96 



:near posterior extremity ; third, irregular shaped, between veins 

 .7 and 8 at tv/o-thirds from base ; fourth, below and beyond, 

 between veins 6 and 7; fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, and ninth 

 iorming a slightly curved transverse row at two-thirds from 

 base, between veins 1 and 6, posterior pair much smaller, ninth 

 sometimes with an adjacent fuscous fleck ; tenth, small, con- 

 siderably above ninth, accompanied by a similar fleck ; cilia as 

 in forewings, but less chequered. 



The larv?e, which is very similar in appearance to laccltus, 

 feed on Cladium. 



Not unlike Mahcta, Hew., but the differences between the 

 two species will be found explained at the footnote in reference 

 rto that species. 



Gisborne, Macedon, Toora, Dutson, and Wandin, Victoria; 

 Sydney and Katoomba, New South Wales; Rockhamjpton 

 {JliyJiin), Ithaca Creek {lUidge), Queensland; Blackwood and 

 Highbury, South Australia ; several specimens from Septem- 

 ber to March, November being the month when the species 

 is commonest. 



51. Trapezites tasmanicus, Misk. 



{Hexie) ilia tci'^inanicus, Misk., female, Proc. Roy. Soc, 

 Queensland, p. 149 ; Telesto comma, Kirby, Ann. Mag. N.H., 

 vi., p. 436, 1893.) 



Male and female, 26-28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and 

 abdomen dark fuscous, more or less clothed with greenish- 

 yellow hairs, beneath whitish. Antennae dark fuscous, annu- 

 lated with white, club reddish beneath. Legs whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, costa somewhat sinuate in middle, 

 termen faintly rounded, oblique ; dark golden fuscous ; basal 

 third of wing clothed with short yellow^ish hairs; markings 

 pale ochreous-white ; a large irregular-shaped spot in posterior 

 end of cell, .constricted above and becoming somewhat elon- 

 gate on lower edge ; an elongate-quadrate spot midway between 

 last-mentioned spot and termen, surmounted by a small 

 roundish spot ; an oblique transverse series of 3 small quadrate 

 sub-costal ^pots at two-thirds from base, median smallest ; in- 

 dications of 2 small yellowish spots below cellular spot; cilia 

 dull whitish, chequered with fuscous. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; color as in forewings ; basal and inner marginal areas 

 clothed with moderately long yellowish hairs; 2, rarely 3, con- 

 spicuous, moderate, roundish whitish spots below middle of 

 wing, • only separated by intervening veins. Under side of 

 forewings dark fuscous ; a large grey- whitish triangular patch, 

 extending from 3 sub-costal spots to apex and continued 



