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Differs from other species of the genus by the absence of a 

 white streak, and generally by the shorter palpi, broad white 

 space before hind-margin, and acute tooth of the second striga. 

 From Tasmania." Z. loc. cit. 



(Prionophora ruptella, P.L.S., N.S. Wales, Vol. III., p. 179. 



The discovery of the larva of this species has revealed the 

 totally unexpected fact that this insect belongs to the Geometrina, 

 the larva being a twelve-legged looper, feeding on casuarina. 

 The pupa is abnormally shaped, elongate-cylindrical. The imago 

 is quite abnormal amongst Geometrce, and I cannot conceive to 

 what species it is allied ; its long palpi and elongate fore-wings 

 give it a very singular appearance in the group. It is fortunate 

 that I have been able to correct the very natural error of Walker 

 and myself.) 



Ceambus, F. 



Cr. apicistrigellus, n. sp. 



1"-%". Head brownish-ochreous. Labial palpi in male 2£, in 

 female 2^- times as long as head, dark fuscous, whitish beneath 

 towards base. Maxillary palpi dark fuscous, mixed with lighter. 

 Antennae whitish-grey, in male thickened, dentate, finely ciliated, 

 in female simple. Thorax ochreous-brown. Abdomen whitish- 

 ochreous-grey, in male with elongate attenuated anal tuft, in 

 female with short conical ovipositor. Legs white, anterior pair 

 sometimes suffused with pale grey above. Fore-wings elongate, 

 in male moderately broad, costa nearly straight, hind-margin 

 oblique, slightly rounded, indented a Utile below apex ; in female 

 narrower, with costa straighter ; dark ochreous-brown, more or 

 less strongly irrorated with dark fuscous ; three short outwardly 

 oblique white streaks from costa, first two between £ and f , 

 extremely oblique, almost coincident with costa, acute, separated 

 by a narrow dark fuscous line, third less oblique from four-fifths 

 of costa nearly to hind-margin a little below apex, attenuated 



