360 Mr. A. S. OUifF on Australian Lepidoptera. 



the wing-cases slightly brown, with black markings, and 

 somewhat angulated. 



Extremely" abundant on the hybrid passion- vine [Tacsonta 

 Mortii) in gardens at Darling Point. My specimens took 

 wing in March. 



Hesperidse. 



Apaustus agraulia^ Hew. (PI. XX. figs. 3-3 b.) 



Larva pale greenj darker at the sides, considerably nar- 

 rowed posteriorly ; the head dark brown, with a white V- 

 shaped marking in front ; the lateral line very indistinct. 

 Length of adult 11 lines. 



Pupa grey, semitransparent. 



Fed on couch-grass, at the roots of which it pupated during 

 March. The butterfly appeared early in April. 



HypsidsB. 



Hypsa nesojphora^ Meyr. (PL XX. tigs. 4 & 4 a.) 



Larva dark brown, somewhat shining, clothed with long 

 bristly grey hairs ; two conspicuous white spots on the sides, 

 one between the fourth and tilth, the other between the ninth 

 and tenth segments. Legs reddish, feet dark brown. Adult 

 nearly 2 inches in length. 



Pupa dark brownish red. 



Fed on native tig, the larva living gregariously under a 

 loosely made web. Turned to a pupa in April, but the moth 

 did not emerge until December. 



(Ecophoridse. 



Philohota himaculana^ Don. 

 (PI. XX. figs. 6-6 b.) 



Larva about 7^ lines in length, bluish white, sparingly 

 clothed with fine grey hairs ; the head and a moderately large 

 spot on each side of the second, third, and last segments dark 

 brown ; a row of small brown spots on each side of the dorsal 

 surface extending from the fourth segment to the anal extre- 

 mity. 



Pupa reddish brown, the abdomen bright red. 



Fed on Eucalyptus ; living within a shelter formed by 



