NEW SPECIES OF AUSTRALIAN MACEO-LEPIDOPTERA 

 (HETEROCERA). 



By W. H. Miskin, F.L.S., F.E.S. 



[Head before the [ioi/al Societi/ of Queensland, Juhj 25th, 1891] 



The two new species of .ilijeriida, of which the following 

 are descriptive, are especially interesting as representing genera 

 hitherto supposed not to occur in Australia ; indeed, Mr. 

 Meyrick, in his paper (" Revision of Australian Lepidoptera "), 

 in Proc. L. Hoc. N.B.W. (2), I. p. 687 (1886), rather rashly 

 observes "the family (.SV.s'/Vn/r/') barely reaches Australia, being 

 only represented by stragglers of one genus (Sesia)," thus 

 further illustrating the uselessness of attempted conclusions 

 derived solely from observations of fragmentary representatives 

 of the fauna of any locality. 



The insects under notice were collected by Mr. Rowland E. 

 Turner, of Mackay, who has kindly lent them to me for 

 examination. 



Family— ^GERIID-E, stepk. 



Brit. Ent. Haust. I. p. 136 ( ) ; Walk. B. M. Cat. Lep. 



Het. VIII. p. 7 (1856) ; IIV.x^ Int. Mod. Class. Ins. II. p. 373 

 (1840). 



Sesiarue, Bois., Ind. Meth. p. 41 ( ). 



Shahmina A<(feriite.s, Newm. Ent. Mag. II. p. 384 ( ). 



Trochiliida, West and Humph., Brit. Moths, I. p. 32 



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