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GENUS CARDAMYLA. (Pyralida?} 



Cardamyla, Walker, List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. xvii. p. 282 

 (1859); Lederer, Wien. Ent. Mon. vii. p. 335 (1863). 



A large and handsome Australian genus, somewhat re- 

 sembling Vitessa, but with broader wings, short upcurved palpi, 

 and the abdomen tufted at the tip, but not expanded. 



CARDAMYLA CARINENTALIS. 



(Plate CLIL, Fig. 5.) 



Cardamyla carinentalis. Walker, op. cit. p. 282, no. i (1859) ; 

 Lederer, op. cit. p. 335, Taf. 6, fig. 9 (1863). 



This is an Australian Moth. 



" Black. Head and thorax luteous, partly black. Abdomen 

 with luteous and white bands, the latter colour predominating 

 beneath ; apical tuft pale testaceous, with black plumes towards 

 the base. Legs with white bands ; femora with luteous stripes ; 

 fore coxae with white lines. Fore-wings with whitish veins, and 

 with three undulating whitish lines ; first line basal ; second 

 and third widely separated ; a pale green intermediate band, 

 abbreviated by the costa, including a nearly round black spot ; 

 under side orange, with one discal and two costal black spots ; 

 exterior part black, including a curved orange line. Hind- 

 wings bright orange, with a black hindward spot and a black 

 marginal band, which.is widened in front. Length of the body, 

 from six lines and a half to seven lines ; of the wings, from 

 sixteen to seventeen lines " ( Walker). 



GENUS METAXMESTE. (Hercynidce.) 

 Metaxmeste, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 352 (1822?). 

 Hercyna^ Treitschke, Schmett. Eur. vii. p. 179 (1829); Guenee, 

 Spec. Gen. Lpid. Belt, et Pyr. p. 153 (1854) ; Walker, 



