I5Y W. J. KAINBOW. 633 



Falces dark brown, conical, divergent at apex, seated well back 

 behind the frontal margin. 



Maxillce, lahiibm, and sternum concolorous. 



Abe/omen oblong, narrowest in front, slightly overhanging base 

 of cephalotliorax, truncated at posterior extremity ; upper side 

 furnished (as in A. volans, Camb.) with an epidermis, which is 

 continued laterally on either side to an extent considerably 

 exceeding the width of the abdomen, and of an elliptical form; 

 the outer portion of this epidermis on either side is capable of 

 being depressed and folded round beneath the abdomen, or 

 elevated and expanded to its full width after the manner of 

 wings. The whole of the epidermis is densely covered with short 

 and scale-like hairs, which give the different tints and hues to 

 the abdomen; in the front and at the sides the colour is bright 

 green; upon the upper surface there is a large oval ring of scarlet, 

 the inner margins of which are bordered with Ijright green 

 granules ; in the centre there is a large patch of reddish-grey, 

 surrounding a smaller and somewhat oval patch of scarlet ; 

 immediately below posterior margin of the scarlet oval ring there is 

 a short, broad transverse patch covered with green granules, and 

 fringed sparingly at ultimate extremity with scarlet scale-like 

 hairs ; lateral flaps furnished with bright green granules and 

 scale-like hairs, becoming less brilliant towards their ultimate 

 extremities; under side of a greenish grey colour, thickly clothed 

 with short scale-like hairs. 



II ab. — Sydney. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATE. 



Fig. 1 — Eptira coro.nata, ? . 



Fig. 2 —Pachyjnafha superba, ? . 



Fig. 3 — Afftts yt/eiKlent $. 



Fig. 3« — „ ,, showing epidennis folded under. 



