C0M0CRU3. 



545 



Agarkfa flexmsa, Wlk. xxxi. 4G (18(54) ; Kirby, C.it. Het. p. 22. 

 Agarista casuarmm, Scott, Austral. Lep. i. p. 2 1, pi. 8 (18'J.')) ; McCoj', 

 Prod. Zool. Vict. i. pi. 8. £f. 5-8. 



(contorfa). Black; palpi with yellow and white markings; pale 

 yellow streaks on sides of t'rons, vertex of head, teguLi), patagia, and 

 vertex of thorax ; guloe and front of pectus pale 5-ellow ; the hair 

 on fore coxse, femora, and tibiae fulvous ; the tibiae and tarsi 

 marked with white ; ab lomen witli the terminal segment and 

 ventral bands on the two subterminal segments orange-fulvous. 

 Pore wing with oblique pale yellow subbasal band from costa to 

 vein 1 ; a somewhat sinuous and oblique antemedial band ; a bar 

 from below middle of costa extending across the cell, with anotlier 

 from below its extremity to submedial fold; an oblique bar just 

 beyond the cell from below costa to vein 4 ; the postmedial band 

 obli(]ue from costa to vein 4, then strongly incurved, strongly angled 

 outwards in submedian fold, then retracted to below the bar below 



Fig. 240. — Comocrus hehri, J. 



end of cell ; a series of Avhite streaks on tlie veins beyond it not 

 reaching termen ; cilia chequered black and white, wholly white 

 towards apex and tornus. Hind wing slightly shot with blue ; 

 traces of yellow spots in and below middle of cell; a large discoidal 

 spot; a postmedial maculate band oblique from costa to above vein 4. 

 then incurved and again oblique to above tornus ; cilia chequered 

 black and white, wholly white towards apex ; underside witli 

 yellow streak l)elow basal half of costa ; the spots in and below cell 

 prominent and a spot above U[)per angle. 



Ab. 1. behri. Hind wing with the postmedial band reduced to 

 spots. 



Ab. 2. jlexuosa. Hind wing without discoidal spot or postmedial 

 band. 



Jlah. Queensland, !\roreton Bay (Dlf/rjles), 1 2 i\\^e Jle.ruosa ; 

 N. S. Walks, Sydney (Darnel, Stutchhunj), 2 $ tyj)e contorta; 

 AV. Australia, Chain{)ion Bay (du Boulaij), 1 J. Kxp., S G4, 

 $ 82 milliin. 



Larva. JJhick ; head, dorsal surface of 1st segment, leg^ and ]iro- 

 legs orange ; somite 2 to the penultimate somite each with two 



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