of a few Australian Lepidoptera. 285 



fulvous, clothed with long loose hair ; abdomen fulvous at the 

 base, then with five segments dorsally black, the apex surrounded 

 with a fringe of long spreading fulvous hair : above, fore wings 

 fulvous, the apical area bright, the basal area extending beyond 

 the middle, tinged with lead-colour and including a nearly white 

 median spot, which is surrounded with bright fulvous ; hind 

 wings pale fulvous ; underside uniformly pale fulvous. 



This species is dedicated to Mr. Henry Edwards, now at Mel- 

 bourne ardently studying the insects of Australia under their native 

 sun, A single specimen only was taken, which seems abundantly 

 distinct from anything previously described. 



Genus Termessa, Walker. 

 Sp. 1. Termessa Shepherd}, Newman. (Plate XVIIl. fig. 11.) 

 Mas et Fcem. — Alls anticis albidis, hasi,fascus duahus Inl'is undalis, 

 7)iarg}neque quoad jiartem nigricantibus ; ■postkis flavis , macults 

 duabus versus marginem sitis nigricantibus ; maxillis luleis ; 

 labipalpis nigris ; cajnte flavo ; oculis antennisque {basi Jlavo 

 excepto) nigris ; pronoto et patagiis nigris ; mcsonoto albido ; 

 abdomine Jlavo. (Alarum dilat. 1-2 unc.) 

 Male and /-ma/e.— Maxillae long, yellow ; palpi entirely black ; 

 head bright yellow; eyes black; antennae brown, yellow at the 

 extreme base ; pronotum and tippets black ; mesonotum whitish 

 or cream-coloured ; fore wings also cream-coloured, with a small 

 undulating black spot, or rather fascia, almost close to the base ; 

 beyond this are two broad clearly defined waved dark brown fas- 

 ciee, occupying nearly half of the wing ; the first is situated rather 

 before, the second rather beyond, the middle of the wing ; the 

 exterior margin, with the exception of the extreme apex and 

 a portion near the anal angle, is also black ; hind wings yellow, 

 with two conspicuous black spots, the first near the apical angle, 

 the second and larger half-way between this and the anal angle : 

 beneath deep yellow, approaching to fulvous, the fore wings 

 having a broad black fascia beyond the middle, and a large black 

 costal blotch before the middle ; the femora are yellow ; the tibiae 

 and tarsi brownish. 



This beautiful insect is one of the commonest species imported 

 from the Australian continent ; it does not, however, appear to 

 have received a name. I cannot compare it with any familiar 

 species, and I have much pleasure in dedicating it to Mr. Edwin 

 Shepherd, one of our active and invaluable secretaries, more 

 especially as it affords me the opportunity of acknowledging his 

 obliging assistance while preparing these memoranda. 



