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A very variable insect, if indeed all my varieties really 

 belong to this species, as is Mr. Meyrick's opinion at present. 

 They may mostly, however, be known by a transverse bar, broad 

 on costa, narrow on inner margin, very angulated on outside 

 and margined by a white line, which expands into a kind of spot 

 near the costa. The ground colour is dark greyish-brown, and 

 the females are darker than the males. Common. 



8. Cephalissa chimaeehoa, Meyr. 



Expanse, 10". 



All the wings a bright lustrous yellowish-brown, difficult to 

 describe. Across the wing, rather beyond one-half, is a 

 series of seven or eight small triangular spots, with the apices 

 turned inwards and black, the bases being white. This little 

 insect was unknown until I took it, and I believe it has as yet 

 only occurred here. 



9. Cepiialissa miceoctma, Meyr. 



Expanse, 11". 



At first sight this looks something like chimarrlioa, but the 

 ground colour is lighter, the triangular spots are wanting, and 

 the antenna? of male are plumated, whilst in that insect they 

 are almost simple. Fairly common some years, flying among 

 grass, but appears to be confined to South Australia, and was 

 unknown until I took it. 



10. Cephalissa holophain-es, Meyr. 



Expanse, 1' 1". October and November. 



Fore- wings yellowish grey, with a very faint and indistinct 

 darker bar, which is nearly straight-edged, across the centre. In 

 some specimens, however, this is almost obsolete. Hind wings 

 bright yellow, with darker hind margins. Only found in South 

 Australia, and is in few cabinets as yet. It is pretty common 

 around Balhannah, and was first taken by myself. 



11. Cephalissa lampeotis, Meyr. 



Expanse, 10". March. 



Fore-wings purplish-grey, with a broad dark purplish-brown 

 bar across centre, very sharply angulated outwards ; beyond 

 this, on the costa, are two patches of the same colour, the first 

 larger than the second. The hind wings are deep orange, 

 suffused with brown. This small but handsome insect appears 

 to be really scarce everywhere, although widely distributed. 

 Found among grass on hillsides. 



12. Cephalissa la^guesce^s, Rosenstocli. 

 Expanse, 1' 1". Fore-wings dark-brown, with a still darker 

 bar across the centre. Hind-wings dark orange, suffused with 



