170 
One noticeable character throughout the whole of the varieties 
is the persistence of the fiery reddish spot on inner margin near 
base. I purpose retaining the specific name hemaspila for the 
species as being more appropriate in definition. 
CROCANTHES EPITHERMA, 0D. Sp. 
Male, 10 mm.; Female, 12 mm. Head, thorax, antenne, 
palpi and legs ochreous-white ; antennz slightly longer than fore- 
wing ; terminal joint of palpi internally tinged with fuscous on 
apical half; abdomen yellow. Forewings moderate elongate ; 
dilated posteriorly ; costa gently arched ; apex somewhat pointed ; 
hindmargin oblique, slightly sinuate beneath apex; bright 
orange-yellow ; a thick fuscous, streak along basal half of costa ; 
a faint elongate fuscous spot on costa just beyond this, from 
which proceeds a faint curved line to about middle of hindmargin, 
but hardly reaching it; a few faint fuscous scales along inner 
margin towards base; a strongly marked tine black hindmarginal 
line, hardly reaching margins; cilia blackish-fuscous, becoming 
yellow round anal angle, tips darker. Hindwings with apex 
somewhat prominent, pale yellow; a very faintly indicated 
angulated line from middle of costa approaching inner margin, 
but not reaching it ; hindmarginal line as in forewings ; cilia pale 
yellow, becoming fuscous at apex. 
Eleven specimens in dense scrub at Mackay, Queensland, in 
December. 
CROCANTHES ACROXANTHA, DN. Sp. 
Male and Female, 12 mm. Head, palpi, antenne ; legs and 
thorax ochreous-white. Antenne longer than forewings ; 
_ posterior tibiz and tarsi ringed with blackish. Abdomen yellow. 
Forewings moderate elongate, rather narrow ; costa gently 
arched, more strongly towards apex; apex somewhat pointed ; 
hindmargin obliquely rounded, sinuate somewhat beneath apex ; 
yellow, finely irrorated throughout with fuscous ; a narrow fuscous 
streak along costa from base to middle; a narrow fuscous 
elongate mark on costa at three-fourths, from anterior extremity 
of which proceeds a fuscous streak to two-thirds of inner margin 
with a slight curve at extremity ; an irregular fuscous hind- 
marginal line, not reaching extremities; cilia fuscous with a 
sharply defined yellow basal line. Hindwings with apex some- 
what prominent, fuscous; cilia as in forewings, but lighter 
throughout. 
Allied to the preceding species, but apart from the narrower 
forewings it is immediately separated by the fuscous hindwings. 
Both this and the preceding species are allied to prasinopis, 
Meyr., Mackay and Rockhampton, Queensland. Seven specimens 
in November amongst dense scrub. 
