782 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



131. Hydr. chlorometis, n. sp. 



^. 21 mm. Head light ochreous-yellow, with a dark fuscous 

 line between antennae. Antennae blackish. Thorax blackish, a 

 posterior spot and a spot on patagia light ochreous-yellow. 

 Abdomen light ochreous-yellow, base of segments narrowly 

 blackish^ sides of anal tuft blackish. Forewings blackish ; spots 

 rather large, transparent, yellowish-tinged ; first quadrate ; second 

 elongate : trapezoidal ; third curved-oblong, surmounted by a 

 smaller triangular additional spot ; fourth very elongate, 

 surmounted by a dot, and connected with fifth by a similar 

 equally elongate spot ; fifth roundish. Hindwings blackish ; spots 

 transparent, yellowish-tinged ; first large, occupying basal half of 

 wing, not quite reaching base, outer edge rounded ; second 

 moderately large, rounded-triangular, confluent with first in disc. 



Glen Innes (3,000 feet), New youth Wales ; one specimen in 

 December. 



132. Hydr. mochlotis, n. sp. 



£ Q. 33-36 mm. Head orange, with some fuscous scales 

 between antennae. Antennae black. Thorax black, with a small 

 orange posterior spot. Abdomen iridescent-orange, base of 

 segments narrowly violet-black, two ante-apical segments green- 

 black on sides and beneath, penultimate in £ above also, base 

 of anal segment green-black. Forewings black : spots large, 

 thinly scaled, light orange ; first subquadrate ; second similar ', 

 third irregular, elongate-pentagonal, surmounted by a small 

 elongate spot ; fourth very elongate, surmounted by a very small 

 elongate spot, and connected with fifth by a small spot beneath 

 its posterior extremity ; fifth sub-cordate. Hindwings black ; 

 spots thinly scaled, light orange ; first very large, occupying basal 

 half of wing, outer edge irregularly rounded, bisecting vein not 

 black ; second rather large, roundish, almost touching costa 

 veins not black. 



South Australia ; three specimens (Coll. Macleay). 



