of thelAustralian PyraUdina. 429 



ground in February and March, but not near water ; 

 the larva cannot therefore be aquatic. 



Anydraida drasidlis, Walk. 



Catadijsta driislttsalis, Walk., •150. 



3 , 14 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen whitish 

 ochreous ; 2nd joint of palpi dark fuscous except towards apex. 

 Legs whitish, anterior tarsi with three basal joints very broadly 

 dilated with blackish scales ; two small black tufts between posterior 

 00X36. Fore wings rather elongate-triangular, narrow at base, 

 costa posteriorly slightly arched, apex rounded, hind margin some- 

 what bowed, oblique ; silvery white, with ochreous-yellow mark- 

 ings, obscurely margined with dark fuscous ; a small basal patch, 

 bounded by a thick dark fuscous streak from one-fifth of costa to 

 one-fifth of inner margin ; a moderate fascia from two-fifths of 

 costa to two-fifths of inner margin, anteriorly not dark-margined, 

 produced along costa to join a second somewhat broader fascia 

 from two-thirds of costa to anal angle, of which the anterior edge 

 projects obscm-ely in middle ; space between first and second fascia 

 mixed with black scales, tending to form four u-regular lines ; a 

 thh'd narrower fascia from costa near apex, and a fourth hind mar- 

 ginal, both confluent with second towards anal angle, where they 

 form a blotch, containmg an elongate light shining grey spot ; cilia 

 pale grey, tijss white. Hind wings silvery white ; a fuscous spot on 

 inner margin towards base ; a moderate irregular ochreous-yellow 

 fascia from below two-fifths of costa U> anal angle, posteriorly 

 dark-margined; two blackish lines at two-thirds parallel to huad 

 margin, beneath bent downwards to anal angle, the second termi- 

 nating in a golden metalUc spot ; space between these lines and 

 anterior fascia mixed with black scales, tending to form lines on 

 veins ; an ochreous-yellow hind marginal fascia, preceded by a 

 narrow band of thickl3'--strewn blackish scales, and containing four 

 large subquadrate deep black spots, each including an irregular 

 bluish-metallic spot ; cilia with basal half grey, terminal half 

 white. 



Described from Fijian specimens, but I believe they 

 do not differ from Australian. 



Townsville, Queensland ; also occurs in Borneo and 

 Fiji. 



