BY ROWLAND ILLIDGE, 91) 



J'siitilddijisiis Finn ill IIS, Mis/,\ — Sankey's Scrub and Pine 

 River, but very rare. Probably identical with P. P)risbanensis, 

 Misk. 



Psi'iiihiili/isKs Hills, Frill. — Not uncommon about the scrul)bv 

 creeks and al)out the scrubs. 



Psi'iiiluilijisiis ] Hi/i/li'si, Iliir. — Comes to the flowers of Duranta, 

 loquat, An,L!ophora, Leptospermum, etc., but is a rare species. 



Iiiliiii'inis l:'nnfiiriis, I hm. — Very common, attached to Acacia ; 

 larva readily discovered from its being an attraction to ants of 

 several species, which come to some matter secreted by it. 



IiiliHi'Hiis Diiiiirii, Si'iiiji. — This is the species named Illidgei 

 by Dr. T. P. Lucas and which was treated by W . H. ]\Iiskin as a 

 variety of Ictinus. It is attached to Acacia and fairly connuon. 



liiliiiiiiiis Ictimis, lli'iv. Also connuon, the larva likewise on 

 Acacia. P)Oth this and Dameli have larva- which also secrete 

 some matter attractive to ants and probably analogous to that 

 secreted by Aphides. 



Di'iiiliiri.r Diiiris, I/iir. — This pretty insect is rather rarer now 

 than formerly ; the scrubby creeks are its usual haunts. It comes 

 to various flowers in gardens, such as Duranta, loquat, etc. The 

 blossoms of Sabal P>lackburniana are a special attraction to this 

 •and se^■eral other Initterflies. 



/Ji'Hiliiii.r SiiiisiDii, Mis/.-. — W. H. Miskin cites ]*)risbane as a 

 locality, though I do not remember to have seen or taken it. 

 There is no doubt he is correct, for many of our North Queens- 

 land insects come far south on favouralde occasions. 



Oijliris (iciiitrcni, llnr. — Some years ago I took specimens of 

 this tine insect at Kelvin Grove slicking at a wounded gum ti'ee, 

 and have seen them se\eral times since about Loranthus high up 

 on these trees. 



<>!l!/>is Aliriitii. I).\V. ,(■ Ifiir. — Has lately been taken on 

 Ithaca Creek. The official collection of the Department of 

 Agriculture also contains examples procured on flowers of 

 Callistemon in October. 



hksperid.k. 



tji(si/iiii(i lliiitii, llnr. — The larva of this we have taken 

 on Tristniiia, iMigenia, and the camphor laurel. It draws 

 two leaves together, one over the other in canopy-like form, Avitli 



