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ON QUEENSLAND AND OTHER AUSTRALIAN LEPI- 

 DOPTERA, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.* 



By Thomas P. Lucas, M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A., & L.R.C.P.Ed. 



I am indebted to Mr. G. Barnard, whose collection I had the 

 pleasure of inspecting during a most pleasant visit, and to Mr. R. 

 Turner for much of the information contained in this paper. By 

 their assistance I have been able to describe forty-two, which I 

 believe to be new species, and record localities for other rare 

 species. 



Family SPHINGID.E. 

 Sphinx Eremophil^e, Lucas, " Queenslander," April, 1891. 



As this species is so nearly allied to £. marmorata, and as the 

 caterpillars were found feeding together by Mr. Barnard, I repeat 

 the description here for comparison; the descriptions of both 

 were first sent to this Society in July, 1890. 



gQ. 58-70 mm. Palpi grey. Antennae grey, reddish beneath. 

 Head dark fuscous. Thorax fuscous, shoulders and epaulettes 

 grey. Abdomen cinereous grey, with a dark brown line down the 

 centre of dorsum, and deep dark brown angulated lateral lines ; 

 base of segments rich fulvous brown, deep brown angular patches 

 extend from sides to dorsum, between base of each centre segment 

 and next segment. Forewings triangular, elongate, costa nearly 

 straight, rounded toward apex, hindmargin obliquely rounded \ 

 fulvous grey, with darker shadings and with darker fulvous 

 broken bands, not always clearly defined ; 1st band in central 



* The following paper comprises the substance of two communications 

 read before the Society in May and August, 1890, and now published by 

 order of the Council. — Ed. 



