BY FREDERICK A. A. SKUSE. 879 



the first and last three segments (including genitalia) violaceous- 

 black, cupreous ; sub-nitidous, sub-glabrous (PL xxiv. fig. 70, 

 forceps). CoxjB griseo-pruinose. Femora and tibiae fulvous, with 

 a short ring of obscure fuscous at apex ; tarsi obscure fuscous ; 

 metatarsal joint usually brownish towards base. Wings pellucid, 

 somewhat yellowish, especially at base, more or less tinted with 

 very pale brownish on basal half ; with one indistinct and two 

 distinct fuscous spots ; first filling inner ends of the basal cells, 

 second, a small squarish spot at origin of second longitudinal vein; 

 the third larger, extending from costa to inner end of discal cell ; 

 fifth longitudinal vein inf uscated ; veins and stigma fuscous. Aux- 

 iliary vein appearing to either reach costa or first longitudinal vein 

 slightly before inner end of second sub-marginal cell ; sub-costal 

 cross-vein blurred, situated immediately before tip ; marginal 

 cross-vein indistinct or scarcely visible, short, situated a little 

 before tip of first longitudinal vein ; anterior branch of second 

 longitudinal vein angulated near its base ; prcefurca rather angu- 

 lated at its origin ; petiole of first sub-marginal cell short ; 

 second sub-marginal cell very little longer than first posterior 

 cell ; second posterior cell not half the length of third posterior 

 cell ; small cross-vein not half the length of basal portion of third 

 longitudinal vein; great cross- vein joining at or immediately before 

 middle of discal cell. 



Hob. — Sydney (Eugenia Exp.) ; Sydney and Tasmania (Mas- 

 ters). Four specimens. 



Var. /3. Abdomen with first two and last four abdominal 

 segments violaceous-black. Legs entirely obscure fuscous, except 

 rather more than basal half of femora fulvous. Basal half of 

 wing not so distinctly tinted with pale brownish ; the two costal 

 spots more distinct, and with a third oblong paler one filling 

 basal portion of the two basal cells. In other respects exactly 

 like the above. 



Hah. — Blue Mountains, N.S.W. (Masters). One specimen. 



Ohs. 1. Macquart attaches Westwood's name to the above, but 

 this latter author does not even refer to this species in his sum- 



