200 



Ic coincides with lb beyond middle, 4 and 5 stalked, 7 and 8 

 out of 9. Hindwings with 4 and 5 stalked, with a coastal 

 pseudoneurium before middle. 



Thorax, orange 11. elonqatus 



,, fuscous 12, tertius 



11. O. ELONGATus, Saund. 

 Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. v., p. 43 (1847). Metura clongata, 

 McCoy, Prod. Zool. Vict, iv., p. 43, t. 40, ff. 1-6 (1879). 0. Saun- 

 dersii, Westw., P.Z.S., Loud., p. 223, t. 35 (1854). 



, 42-48 mm. Head and thorax orange-yellow, thorax 

 posteriorly blackish. Antennae black, pectinations black, at 

 greatest length 8, very short on anterior half. Abdomen 

 very elongate, orange, with broad, black posterior segmental 

 bands, two anterior segments wholly black. Legs blackish, 

 anterior tibiae dull orange, banded with blackish above. Fore- 

 wings very elongate, rather narrow, slightly dilated pos- 

 teriorly, costa slightly arched beyond middle, apex strongly 

 rounded, termen rounded, continuous with apex, slightly 

 sinuate before anal angle ; dark fuscous, becoming blackish 

 along basal and costal areas : veins outlined with clull ochre- 

 ous-white, semi-transparent on some portions ; cilia fuscous. 

 Hindwings with costa strongly arched, apex prominent, t-er- 

 men rather strongly sinuate at anal angle ; colour, markings, 

 and cilia as in forevyings ; dorsal hairs rather long, blackish. 



Case. — 80-120 mm. in length, extreme diameter 40-60 

 mm. Cylindrical tapering at both ends; greyish-white mixed 

 with fuscous, lower portion more or less covered with small 

 pieces of broken phyllodia, etc., and indiscriminately orna- 

 mented on upper half with stout twigs of Eucahjpius, vary- 

 ing from 20 to 30 mm. in length in irregularly-arranged 

 series ; those on lower half are generally much longer, and 

 vary from 30 to 70 mm., usually from 3 to 6 of latter length. 

 Case usually fixed to food-plant by a piece of strong silken 

 appendage from 10 to 15 mm. long, and about 5 mm. in diame- 

 ter. Easily recognized by the rather narrow, elongate fore- 

 wings and orange and black abdomen. 



Melbourne, etc., Victoria; Sydney, etc., New South 

 Wales. Four specimens in December. We have not yet met 

 with specimens from South Australia, although the species 

 is said to be taken there. 



12. O. TERTIUS, Temp. 



T.E.S., Lond., v., p. 39, t. 5, flp. 1-5 (1847); 0. Templctonii, 

 Westw., P.Z.S., Lond., p. 234, t. 36, fig. 2 (1854). Eiimefa T. 

 Walk. Cat. Lep. Hot. iv., p. 965 (1855). Dappula T., Mooi-e, 

 Ix^p. Cevlon ii., p. 103 (1883). Oikrfinis vlias. Low, Proc. Linn. 

 Soc, N.S.W., p. 83 (1899). 



