SCOLIACMA. 



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185. Scoliacma Mcolora. 



Lithosia bicolora, Boisd. Voy. Astrolabe, Lep, p. 211, pi. 3. f. 9 (1832); 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 288. 

 Lithosia rubrata, Tepp. Trans. R. Soc. S. Austr. v. p. 30 (1882). 



Head and tegnlae crimson : palpi and aateauas blackish. ; thorax 

 and abdomen blackish; legs with more or less crimson; anal taft 

 crimson. Fore wing crimson, the terminal area black, its inner 

 edge running obliquely from below costa to middle of ianer margin, 



Fig. 42. — Scoliacma bicoiora, cS • \- 



the basal half often more or less completely suffused with black 

 except on costal area and inner margin ; cilia crimson. Hind wing 

 with the basal half crimson, the terminal half black with rather 

 irregular inner edge running obliquely to inner margin above 

 tornus ; cilia crimson. 



Hah. N. S. Wales, 5 $ ; Victoria ; S. Australia ; Tasmania, 

 2 c? , 3 $ {Alljiort, J. J. Walker). E:i)£. 34 millim. 



B. Hind wing of male normal. 



a. Fore wiag grey with while costal fascia spilarchx (5). 



b. Fore wing uniform brown bruiinea ( 5 ). 



c. Fore wing ochreous pactolias. 



*186. Scoliacma spilarclia. 



Tigrioides spilarcha, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 699 ( 1886) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 341. 



5 . Head and thorax fuscous grey ; frons white ; abdomen 



sparsely clothed with pale 

 3'ellow hair. Fore Aving fus- 

 cous grey ; a broad white 

 costal fascia from base atten- 

 uated to a point beyond 

 middle ; obliquely placed 

 post medial obscure dark 

 points at junction of veins 

 3, 4 and on inner margin ; 

 cilia pale ochreous. Hind 

 wing ochreous yellow. 

 Hah. N, S. Wales, Sydney, type f $ in Coll. Meyrick. Exjd. 

 28 millim. 



Fig. 43. — Scoliacma spilarcha, $ . 



