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in subidaria, and simple in the other. The cross-bar also in 

 the present species is bordered outside with white, which is not 

 the case in vacuaria. A common insect in the spring. 



18. Larentia yicissata, Gn. 



Expanse, 1' 3'. March and April. 



A bright-coloured insect, easily distinguished by its orange 

 under-wings and a broad straight silvery bar crossing the fore- 

 wings at three-fourths. The antennae of male are plumate, 

 those of the female simple, and with this exception the two 

 sexes are alike. A common insect in woods. 



19. Laeentia heliacaria, Gn. 



Expanse, V 1". April and May. 



May be known by four narrow silvery lines crossing fore- 

 wing at regular intervals; the first is round, second slightly 

 angulated, third is sharply zigzaged, and the outer one rounded. 

 The hind- wings are dull reddish-yellow. Common in paddocks. 



SUB-FAMILY II.-JENOCHROMID.E. 

 Of this sub-family I possess at present 11 species in eight 

 genera, but I have little doubt that there are many more. It 

 contains some of the largest and finest of our Greometrina, but 

 unfortunately these all appear to be rare, and, judging from 

 my own experience, it may be years before the collector meets 

 with them. The fore-wings are more or less hooked at tip, and 

 the antennae of the males are generally plumate. 



1. Lamacha flavicapitata, Gn. 



Expanse, 1' 3". September and October. 



Ground colour of male grayish-ash colour w r ith a yellow 

 rounded stripe, bordered inside with bright red |brown across 

 the wings at about one-fourth, another also yellow bordered 

 outside with brown at about tw r o-thirds. The yellow head is 

 conspicuous in both sexes. In the female the space between 

 the two lines is filled up with dark brown, which extends out- 

 wards some little way past the second line, and gives this sex a 

 very distinct appearance. It is rather smaller than the male, 

 which is unusual, the reverse being generally the case. The 

 male has a distinct black centre spot. Eather a common in- 

 sect. 



2. Taxeotis intextata, Gn. 



Expanse, 1'. Out all the summer. 



An obscurely marked silvery-gray moth. The most prominent 

 markings are, first a row of small round black dots crossing wing 

 at one-fourth, and second a similar row running from costa to 

 anal angle. A common insect. 



