Lthopalocera from the Australian region. 183 
segment, where it runs up to the dorsal line and forms a 
transverse black band; below this there is a narrow 
stripe of gamboge-yellow, and in this the spiracles, 
which are. small and black, are seated, and below this 
again there is a narrow pale whitish-grey stripe; twelfth 
and thirteenth segments gamboge-yellow, the twelfth 
with a narrow black dorsal line, with a black dot on 
each side; a black triangular spot just above the 
spiracles; on thirteenth segment a transverse longi- 
tudinal blotch upon the back, and two black dots above 
the spiracles; anal flap dull olive-green; ventral area 
and claspers greenish olive; legs the same colour, with 
smoky-black claws. 
The chrysalis is enclosed in a cocoon of fine silk spun 
within the leaf-dwelling; it is short and rather obese, 
with the wing-sheaths strongly developed. Colour warm 
reddish brown; eyes darker and rather prominent ; 
abdomen covered with a greyish powdery bloom. It is 
attached by the anal extremity, and is encircled by a 
silken girdle. The larve feed only by night. 
Trapezites symmomus, Hubn. 
This is one of the largest of the Australian Hesperids, 
and occurs in many localities in the neighbourhood of 
Sydney, is somewhat local, and nowhere very abundant. 
It appears to be found more frequently near the sea than 
inland, and some of its favourite habitats are the wooded 
headlands in the vicinity of Botany Bay. Its flight is 
extremely rapid, and it is difficult to catch, as it takes 
alarm at the least movement, although, like most of the 
family, it usually returns to the same spot after it has 
been disturbed, and can be secured by patient waiting.* 
It was some time before I made the acquaintance of 
the larva of this butterfly, although I had long suspected 
that they fed upon Cladium (?), for they were only to be 
met with where it occurred, and the plants, which grow 
in dense clumps, were always more or less eaten. But 
* [always box Hesperide, tor they flutter about so in the net 
that it is almost impossible to ‘‘ nip” them in the ordinary manner, 
at any rate not without the risk of spoiling them. But they must 
be chloroformed and pinned at once, or they will batter themselves 
to pieces in the box in a very short time. I always carry a small 
bottle of chloroform for the purpose. 
