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Hyponomeuta interruptellus, Saub. 



Teinoptila interruptella, Saub., Semp. Schmet. Phil., ii., p. 701, pi. 66, f. 16. 



Yponomenta interruptellus, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1907, p. 77. 



6 , 20 mm. Head whitish with a dark-fuscous central spot on crown. 

 Palpi dark fuscous, inner surface whitish. Antennae dark fuscous, towards 

 apex whitish. Thorax whitish with a posterior fuscous spot. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, under-surface whitish. Legs, dorsal surface fuscous, ventral whitish. 

 Forewings elongate, costa gently arched, apex round-pointed, termen obliquely 

 rounded ; dark fuscous with three irregular whitish blotches ; first subbasal 

 to 3, with two circular indentations above and beneath; second postmedian, 

 containing a circular fuscous dot ; third smaller, its lower edge touching termen ; 

 ciHa fuscous. Hindwings and cilia dark fuscous. 



Not having seen the description of this species I cannot be sure of its 

 identification, but from the meagre particulars given by Mr. Meyrick it seems 

 probable. 



North Queensland : Claudie River, in February, one specimen taken by 

 Mr. J. A. Kershaw ; also from New Guinea and Phillipine Islands. 



Hyponomeuta myriosemus. Turn. 



This species and the following are very closely alhed, and both are shghtly 

 variable ; probably, however, they are really distinct. My original material 

 consisted of three examples, of which two are paurodes, only the type being 

 myriosemus. As I have now more examples, I think it desirable to redescribe 

 them. 



d , 24-30 mm. ; $ , 30-32 mm. Forewings with costa nearly straight to 

 middle, thence gently arched, apex rounded-rectangular, termen nearly straight ; 

 white with blackish markings ; costal edge towards base blackish ; a series of 

 4 or 5 dots on basal -3- of costa, sometimes followed by a sixth dot ; beyond this 

 a subcostal series of 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 dots; a median series of 3 or 4 dots in 

 basal -3-, the first basal, second and third on fold ; a submedian series of 2 or 3 

 dots in apical ^ ; a subdorsal series of 4 or 5 dots ; a dot on tornus, a variable 

 number of terminal dots, sometimes partly confluent, sometimes those near 

 apex partly obsolete ; terminal edge beneath apex blackish ; cilia white with a 

 grey or fuscous postmedian line sometimes extending to apices. Hindwings 

 grey, towards base sufifused with whitish ; cilia grey, apices sometimes whitish, 

 on tornus and dorsum whitish. 



Queensland: Duaringa (Meyrick); Brisbane; Mount Tambourine, in 

 November and January ; Coolangatta, in October ; five specimens ; New South 

 Wales: Katoomba (Meyrick). 



Hyponomeuta paurodes, Meyr. 

 Yponome%ita paurodes, Meyr., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1907, p. 150. 

 6 , 18-24 mm. ; 9 , 20-26 mm. Forewings more arched towards apex than 

 in myriosemus, apex and termen more rounded ; white with blackish markings ; 

 costal edge towards base blackish; a costal series of 4 or 5 dots on basal |; 

 a subcostal series of 3 (rarely 4) dots beyond these; a median series of 4 dots 

 in basal -3-, the first basal, second and third on fold ; two submedian dots in 

 apical half ; a subdorsal series of 3 dots (one example has a minute fourth dot 

 on one side only) ; a dot on tornus, a second on termen below middle, some- 

 times two minute dots between these ; upper part of termen without dots and 

 fuscous edge (one example has two minute dots arranged longitudinally before 

 and at a short distance from apex on one side only) ; cilia wholly white. Hind- 

 wings grey, towards base suffused with whitish ; cilia white, bases sometimes 

 grey but not on tornus and dorsum. 



