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three or four short striae on dorsum between this mark and 

 anterior edge of median patch, and one or two similar striae 

 near base : sometimes a few scattered spots above mark ; 

 median patch distinct, anterior edge oblique and sharply 

 defined, from costa at one-quarter to dorsum at two-thirds, 

 posterior edge from about middle of costa to dorsum at three- 

 quarters ; some black and ferruginous spots irregularly placed 

 on patch : an irregular patch of striae confluent with lower 

 two-thirds of median patch ; an elongate spot on costa at 

 three-quarters ; an irregular, somewhat rounded patch on 

 middle of termen, more or less continued to tornus, and con- 

 taining two transverse series of ferruginous-black dots, first 

 series, about five in number, on curve of patch, second series 

 from near apex to tornus, parallel to termen ; a blackish line 

 along termen ; cilia ferruginous-fuscous, terminal half 

 ochreous. Hindwings bright ochreous; cilia grey-whitish, 

 with a sub-basal ochreous line. 



Hah. — South Australia : Yatala. Bred freely in November. 



La rca. — Head shining ochreous-yellow, in earlier stages 

 fuscous. Body cylindrical, pale-green, beneath paler, sparsely 

 clothed with moderately long erect white hairs, dorsal stripe 

 moderately broad, deep-green, lateral stripe pale whitish- 

 ochreous. Legs pale whitish-yellow. The larva is very active 

 when disturbed, feeds on leaves of Piitosporum phillyraeoides, 

 pupa in spun-up leaves of plant. Appears to be gregarious. 



My brother (Mr. Harold Lower), who discovered the 

 species, tells me that he has never met with it on the wing. 

 I have dedicated this pretty species to my sister-in-law (Mrs. 

 Eveleen Lower), in recognition of her keen interest in 

 entomology. 



ToRTRIX SCIOTA, 11. sp. 



9 , 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax 

 ferruginous-fuscous, palpi beneath mixed with whitish. 

 Abdomen fuscous. Legs fuscous, tibiae and tarsi obscurely 

 banded with white, posterior pair grey- whitish. Fore wings 

 moderate, costa gently arched, termen oblique ; light fuscous, 

 minutely reticulated throughout with waved transverse dot- 

 like lines of darker fuscous ; costa between base and median 

 band dull bronze-fuscous ; a moderately broad fuscous median 

 band, placed obliquely, reaching from middle of costa to tornus, 

 slightly dilated on lower two-thirds : cilia bronze-fuscous. 

 Hindwings and cilia fuscous, wings spotted with darker. 



An obscure-looking insect, but at once recognizable by 

 the single transverse fascia. 



II ah. — South Australia: Stonyfell, two specimens 

 received from S. Angel. 



