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In repose the images rest with, the wings forming a sloping roof ; 

 they fly slowly towards sunset in sheltered places. 



Aeol. iridozona, n. sp. 



$ ? . 4f"-5". Head, palpi, and thorax, dark fuscous mixed 

 with grey. Antennae dark grey, in ^ with moderately long 

 dense ciliations. Abdomen dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 posterior tibiae paler and with ochreous-whitish hairs, all tarsi 

 with indistinct whitish rings at apex of joints. Fore-wings 

 elongate, rather narrow, hind-margin extremely oblique, apex 

 broadly rounded ; ochreous-grey, strewn with ochreous-whitish 

 scales ; two slender straight golden-ochreous black-margined 

 transverse fasciae, one immediately on each side of middle of 

 wing, perpendicular to costa, and enclosing a slender pale silvery- 

 grey space ; from the dorsal extremity of second fascia proceeds 

 a third similar golden-ochreous black-margined fascia obliquely 

 to f of costa, its posterior edge bordered by a pale silvery-grey 

 fascia of equal breadth ; six nearly square black spots, separated 

 by silvery-whitish scales, on lower portion of hind-margin, very 

 near together and sometimes almost confused, uppermost and 

 lowest smaller than the rest; cilia fuscous-grey, with an 

 indistinct dark line round apex. Hind-wings narrow, ovate- 

 lanceolate, fuscous-grey ; cilia fuscous-grey. 



This elegantly marked species has a very delicate and fragile 

 appearance ; it is very distinct from all others known, It occurs 

 at Parramatta and Sydney in August and September amongst 

 dry scrub, in very sheltered places only ; it is tolerably common, 

 but local, and only obtainable towards sunset, when it flies gently 

 close to the ground. 



Aeol. marmaraspis, n. sp. 



$ $ . 5f"-7." Head and thorax deep bronzy-fuscous, tinged 



with purple. Palpi golden-yellow, terminal joint with a black 



line beneath. Antennae dark fuscous, in with rather long 



ciliations. Abdomen blackish-fuscous, segments above suffused 



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