68 DESCRIPTIONS OF QUEENSLAND LEPIDOPTERA. 



scales, a darker discal shade approaching costa at one-half ; an 

 irregular blackish oblique fuscous broken line from a spot at one- 

 half inner border to apex of wing, with a suffused blotch one. third 

 from apex ; cilia fuscous ochreous. Hindwings as forewings, with 

 three transverse lines more or less distinct — first, one-third inner- 

 margin to two-fifth costa ; second, one-half inner margin toi 

 three-fifth costa, denticulate and sinuous ; third, less distinct, 

 four-fifth inner margin to four-fifth costa, denticulate and inter- 

 rupted ; cilia as forewings. Ingham, Queensland. Collection 

 McKie 



GROUP GEOMETRINA.— FAMILY GEOMETRID.E. 



lODIS SIDERALIS. SP. NOV. 



^n^ii^ 34 — 85. Head rich dark green, face dotted with 

 white. Palpi fuscous, middle and terminal joints tipped with 

 white. Antennje reddish fuscous, bipectinate, terminal half 

 simple. Legs glaucous brown, barred with white. Thorax 

 green, with a black dorsal blotch, white in centre. Abdomen 

 green, a white dot at end of each segment, a black patch with 

 two white lines before apical segment, sides and under-surface 

 white, apical tuft white. Forewings, costa arched, hind margin 

 rounded, rich dark green irrorated with white scales ; costa smoky 

 black barred with fine white lines ; a white scar like blotch at. 

 four-fifth near middle, white dots on veins, veins and terminal 

 line a darker velvety green ; cilia green, fringed with greenish 

 white. Hindwings as forewings, white blotch larger and Avith a 

 comma appending inwards, followed and closely circled by a 

 Avavy white line, and a smaller line before hind margin ; cilia as 

 forewings. Two specimens, Brisbane. 



HYPOCHROMA CONSPURCATA. SP. NOV. 



^ii\^ 1)1^31. Head greenish grey. Antennte light fuscous. 

 Palpi fuscous, terminal joint elongated, smooth. Thorax grey, 

 irrorated with green. Abdomen grey, with dorsal white tufts. 

 Forewings, costa straight, rounded at base and apex. Ijiind 

 margin straight, rounded from vein 4, grey, irrorated and shaded 

 with green and ferrous ; costa edged with smoky green, a dark 

 green sinuous broadly dentate line from one-third costa to one- 

 third inner margin, a discal grey line beyond half across centre af 



