34 ON THE GENUS CHARAGIA OF WALKER, 



like pattern : the exterior marginal border is like- 

 wise deeply silvered. 

 Inferior loings bluish- white. 



Thorax and head emerald green ; eyes purplish ; 

 abdomen bluish-white, with silvery tufts. 



Female length of wings 48 lines ; of body 26 lines. 



Superior tvings bright grass-green with numerous 

 intricate markings of much lighter colour, principally 

 on the basal half. Two oblique transverse rows, 

 beyond the disc, of large bright spots of silver, each 

 one placed between the veins, with the exception that 

 in the external row, between the 2nd and 3rd median 

 nei'vules no spot exists, and also three or four others 

 which adjoin the exterior angle, these, together with 

 a tooth-shaped marking nearer to the base, and the 

 delicate silver lines across the costa, complete the 

 oi"namentation of the upper wings of this peculiarly 

 handsome insect. 



Inferior ivings yellowish-red inclining to pale yellowish- 

 green towards the tips. 



Head, thorax and abdomen bright green ; tufts of 



yellowish-red hairs cover the upper portion of the 



abdomen, excejjting the three ultimate segments : 



the fan-shaped extremity is also . fui'nished with 



similar reddish hairs. 



Several chrysalids in the wood were brought from King 



George's Sound, Western Australia, in 1861, for W. MacLeay, 



Esq., of Elizabeth Bay ; and in whose collection the perfect 



insects are ; from these specimens the foregoing description has 



been taken. 



7. — Charagia Scotti. ? 



Charagia Scotti. $ Ramsay, M.S.S. 



Female length of wings 54 lines : of body 26 lines. 



Superior wings bright grass-green, delicately dotted 

 over with pm-plish-bi'own spots : a slight purplish- 

 brown transverse band beyond the middle. 

 Inferior wings yellowish-red, paler towards the tips. 



