BY A. JEFFERIS TURNER. IQl 



ing I dorsum, and connected with it by a crimson-ochreous 

 dot containing some fuscous scales ; a similar much shorter 

 bar from beyond middle, not reaching middle of disc : a 

 dark-fuscous line edged with crimson around apex and 

 termen ; cilia orange ochreous with a fine fuscous post- 

 median line, on tornus and dorsum white. Hindwings 

 white with, a small grey suffusion at apex ; cilia white, 

 bases grey on apical I of wing. 



Q. Mount Tambourine in November ; one specimen. 

 Subfam. Lyonetianse. 



LOXOSTOMA BASILISSA. 71. Sp. 



fiaaiXiaoa, a queen. 



$ 11 mm. Head yellow : face and fillet whitish. 

 Palpi whitish. Antennae whitish, j)osterior surface of basal 

 joint dark-fuscous Thorax yellow. Abdomen grey. Legs 

 ochreous-whitish ; anterior pair fuscous. Forewings bright 

 shining yellow : a broad fuscous- purple streak along basal 

 third of costa ; a narrow inwardly oblique dark-fuscous 

 fascia with brilliant purple reflections from costa at t, to be- 

 fore tornus ; beyond this disc is wholly brown : cilia brown. 

 Hindwings and cilia grey. 



Somewhat resembling L. jnotodoxa Metr., but at once 

 distinguished by the yellow head. 



Q. Mt. Tambourine in March ; one specimen. 



LOXOSTOMA TETRASEMA, W. Sp. 



TerQaarifiog. four-marked. 



O 10-13 mm. Head yellow, face whitish, fillet fuscous. 

 Palpi whitish. Antennae whitish, posterior surface of basal 

 joint dark-fuscous. Thorax yellow, patagia dark-fuscous. 

 Abdomen grey. Legs ochreous-whitish ; anterior pair 

 fuscous. Forewings bright yellow ; a dark-fuscous basal 

 fascia slightly produced on costa ; a triangular fuscous spot 

 on middle of costa connected with a similar larger spot on 

 dorsum before tornus, which is produced along termen 

 expanding at apex ; cilia fuscous. Hindwings and cilia 

 grey. 



Q. Mt. Tambourine in March ; three specimens. 



