Mem. Nat. Mus. Vict., 15, 1947 



NEW RECORDS OF LEPIDOPTERA FROM VICTORIA, 

 WITH NOTES ON SOME RARE SPECIES. 



By A. N. Bums, B.Sc, F.R.E.S., F.R.H.S. 



Entomologist, National Museum of Victoria. 

 (Received for publication June 13, 1947) 



1. New Records of LEriDOi'TERA 



Division Rhopalocera 



Family SATYRIDAE 



Ypthima arctous, Fab. 



The normal range of this species was from Illawarra in New 

 South Wales, to Cape York and the islands of Torres Strait, 

 round to north western Australia. 



For some years, it had been thought that Y. arctous might be 

 present in far eastern Victoria, where several other New South 

 Wales species have been recorded. The author spent a week 

 at Mallacoota during February, 1934, and although a careful 

 survey was made for this species it was not seen. 



In January 1935, F. E. Wilson, collecting at Nowa Nowa, was 

 fortiuiate in capturing specimens of both sexes of this butterfly 

 along the Buchan road, some little distance from Nowa Nowa. 

 The author visited the same locality in January, 1938, and collec- 

 ted further specimens, a little to the south of the township. Again, 

 in early February 1947, in company with F. E. Wilson, more 

 specimens were collected along the Buchan road. No doubt other 

 places will be discovered in far eastern Gippsland where this 

 butterfly will be found. 



Now that enough specimens have been obtained for purposes 

 of making accurate comparison with long series of specimens 

 from Sydney, N.S.W., it has been found that there are no points 

 of difference between Victorian specimens and those from other 

 parts of Australia. 



The genus Ypthima Hubn, contains many species of Indo- 

 Malayan butterflies, all of which are very similar in appearance. 



Ypthima arctous Fab. is the only species of the genus that occurs 

 in Australia. 



Oreixenica latialis Waterhouse & Lyell. 

 This species was recorded for the first time in Victoria in Feb- 

 ruary, 1947, when it was taken in mid-February by F. E. Wilson 



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