BY E. MEYRICK, B.A., F.E.S. 755 



94. Siril' obliqua, Walk. 



(Syrilosoma obliqua, Walk., Bomb. 679 ; Ardices canescens, Butl. 

 Cist. Ent. ii, 29 ; Spilarctia obliqua, ib. 41.) 



^ 9. 41-57 mm. Differs from S. fulvohirta only as follows: 

 Thorax wholly white. Abdomen red, with small dorsal and 

 lateral black spots, beneath white. Forewings with a black dot 

 on base of costa ; first fascia wholly absent ; a discal dot beyond 

 second ; last three fasciae reduced to a single fascia, furcate or 

 trifurcate towards costa ; some dots towards hindmargin in 

 middle : cilia white, with two fuscous bars above middle, some- 

 times barred throughout with fuscous. Hind wings white; a 

 small fuscous discal spot before middle ; three fuscous spots 

 towards hindmargin, first beneath apex, two above anal angle. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; Melbourne, Victoria ; in September, 



common. 



32. Areas, Walk. 



Tongue developed, rather short. Antenna? less than half fore- 

 wings, in ^ shortly bipectinated, pectinations obsolete towards 

 base and apex. Palpi rather short, thickened with rough scales 

 beneath, terminal joint short. Thorax hairy beneath. Anterior 

 tibia? with well-developed apical hook. Forewings with vein 2 

 from f , 4 and 5 from a point or stalked, 6 from very near or out 

 of 9, 7 and 8 out of 9, 10 out of 9 below 7. Hind wings with 

 veins 4 and 5 from a point or short-stalked, 6 and 7 from point or 

 stalked, 8 from before middle. 



Not having seen Walker's type of Areas, I have been compelled 

 to rely on Mr. Butler's authority for the use of the name for this 

 genus. 



a. Thorax with two black spots 96. costalis. 



b. „ without „ „ 95. marginata. 



95. Ar. marginata, Don. 



(Phalcena marginata, Don. Ins. N. II. ; Areas Moorei, Butl., 



Cist. Ent. ii, 23, 111. Het. V, 28, pi. LXXXV, 2 ; A. roseicostis 



ib., Cist. Ent. ii, 23.) 

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