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Brisbane, larvae tunnelling the stems of Enralyptus (Blood- 

 wood). 



Types in Coll. Wal&ingham. 



Cryptophasa eugenic, Luc. 



(Proc. Roy. Soc, Queensland, 1899, p. 153.) 



In the "Annals of the Queensland Museum," No. iv., p. 10 

 (1897) I wrongly identified this species with C. pultenaece, 

 Lewin, but now recognise its distinctness. It is closely allied 

 to C. epadelpha, Meyr., which, however, always lacks the discal 

 dots on the forewing. 



Cryptophasa byssinopis, n. sp. 



Male and female, 42-45 mm. Head, thorax, and palpi white. 

 Antennae in male white ; pectinations 4-5 ; in female dark 

 grey, towards base white. Abdomen white ; second segment 

 bright reddish-ochreous above. Legs white ; tarsi annulated 

 with blackish ; anterior tibiae blackish anteriorly. Forewings 

 elongate-oblong, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, hind- 

 margin obliquely rounded; vein 2 from near middle of cell; 

 snow white; with three blackish discal dots, first in disc at 

 one-third, second in disc beyond middle, third beneath and 

 posterior to second ; a series of minute blackish dots on hind- 

 margin ; cilia white. Hind wings white, with minute hind- 

 marginal blackish dots sometimes obsolete ; cilia white. 



The sexes are closely similar. Nearly allied to C. eugenics, 

 -Luc, from which the male is readily distinguished by the white 

 hindwings; the female is closely similar to that of eugenice, 

 but the black dots on margin of wings, especially hindwings, 

 are less developed, and sometimes obsolete. 



Townsville, Queensland, in September ; a series bred by Mr. 

 F. P. Dodd. 



Types in Coll. Walsingham. 



Cryptophasa panleuca. Low. 



(Trans. Roy. Soc, S.A., 1901, ip. 83.) 



Male and female, 31-44 mm. Head, thorax, and palpi 

 white. Antennae white in both sexes; pectinations in male 

 Ih- Abdomen white ; second segment bright reddish-ochreous 

 above ; apices of three succeeding segments narrowly reddish- 

 ochreous above. Legs white ; inner aspect of anterior pair 

 spotted with blackish. Forewings elongate-oblong, costa 

 slightly arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded; 

 white ; cilia white. Hindwings white ; a series of minute 

 blackish dots along hindmargin. 



