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for a slight degree in convexity of abdomen, I can find no 

 sexual differences in the six typical specimens. 



A small (5 mm.) specimen from the Blue Mountains (H. 

 J. Carter) probably belongs to this species, but seems to be 

 somewhat narrower, with dingier clothing and larger elytral 

 tubercles. 



Zephryne and allied Genera. 



There is a small and interesting cluster of genera, allied 

 to Zephryne, whose species usually have tubercles or processes 

 close to the eyes or at the base of the rostrum. The eyes 

 themselves are laterally prominent, but usually concealed 

 from above. They are all densely clothed, and as they live 

 on or near the ground, and frequently under logs and stones, 

 their clothing is frequently obscured by dried mud. They 

 have been variously referred to several subfamilies, but as 

 they certainly belong to but one, it seems now desirable to 

 refer them all to the Aterpides. 



Zephryne. Referred to the Rhyparosomides. 



Ophryota. Also referred to that subfamily. 



Myarda. Referred to the Aterpides. 



Aparete. Also referred to that subfamily; in Masters' 

 Catalogue placed in error in the Leptopsides, as well as in the 

 Aterpides. 



Ethemaia. Not categorically referred to any subfamily, 

 but by implication to the Gonipterides. Later it, with 

 Aparete and Medicasta, were included in a table of Aterpides. 

 In Masters' Catalogue it was referred to the Leptopsides. 



Hyphceria. Distinguished only from Ethemaia by the 

 tarsi; its position not otherwise indicated. I regard it as a 

 true synonym of Zephryne. 



Medicasta. When described Pascoe said that (with 

 Ethemaia and Methypora^) it belonged to a new subfamily 

 near the Aterpides. 



The previously described species of the group are : — 



Aparete palpebrosa, Pasc. 



Ethemaia adusta, Pasc. ; angusticollis, Pasc. ; api- 

 calis, Lea; curtula, Pasc; emarginata, Lea; funerea, 

 Lea; griffithi, Lea; sellata, Pasc; vagans, Lea. 



Medicasta ( 31 ) leptopsoides, Lea; leucura, Pasc; 

 lugubris, Blackb. 



Myarda ferrugata, Pasc. 



Ophryota nodosa, Blackb. (Aparete) ; rapax, Blackb.; 



SQUAMIBUNDA, PaSC. 



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(30) Now placed with Molytides. 

 (31)3/. obscura, Blackb., is an Oxyops. 

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