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thirds from base ; cilia as above. Hindwiiigs beneath pale 

 fleshy lilac, with 7 fuscous spots; sometimes centred with 

 whitish ; first in cell near posterior extremity ; second con- 

 siderably beneath costa, at two-thirds from base ; the remain- 

 ing 5 in a transverse row at two-thirds from base, and almost 

 parallel to termen ; inner margin broadly dull ochreous, 

 gradually attenuated from base ; cilia as in forewings. 



This species, although subject to slight variation in the de- 

 velopment of the spots of under side of forewings, may be re- 

 cognised by the narrow sexual band and small orange ipatch on 

 hindwings. 



The larvae, which feed on species of Cladium, are when full 

 fed about 35 mm. in length, head oblong and large, gi-eenish- 

 brown with a conspicuous V-shaped mark, apex pointing 

 towards the body; there are also brownish markings on the 

 sides; the body is cylindrical, tapering slightly towards anal 

 extremity, uniform dull green, slightly wrinkled and paler at 

 each segment; a dark gi*een dorsal line; anal flap punctuated 

 with minute bristles. The chrysalis is moderately long, with 

 rugose projection on anterior segment. Found between 



united leaves or stems, the lai^a first spinning a circular silken 

 pad about an inch;above, which prevents the leaves contracting 

 and enclosing the insects ; the larvae are full fed in November, 

 the pujpal state lasting about a foi-tnight. 



Ringwood, Victoria; Scottsdale andi Deloraine, Tasmania; 

 Katoomba and Sydney, New South Wales; Blackwood and 

 Port Lincoln, South Australia ; from November to January. 



22. Telesto chaostola, Meyr. 

 (Trans. Linn. Soc, New South Wales, ii., p. 830, 1887.) 

 Male, 34 mm. Head, palpi, thorax and abdomen fuscous 

 grey, palpi becoming whitish beneath, hairs of abdomen yel- 

 lowish tinged. Antennae black, annulated with white. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa nearly straight, termen 

 rounded, somewhat oblique; dark ochreous-fuscous ; basal 

 hairs yellowish; a slender ochreous-whitish line immediately 

 beneath costal edge on basal half (sometimes absent) ; spots 

 light ochreous yellowish, thinly scaled ; one in middle of disc, 

 moderately large, sub-quadrate ; a second, smaller and sub-oval, 

 near beyond this in middle ; 3 very small, adjacent, arranged 

 in a transverse series beneath costa at three-fourths ; 2 other 

 similar spots obliquely beneath and beyond these ; a black 

 stigma from beyond first discal dot to three-fifths of inner 

 margin ; cilia grey- whitish, barred with fuscous, basal third 



