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faint line immediately beyond, and a diflfused hindmarginal fascia 

 of same colour ; hindmarginal line and cilia as forewings. 



Brisbane ; one specimen at light. 



This is allied to H. ohlatoria, Walk. 



HOMODES OBLATORIA, Walk. 



The larva of this offers a curious example of mimicry. Seen on 

 the fence feeding, it appears like that of lodis insperata, Walk., or 

 /. piiet^oides, Walk. It has a number of flattened out projections 

 spreading out from each side of the back, of various shades of 

 green and grey. On touching the larva these collapse, being only 

 appendages of lichen and spores glued on to the creature's skin in 

 a tower-built fashion. The larva is yellowish-green and simulates 

 a Pyrale larva in appearance. The lichen cannot be detached at 

 the skin. The chrysalis is spun in an eggcup-shaped cocoon of 

 lichen. Feeds on lichen. 



Brisbane. 



Family HEMICERID^. 



Westermannia ocellata, sp.nov. 



(J9. 22-26 mm. Head ashy-grey, sprinkled with dark fuscous, 

 face fuscous. Palpi fuscous. Antennae fuscous, becoming white 

 at the base. Thorax ashy-grey, sprinkled freely with fuscous. 

 Abdomen light fuscous-ochreous. Forewings with costa nearly 

 straight, hindmargin gently rounded, ashy-grey irrorated with 

 various shades of grey, fuscous and ferrous scales ; three fuscous 

 black stripes on costa, at f , J and |^, the latter diffused ; an indis- 

 tinct wavy line from first costal stripe passes obliquely to middle 

 of wing at J where it is recurved almost at a right angle to ^ inner 

 margin, a more distinct line, interruptedly black, from second 

 costal stripe, runs obliquely half way to hindmargin, is there 

 parallel with second fourth of hindmargin and then is sinuated 

 along and below median fold to a point opposite first line, thence 

 sharply to inner margin at f , the space enclosed by the inner half 

 of these two lines deeply coloured with fuscous and black, forming 

 a conspicuous blotch on hindmargin, finely outlined by black, 

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