BY THOMAS P. LUCAS. 279 



segment ; tail aunulated green and brown. Found in company 

 with preceding by Mr. Barnard on Eremophila Mitchelli. Five 

 caterpillars, only one of which matured to imago. Allied to *S'. 

 Eremophilce, but easily distinguishable by marbled appearance of 

 abdomen, and by darker colour and fuscous bands on wings. 

 Duaringa, Queensland. 



Family ARCTIAD^E. 



Calligenia Pilcheri, sp.nov. 



(JQ. 17-19 mm. Head and palpi vermilion, collar marone-red. 

 Antennae grey, vermilion at the base. Legs vermilion, grey on 

 under side. Thorax deep marone-red, with anterior border behind 

 collar ochreous-yellow, base of epaulettes yellow. Abdomen 

 vermilion. Forewings elongate, strongly dilated, costa moderately 

 arched, apex obtuse, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; deep marone- 

 red, with ochreous-yellow spots ; an irregular square spot at i 

 costa extends to ^ towards inner margin, costal half vermilion : 

 between this and inner margin is a small dot posteriorly ; adjacent 

 to it, from f of inner margin, an irregular row of six spots runs to 

 just before apex of hind margin, but sixth spot does not touch 

 hindmargin ; the inner margin of first spot is vermilion ; a con- 

 spicuous spot at § costa ; two spots on hindmargin in a line with 

 hindmarginal sub-apical spot : cilia marone-red tipped with 

 vermilion. Hind wings with basal half vermilion, posterior half 

 rich marone-red ; cilia marone tipped with pink. 



Rockhampton ; two specimens, caught by Mr. Pilcher. 



Calligenia melitaula, Meyr. ; Townsville (Mrs. Barnard). 



Asura(?) bisecta, sp.nov. 



(J. 18 mm. Head velvety-black, collar ochreous-yellow. Palpi 

 ochreous-yellow. Antennae bipectinated, black. Thorax black 

 with tip of epaulettes ochreous-yellow. Abdomen black, anal tuft 

 ochreous-yellow. Forewings elongate, triangular, gently dilated, 

 costa straight, hindmargin obliquely rounded ; ochreous-yellow ; 



