778 STUDIES IN AUSTRALIAN NEUROPTERA, vi., 



Type, in Paris Museum. 



Hah — Eastern coast of Australia, from Sydney to North 

 Queensland (Cairns, Kuranda, Herberton). 



This species is occasionally taken at light, or beaten from 

 bushes, but was considered quite a rarity until Mr. Luke Gallard, 

 of Epping, N.S.W., discovered the larva. Since then, he has suc- 

 ceeded in bleeding a number from larvie found around Epping, 

 and I have bred out nearly two dozen from larviB taken in various 

 localities, including Hornsby and Berowra, in the Sydney dis- 

 trict, Wauchope on the North Coast of New South Wales, Bris- 

 bane, Stradbroke Is., Caloundra, Caboolture, Landsborough and 

 Mount Tambourine, in Queensland Mr. F. P. Dodd has taken 

 the insect at Kuraiida and Herberton, N. Queensland. 



From larvae taken on One-tree Hill, Brisbane, under the bark 

 of an Ironbark tree (Eucalyptus leucoxylon F.v.M.), I bred both 

 Ps. eleyans and Ps. cfelivagus. There is so little difference 

 between the two larvae, except in size, that I was not able to 

 distinguish which was which. This seems to me to be a further 

 argument against removing Ps. cctlivagus from the genus 

 Psychopsis. 



PsYCHOPSis ccELiVAGus (Walker). 



Hemerobius aelivayus Walker, Cat. Neuroptera Brit. Mus., 

 1853, p.279. 



Psychopsis ccelivag\is Froggatt, These Proceedings, 1903, xxviii., 

 p. 455, PI. xxi., fig. 8 (nee Froggatt, /.c, 1902, xxvii., p. 368). 



Wernzia coelivaya Navas, Mem. R. Acad. Ci. Art , Barcelona, 

 1912, X., p.l95. Navas, Congr. Valladolid, 1916, p.l94. 



Type, in British Museum. 



JJab. — Queensland coast, from Brisbane to Kuranda and Her- 

 berton. A rare species. 



This exceedingly striking species is at once distinguished by 

 the remarkable metallic black markings of the forewings, as well 

 as by the pure whiteness of the venation, which gives it a most 

 striking appearance. Some years ago, it was not uncommon on 

 One-tree Hill, Brisbane: but recent severe bush-fires seem almost 

 to have extei^minated it. 



