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strongly sinuate ; anal angle produced ; colour, markings, and 

 cilia as in forewings. Case: — Fusiform. Yellowish-ochreous 

 internally, externally thickly covered with very fine needle- 

 like pieces of grass, and ornamented with the portions of 

 (/ Juncus) stems, placed indiscriminately throughout, but 

 always with sharp point directed forward, generally about 

 25 mm. long and fairly conspicuous. These being shorter 

 towards the terminal portion of case. Length of entire 

 cocoon, 8i inches; breadth, at greatest, Ij inches. This mag- 

 nificent creature is probably the largest Psychid yet dis- 

 covered. The nearest approach to it for size is Eumeta 

 maxima, Butl. (53 mm.), from the Duke of York Island, 

 The present species is closely allied to 0. elongatus, but is 

 very different in the imago and formation of cocoon. If 

 any intermediate forms are discovered it may possibly prove 

 to be a geographical form of that species, yet I scarcely think 

 so. Larva unknown. 



Kuranda, Queensland. One specimen, from Mr. F. P 

 Dodd ; bred in January. 



Plutorectis thermacula, n. sp. 



(S , 22 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen black. An- 

 tennae and legs fuscous, antennal pectinations at greatest 

 length 8. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa gently arched, 

 termen hardly rounded oblique; 4 and 5 stalked; 8 and 9 

 stalked ; 7 separate from 8 ; dark fuscous ; a dull ochreous 

 spot, resting on vein 1 in middle; cilia black. Hindwings 

 with termen rounded ; 4 and 5 long stalked ; 6 and 7 re- 

 mote; dark fuscous, lighter than forewings and somewhat 

 bronzy-tinged; cilia dark fuscous. Distinct by its black 

 colouring and ochreous spot on forewings. 



Kuranda, Queensland. One specimen; bred by Mr. F. 

 P. Dodd in January. A second specimen from Cooktown 

 (E. A. Olive) is apparently the same, but being abraded 

 admits of some doubt. 



Case : — Cylindrical, tapering, thickly ornamented with 

 short thick pieces of stems of Eucalyptus sp., ranging 

 in length from 5 to 15 mm., those at the lower portion being 

 much shorter and the other gradually increasing in size until 

 the maximum is reached at the anterior portion, which is 

 generally attached to the food plant. The ornamentations 

 are placed indiscriminately, but when viewed vertically the 

 case has a triangular appearance, with the pieces of stem 

 protruding at intervals. The extreme height of case is 17 

 mm. : the apex, which is ornamented with small pieces of 

 Phyllodia, is about 5 mm, and the base about 15 mm. in 

 diameter. Larva unknown. 



