BY E. MEYRICK. 



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Besides the following, there is one South African species, of 

 almost equal size and splendour. There is no doubt of the generic 

 identity of these two forms, which agree in all structural characters, 

 and are specially distinguished by the shaggy tufts of the hindwings 

 in the (J, being at the same time the largest and most magnificent 

 of the family. The instance of near affinity between Australian 

 and South African forms in the Lepidoptera are by no means 

 numerous, and this is an interesting case. 



22. Let. Stacy i, Scott. 

 (Zelotypia Stacyi, Scott, Trans. Ent. Soc. N.S. Wales, II. 38.) 

 (J9. 175-220 mm. Forewings greenish- ochreous ; costal area 

 strewn with ferruginous spots, surrounded by ochreous-whitish 

 rings ; hindmarginal area watered with ferruginous and whitish 

 lines ; some small black spots on costa towards apex and on hind- 

 margin ; a large raised roundish deep ochreous spot beyond middle, 

 containing a central black crescentic mark, and a round pale 

 ochreous white-circled anterior spot ; in $ two or three cloudy 

 whitish blotches on costa, one in disc before middle, and a narrow 

 irregular fascia at J. Hindwings deep ferruginous-orange. 



Newcastle and Manning River, New South Wales. The larva 

 feeds in the trunks of trees. It seems to me not improbable that 

 the colouring of the perfect insect is designed to imitate the head 

 of a snake ; this might be determined by those who have the 

 opportunity of seeing the insect alive in its natural position of 

 repose. 



7. PiELUS, Walk. 



Antennae \-\, in $ unipectinated throughout, pectinations broad, 

 lamellate. Palpi short, basal joint somewhat rough-scaled beneath, 

 second and terminal joints smooth, terminal joint nearly as long 

 as second, subclavate. Posterior tibiae with long rough projecting 

 hairs. Forewings with vein 7 from angle, 8 from much before 

 angle, 9 and 10 stalked from near 8. Hindwings as in forewings. 



Forewings unicolorous 23. higens. 



Forewings variously marked 24. hyalinatus. 



