CHARACTERISTICS OF LARV.i;: OF AXOFHEJJXA. 133 



of few black or brown scales on other three ; there was no 

 "black" spot at the fork of the second cell in any of the 

 twenty-four; in six there Avas no pale spot on the wing fringe 

 opposite the sixth vein ; in nine an additional spot was noted 

 between the fifth and sixth ; in seven a further spot on the basal 

 side of the sixth, and the last mentioned was observed in two, 

 in which there was no spot between the fifth and sixth veins. 



The wing pattern of this species is, however, fairly constant, 

 and though differences are observable they are not sufficient 

 to justify any tabular representation. The species is very 

 readily identified. The dark scales are, in most individuals, 

 brown rather than black, giving a general colour appearance 

 of brown. The wing viewed through a hand lens has a 

 rather unkempt appearance in contrast with the sleek, well- 

 groomed aspect of fun est a, and the row of small dark spots 

 of even size at the extremity of the veins, just separated by a 

 yellow dot from the fringe, is noticeable. The mottled 

 appearance of femora and tibia? is, as Theobald says, the 

 chief character in identification. The word "mottled" very 

 ably expresses the appearance. The legs of Pyretophorus 

 ar den sis are also spotted, but the spots are brighter in colour 

 and sharper in outline, the distinction being enhanced by the 

 black ground-tint in this species. 



Average length of detached wing, 3"3 mm. 



The Larva (PI. XA^I). — Determined on over fifty speci- 

 mens, drawn from comparison of ten. This species can 

 generally be distinguished from others described in this 

 paper by the unaided eye. There is nothing- particularly 

 noticeable in respect of length and breadth relative to other 

 species ; both might be stated as medium, the latter a little 

 under than over medium size ; longer, but narrower, than 

 funesta, and narrow as compared with ar den sis. There 

 is in nearly all specimens, when alive, an irregular central 

 patch of much deeper brown, which is particularly noticeable 

 in the second to the fifth abdominal segments. This appear- 

 ance is scarcely capable of description, but has been observed 

 in no other species. 



