornus of hindwings is a peculiar 

 structural character. 



374. A. illejnda Butl. 



{Teras illepida ]iutl., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond 1882, 42; Aro- 

 tropho?'a ombroddta Low., Proc. Linn. Soc;. N. S. Wales 1898, 48; 

 C ri/j)t(>phlebiacarpophayaWii\fi. ,lnd. Mus. Not. iv., 106, pi. vii.,1). 



N. AusT.: Port Darwin (Bleeser) — Q.: Townsville (Dodd), 

 Duaringa (Barnard), Brisbane (Turner), Toowoomba — N.8.W.: 

 Richniond R. (Lyell); in June, August, November, December, 

 and March, probably most of the year. Larva in pods of Acacia 

 and Cassia. The species occurs widely in India, Ceylon, S. Africa, 

 and the Hawaiian Islands, but has probably been introduced with 

 its foodplants; its home may be India. 



375. A. zelantha, n.sp. 



9. 16 mm. Head, palpi, and thorax deep ferruginous, palpi 

 subas<;ending. Foi'ewings moderate, posteriorly dilated, costa 

 moderately arched, apex rounded-obtuse, termen rounded, little 

 oblique; deep ferruginous-red; costa sufFusedly strigulated with 

 blackish; markings glossy blue-leaden, rising from pairs of minute 

 whitish costal strigulaj; a spot on costa towards base; a fascia 

 before middle, dilated on dorsumj a narrow irregular fascia from 

 ^ of co.sta to tornus, dilated on tornus, connected by a bar from 

 below middle with preceding fascia on dorsum; two confluent 

 streaks from costa posteriorly to termen beneath apex : cilia 

 ferruginous-red, on upper part of termen with three pale bluish 

 bars, on tornus mixed with dark fuscous. Hindwings dark fus- 

 cous, anteriorly fulvous-tinged; cilia pale fulvous-fuscous, with 

 darker subbasal line 



Solomon Is.: Choiseul (Meek); one specimen A very di.stinct 

 and handsome s})ecies; although conveniently described as above, 

 the ferruginous-red colouxnng really forms the usual basal patch 

 and central fascia. 



376. A. immanis Meyr. 



{Carpocapsa immanis Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1886, 275). 



Fiji (Lucas). No further examples seen. 



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