of the Australia)! PyraUdina. 



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Mecyna, Gn. 

 Mecyna rhodochrijsa, n. s. 

 ^ 21 mm. Head and antenuai light greyish ochreous, ciliations 

 one-Ihird. Palpi dark fuscous, beneath white. .Tho^a- g^^y- 

 Abdomen ochreous-yellow. Legs white, anterior V-^^ h.nAedvnt^ 

 dark grey; posterior tibia, with outer spurs one-third of inner. 

 Fore wings triangular, moderately broad, costa gently arched apex 

 oblse, hind margin bowed, rather obhque ; fecous, with bluish 

 reflections; apex and hind margin -ffused with pale lilac m^ 

 with pale bluish metallic scales; a very large qxiadi ate bight 

 yellow blotch, extending on inner margin from before mud to 

 near anal angle, upper edge rather near and to erably para lei to 

 costa, anterior and posterior sides rather ^-^^^ ^^.W nlaU 

 dull crimson, tolerably straight, upper edge marked with two small 

 fuscous spots, and lower edge with two cloudy ^"--;-^;^^ ' J 

 sinuate cloudy dark fuscous hue from three-fourths of c sta to 

 xniddle of posterior edge of yeUow blotch; a row of ^^-'^ _^^ 

 fuscous spots on hind margin ; ciha deep yellow, tips lighter. Hmd 

 wings and ciha unicolorous ochreous-yellow. 



A beautiful and very distinct species ; I think the 

 bright colouring is adapted to the flowers of the 

 Loranthns. . 



Larva 16-legged, cylindrical, tapering ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 

 claret-coloured, spiracular area ^^"S^^^^^ ' /.^'^^^^^ 

 divisions uale yellowish-rosy; spots fuscous ; head pale 

 rddish brown reticulated -^^h darker ; 2nd segmen 

 with a pale reddish brown bisected dorsal plate anal 

 ;^^te pile reddish brown anterior l-^^ cla^^onX; 

 Feeds between the cuticles of leaves of Loumtlius 

 fLolr;..), usually towards the tip -^^^ 



curls back to form a kmd of f ^^ f'; .^X rSuse is 

 tins of two leaves are drawn together ; the leluse is 

 ^cumulated in a mass above the withered v^ oithe 

 leaf Pupa in an oval cocoon amongst th^^ /ef «^; 

 These \lvL were discovered by Mr. Gervase F. Ma hew, 

 EN from whose notes the above description is taken. 



Svdnev New South Wales ; three specimens bred m 

 October from larva, found full-fed ear y m the same 

 month The imago is probably very retired m habits. 



