24 A REVISION OF THE AUSTRALIAN SPHINGID.E. 



40. P. Minimus, n. sp. 



I'riiiuirk'.s : Light grey Avitli markings of black, arranged 

 principally in short longitudinal lines close together, Ibrming 

 irregular transverse bands ; a small discoidal white spot 

 surrounded with black ; the principal transverse band is beyond 

 but touching the discoidal spot, whereat it is widest, somewhat 

 narrower at costa, and much narrower on reaching hinder mar- 

 gin, a branch less wide from just below and on basal side of 

 discoidal spot to costa ; some black lines in basal area ; a few 

 black marks towards apex, and some patches at hinder angle. 

 Siroiularu'x : light brown, with an obli<|ue sub-basal dark line ; 

 outer margin irregularly bordered with blackish ; fringe white, 

 interrupted Avitli dark spots, at termination of nurvules. Antennic : 

 light grey. Head and thorax dark grey, latter with two dorsal 

 Ijlack lines. Al)domen shining grey buff ; dorsal very fine black 

 line ; lateral thicker black line ; fringe of each segment and an 

 irregular patch on apical edge of same towards the side, black. 

 Underside : dusky brown, lighter toward outer margins, with 

 two indistinct transverse slightly waved fine lines ; abdominal 

 border of secondaries much lighter. Body and legs dark grey. 

 Antenna;, reddish-brown. 



Exp. : (33 mm. Hab. : Dawson Kiver (Barnard). Coll. : 

 Miskin. 



Genus 12: MAdlosJLA, Walh. 



\). M. Cat. Lep. Het. VIII. p. V.)H (iHod) ; JJois. (ihiiL). 

 Sp. Gen. Het. I. p. 00 (1874) ; Butl. Trans. Z. Soc. IX. p. 005 

 (1875). 



JHIuditi, (jivtf. tuul lloliin-wii. Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. V. 

 p. 188 (1805) ; Momr, Lep. Cey. 11. p. 3 (1882-3). 



Mefjaiiot'iii, (jniri). Ilais. Sp. Gen. Het. 1. p. 58. (1871). 



41. M. Casuarin.e, U'fill,-. 



13. M. Cat. Lep. Het. VIII. p. 210 (1850) ; JJois. (Sp. c). 

 8p. Gen. Het. I. p. 10!J (1874) ; Jlutl. (Dil. ('). Trans. Z. Soc. 

 IX. p. Olo, n. 14 (1875). 



ini. Xchulimi, Jiutl. 1. c. 15 (1875). 



