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■allied forms mixed together, but the true P. excursaria may, I 

 think, be known by the strongly indented outer margin of hind- 

 wings. It is a difficult insect to describe, and the description 

 would read much like some of the preceding, but it is distinct 

 ■enough to the eye, the ground colour being a kind of bright 

 tawny-brown, and there is one narrow black line running from 

 three-fourths of costa in a zigzag direction to centre of wing, 

 and then turning abruptly is continued towards inner margin. 

 I do not notice this on any of the other species. Bare here, 

 .and I am uncertain about date of capture. 



7. Xeeitodes yeeeucata, Gil. 

 Expanse, V 3'. October, November. 



All the wings pale gray, but when quite fresh suffused with a 

 ■delicate green tinge. The male has a curious round raised spot 

 near base of fore-wing, which, however, is absent in the female. 

 A common insect among grass. 



8. Ameloea leucaxiata, Gn. 

 Expanse, 1' 6". March. 



Ground colour pale greenish-brown with nine latitudinal 

 black bars, between each of which are silvery-white ones, also 

 nine in number. The head is yellow and hind-wings light- 

 brown or pale smoke colour. This handsome moth is common 

 most seasons amongst grass, and flies fast. 



9. Ameloea goktota, Meyr. 



Expanse, 1'. March. 



Wings silvery gray with a greenish tinge. A very distinct, 

 but narrow black angulated line, crosses the fore-wing at about 

 ■one-fourth, and another very zigzag one at about three-fourths. 

 There is also a large but indistinct central blotch. A scarce 

 moth, of which I have only as yet taken two or three specimens, 

 and I do not think that it is known elsewhere. 



10. Ameloea demistis, Meyr. 



Expanse, V 3". Autumn months. 



This is another species that has as yet only been taken here, 

 and I am still uncertain about the exact date, having confounded 

 it with the following species. It is a dull brownish-gray moth, 

 •centre spot indistinct, and the transverse lines reduced to rows 

 •of dots. It is certainly the most unattractive looking of the 

 genus. 



11. Ameloea spaksulaeia, Gn. 

 Expanse, V 11". March. 



Something like A. demistis, but smaller and brighter coloured. 

 The black dots forming the lines are closer together, smaller, 



