BY A. J. TURNER. 55 



from areole or from 8 + 9 before 7. Hindwings with 3 and 4 

 separate, 6 and 7 stalked, 8 connected by a bar with middle of 

 cell. 



Type, Gerurafu7'cula, Schrank, from Europe (Hampson). A 

 very natural genus from which Dicranura, Boisd., is unnecessarily 

 separated by some authors. 



9. Cerura australis. 

 Cerura aush^alis, Scott, Aust. Lepid. pi. v. 



^ 66 mm. Head white. Palpi black. Antenna? blackish 

 irrorated, and towards base suffused, with white; pectinations 

 fuscous brown. Thorax white with nine lustrous peacock-blue 

 spots arranged in two transverse rows of four each, the lateral 

 spots being on bases and apices of patagia, the ninth spot is near 

 posterior end of thorax. Abdomen dark fuscous; extreme base, 

 a dorsal median line, and apical segment whitish; the last crossed 

 by a blackish line. Legs white; anterior surface of anterior tibise 

 and anterior and middle tarsi except at base black; middle and 

 posterior tibife spotted with black; posterior tarsi black with 

 white annulations. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa nearly 

 straight, apex rounded, termen rounded, oblique; white with 

 black dots arranged in transverse lines; a dot at base; a broken 

 row of dots from J^ costa to J dorsum; a row of large dots with 

 pale centres from ~ costa to before mid-dorsum; four rows of dots 

 posterior to this, the dots on costa being larger than those on 

 disc; in the most posterior of these the dots are confluent towards 

 costa; a row of longitudinally elongate terminal dots between 

 veins; cilia short; white, on dots black. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded; white, thinly scaled; a series of blackish dots on termen, 

 the largest opposite tornus; a dark fuscous suffusion along inner 

 margin. 



N.S.W. Ash Island, near Newcastle (Scott). 



This species appears to be local for I am not aware that it has 

 been met with elsewhere. Scott's beautiful figure shows the larva 

 to be closely similar to the European C. vinula, Linn. 



