BY ROWLAND ILLIDGE. 101 



PavipJiild Mdtliias, Fahr. — Not uncommon ; captured several 

 last season at flowers of Bougainvillea and Duranta. It is stated 

 that its food plant is the grass Ischfemum pretinctum. 



Pnvipliilii Jhnnhusd , Man re. — Several caught on Duranta at 

 Bulimba. 



Apaustiifi All null in, Hew. — A most common little species. 



Apa list lis Ldxcirid, Unsrn. — Taken on orange blossoms at 

 Cooper's Plains and flowers of Leptospermum flavescens on the 

 borders of a swamp at Bulimba. 



Trapf^itvs FAienti, Heir. — A rare species round Brisbane ; 

 more abundant at Stradbroke Island. 



TnipciiU's lacc/tii.s, Fahr. — Not unconnnou at Leptospermum 

 flowers. 



Trapezius Petalia, Ileir. — Also occasionally captiu'ed on 

 Leptospermum. 



Traiiezitis Si/iiniininis, Hulni. — The largest species ; larva on 

 Cladium. 



TrapcrJtcx P/iUli/ni, Misk. — Hitherto only recorded as Vic- 

 torian ; one specimen from Ithaca Creek early in September. 



ffesperiUa An/iiia, Plot:. — The Miskin Catalogue with an 

 asterisk as unknown. 



Ifesperilhi Ihmhleihii/i, Fehl. — Not common; usually in the 

 sunny glades in scrubs. 



HeHperilla Cincus, Mi,sl,\ 



IlesiH'rilla Fuhjiihis, 2iish\ — Have taken the larva of this 

 spun up for pupation on millet ; the imagines are not uncommon 

 at Bulimba, and come to flowers of Bougainvillea, Duranta, 

 globe amaranth, etc. 



Hesiierilhi I/a hi ill's, Mis},-. — A common forest species aft'ecting 

 the driest and most arid looking places, settling mostly on the 

 ground. 



Hespirilla hiiiene, Xeiria. — Not uncommon in the same 

 localties, and strangely enough appears to have been quite 

 unknown to Miskin, who has marked it in his catalogue with an 

 asterisk. It is not identical with " humilis," as supposed by 

 Spry and Anderson in "Victorian Butterflies," humilis being- 

 more like Doubledayi. 



