AND THEIR TRANSFORMATIONS. 17 



The Antnuur (fig. 2) gradually thickened towards tlu> tip, which is somewhat ohtuse. 



The fAihial palpi digs. 8 and 4) three- jointed, hasa! and second joints nearly e(iual in length, scaly, with long hairs 

 beneath ; terminal joint shorter, obtuse at the tip, and clothed with scales. 



The Lnjs : anterior i)air spurless ; second pair with two spurs at apex of tibiae; posterior pair (tig. 5) with four 



spurs, two at ai)ex, two on middle of tibiic. Tibiae and tarsi scaly, the former with tufts of long hair 

 anteriorly. 



Upper surface of perfect insect shining jet black, with numerous scattered pale yellowish patches on outer half of upper 

 wings, and two longitudinal streaks ol yellowish white near the base. Across the centre of lower wings is an irregular broad 

 transverse bar of pal(> yellow, much indented at tlie borders. Marginal fringes alternately black and white. Thorax and abdomen, 

 head and antenme, black, with a few faint yellowish transverse lines on thorax, and annular rings of straw colour on abdomen, 

 which is tufted witli vermilion and black hairs. 



The Vitis antarcticu in fiower and fruit, the larva, and the perfect insect are ligured on the plate. 



AGARISTA LATINA, Donovan.— (Plate XV.) 



Phalcena ladnus, Donovan, Nat. Hist. Ins. New HolL, pi. .\xxii. (1805). 

 Ayarista latinus, Boisduval, Voy. de I'Astrolabe, P'.nt., 174. 



This is by no means a common species, and although we have occasionally seen the jierfect insect both near Sydney, and 

 at Ash Island on the Hunter River, we have never obtained the larvie except at the former place, where they were captured near 

 the Botanic Gardens, feeding on the Halonujis tcucrioides. At tirst sight they might easily be mistaken for the Agarista ghjcime, from 

 which they differ very little in general appearance; but they are smaller, measuring when full grown about 1 J inches. The 

 ground colour is pale yellow, covered, down to the space over the stigmata, with numerous short fine annular black lines. On 

 the penultimate segment are four conspicuous slightly raised patches or spots of dark crimson ; and a lateral row of spots, one 

 on each segment, extends from the head to the eleventh segment, the one on the tenth segment being crimson, the remainder 

 orange yellow. A connected series of patches of gamboge yellow runs above the feet, and, on the last segment are a few annular 

 yellow patches ; head and feet orange red ; fine whitish hairs encircle each segment. 



The cocoon resembles those made by the species already described. The chrysalis (lig. 7) measures f inch, and is 

 throughout dark reddish brown. 



In expanse the perfect insect is slightly under If inches. 



The Antenna: (lig. i) are filiform, and rather obtuse at the tips. 



The Labial palpi (figs. 3 and 4) are three-jointed ; basal and middle joints nearly equal in length, and densely clothed with 

 scales and long hairs ; apical joint smaller, and nearly naked. The whole projecting forwards and 

 slightly upwards. 



The Legs: anterior pair (tig. 5) sinirless ; second pair with two spurs; posterior pair with four spurs, two on middle 



and two at apex of tibitc. The tibia) are tufted with long hairs externally. Tarsi li\e-jointed, hairy, and 

 terminated by two small claws. 



Wings decumbent in repose ; insect diurnal. The upper surface of both wings is shining jet black, with a broad irregular 

 band of yellow, extending right across the centre, on the upi)er wings ; this band becomes white on the costal portion. Between 

 this and the outer margin is a row, marking the nervures, of short white lines, and a few transverse white bands near the base of 



