784 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



segments greenish-black. Fore wings greenish-black; spots moderate, 

 thinly scaled, orange ; first subquadrate ; second trapezoidal ; 

 third irregular diamond-shaped ; fourth elongate, sometimes sur- 

 mounted by a variable dot ; fifth roundish. Hindwings greenish- 

 black ; spots moderate, orange ; first occupying basal third, outer 

 edge somewhat irregular, bisecting vein black ; second irregular, 

 upper section smaller or nearly equal. 



Maryborough, Queensland ; Sydney, New South Wales j also 

 from Tasmania ; in November, March, and April, common. 



136. Hydr. intensa, Butl. 



(Hydrusa intensa, Butl., Journ. Linn. Soc. 1876, 353.) 

 £ (J). 25-30 mm. Head black on crown, face orange, collar 

 reddish-orange. Antennae black, apex white, Thorax black. 

 Abdomen deep orange, base of segments black, sides of anal 

 segment black. Forewings greenish-black ; spots rather small, 

 semitransparent, reddish-orange ; first subquadrate; second similar; 

 third diamond-shaped ; fourth suboblong, rarely surmounted by a 

 dot ; fifth roundish. Hindwings greenish-black ; spots reddish- 

 orange ; first rather small, not reaching margins, bisecting vein 

 black ; second thinly scaled, small, oval, upper section dot-like or 

 absent. 



Cooktown and Rockhampton, Queensland ; Grafton, Sydney, 

 and Wollongong, New South Wales ; in November and April, 

 common, sometimes abundant. 



137. Hydr. phepsalotis, n. sp. 



{ J. 29-33 mm. Head black on crown, face orange, collar reddish- 

 orange. Antennae black, apex white. Thorax black. Abdomen 

 reddish-orange, base of segments black, sides of anal segment 

 black. Forewings greenish-black ; spots small or very small, 

 semitransparent, dull orange ; first very small, roundish ; second 

 subquadrate ; third irregular diamond-shaped, variable ; fourth 

 suboval ; fifth roundish. Hindwings greenish-black ; spots dull 

 orange ; first moderate or small, suboval, lying entirely beneath 

 lower median, therefore not bisected ; second small or very small, 

 oval, upper section absent, sometimes wholly absent. 



