1877.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM CAPE YORK. 473 



Family Zygenid^. 



Subfamily Euchrominje, Butler. 



Genus Euchromia, Hiibner. 



37. Euchromia irus. 



Sphinx irus, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iv. p. 150, pi. 368. fig. A (1782). 

 Several examples. Cape York. 



38. Euchromia ^mulina, n. sp. 



Wings above black ; primaries with two metallic green spots at 

 the base ; a spot near the base, a bifid spot across the median vein, 

 an elongated subcostal spot beyond the cell, and a bifid spot across 

 the second median branch hyaline white : secondaries with the costa 

 brown ; a trifid basal spot and a large trifid spot beyond the cell 

 hyaline white : body dark brown ; shoulders, front of collar, and meta- 

 thorax ochreous ; hind margins of abdominal segments ochraceous in 

 front, carmine towards the anus ; vertex of head white ; hinder part 

 of shoulders, collar, inner margins of tegulse, hind margin of meta- 

 thorax, and three spots on the basal segments of the abdomen 

 opaline, varying from silvery white to green or blue ; anterior coxae 

 white ; venter carmine with a central series of black spots ; anus tes- 

 taceous and black. Expanse of wings 1 inch 7 lines. 



One specimen. Cape York. 



This beautiful species comes nearer to E. aruica of Walker than 

 to any other described form. The pattern of the wings is quite like 

 Syntomis. 



Subfamily Syntomin^, Butler. 

 Genus Syntomis, Ochsenheimer. 



39. Syntomis marsdeni. 



Syntomis marsdeniy Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1859, pi. 60. fig. 3. 

 Two specimens. Cape York, 



This is another instance of the same Lepidopterous insect occurring 

 in Java and Australia. 



Family Arctiid^. 

 Genus Areas, Walker. 



40. Areas punctipennis. 



Areas punctipennis, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. 

 xviii. p. 126. u. 30 (1876). 



One example. Cape York. 



Family Lithosiid^. 

 Genus Themiscyra, Walker. 



41. Themiscyra mactata. 



Mieza mactata, Felder, Reise der Nov. Lep. v. pi. cxxxix. 

 fig. 44 (18/6). 



