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of wing, the veins of which are also tinged with black, espe- 

 cially towards outer margin. The hind wings are pearly white. 

 There is a curious hard bifurcated horn-like process on the 

 front of head. A common insect. The male flies slowly just 

 about day-break, but the female often comes to light. 



21. Chlenias Zoxjea, ILeyr. 



Expanse, V 7". April. 



This species has, I believe, so far only been taken by myself 

 at Balhannah, at any rate it was undescribed. It is larger, 

 darker, and more glossy than C. arietaria, and is entirely des- 

 titute of the bifurcated horn on the head. The hind wings are 

 sometimes smoke-coloured, sometimes white at base, with dark 

 smoke-coloured margin. My specimens were all bred from the 

 the larva, and I have only twice seen the perfect insect at large, 

 and never on the wing. 



Larva. — "When full-fed about one inch in length, banded or 

 striped as follows : — Orange stripe down centre of back ; then 

 four wavy black lines with bluish-white spaces between ; then 

 a broad primrose stripe ; then four more black lines, the 

 three last interrupted with space between yellowish white, and 

 then a broad black line. Below this the body is yellow, with 

 four purple wavy lines, spiracles distinct, orange, which lat- 

 ter colour predominates on all the broad stripes towards the 

 head, which is yellow. Body smooth to the eye, but under the 

 lens there are a few sparse black hairs ; claspers only visible on 

 the tenth and thirteenth segments. Feeds stretched out on 

 food plant, but on the slightest touch rolls in a ring and drops 

 to the ground. Feeds on Aster axillaris, and is full-fed in 

 September, but although I tried to force them, not one would 

 emerge before middle of April. 



22. Stibaeoma melanotoxa, JSIeyr. 



Expanse, 1' 5". 



This is a handsome silvery-grey moth, unknown to science 

 until taken by myself. There is a narrow but sharply-defined 

 black line at one-fourth, which is very acutely angulated out- 

 wards, and another broader and less acutely angulated at three- 

 fourths. Outside this is a dark blackish smear. Hind wings 

 silvery white, with dark broad border. My specimen is a male; 

 but I possess also a darker insect (a female), that may belong 

 to this species, but the markings are A r ery different, and I am 

 not sure. 



23. Paraljea beggaria, Gn. 

 Expanse, 2' 1" ; female rather larger. April. 

 All the wings of the male are of a dark grayish-purple, but 

 the hind-wings of female are whitish at base, purple outside. 



