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III. Descriptions of New Australian Lepidoptera. 

 By Edward Meyrick, B.A., F.Z.S. 



[Read February 5th, 1902.] 



The following genera and species of Caradrinina, accumu- 

 lated from ^^rious collectors, appear to be undescribed ; 

 and as I am unable at present to deal with the group as a 

 whole, it seems desirable to make them known without 

 further delay. 



CARADRINIDJi. 



Meto'piora, n. g. 



Face forming a broad, rounded scaled prominence, terniinatmg in 

 a central truncate-cylindrical horny projection, surrounded by a 

 sharp projecting horny ring. Eyes hairy. Tongue developed. Palpi 

 moderate, subascending, loosely scaled, terminal joint short. Antenna? 

 in $ subdentate, shortly ciliated. Thorax and abdomen without 

 crests. Tibia; with appressed hairs. Forewings normal. Hind- 

 wings : 3 and 4 stalked, 6 and 7 connate. 



Allied to Lcucania, from which it differs by the peculiar 

 frontal projection, 



M. sanguinata, Lucas. 



{Chariclea sanguinata, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 

 1892, 254.) 



$ 9 . 29-32 m.m. Head yellow-ochreous, mostly sufEused with 

 dull crimson. Thorax yellow-ochreous, patagia crimson-pink, except 

 shoulders. Abdomen whitish-ochreous. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, costa gently arched, apex rounded, ternien slightly 

 sinuate, rather oblique ; bright deep yellow ; costal edge throughout 

 and a costal streak from f to apex crimson-pink ; a moderate longi- 

 tudinal slightly downwards-curved crimson-phik streak from base 

 below middle to middle of termen ; a crimson-pink terminal line, 

 forming a small triangular spot at tornus : cilia crimson-pink, tips 

 rosy-whitish. Hindwings pale whitish-ochreous; cilia ochreous- 

 wMte. 



Duaringa and Brisbane, Queensland (Barnard, Lucas). 



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