884 CATALOGUE OF 



obsolete. Palpi porrect, rather long, very pilose, extending beyond 

 the head; second joint very much longer than the first; third rather 

 long, linear, obtuse. Antennae three-fourths of the length of the 

 body, with excessively deep plumes, which are slightly setose. 

 Legs rather long and slender; femora with long hairs; hind tibiae 

 with two rather long apical spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings 

 straight along the costa, hardly angular at the tips ; second inferior 

 vein much further from the third than from the first ; third much 

 nearer to the second than to the fourth. Hind wings extending 

 some distance beyond the abdomen. 



1. Pterolocera amplicoenis. 



Mas. Pallide fusca ; antenna testacece ramis nigris ; pedes nigro 

 varii ; alee pallide cervinee, fascia obliqua discali fuscescente, 

 venis fuscis. 



Male. Pale brown. Antennas testaceous, with black plumes. 

 Femora and tibiae above and tarsi blackish. Wings pale fawn- 

 colour, with a brownish indistinct discal oblique band ; veins dark 

 brown, strongly marked. Hind wings with the veins pale towards 

 the base. Length of the body 6—7 lines; of the wings 15—18 

 lines. 



a — c. Adelaide. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



d. New Holland. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



e. Van Dieraan's Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith's collection. 



/, g. King Georges Sound. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



Var. p. Fermginea ; caput, thorax anterior et alee anticee apud 

 costam obscuriora; alee fascia subobsoleta interrupta obliqua 

 discali fusca. 



Ferruginous. Antennae testaceous ; branches black, with tes- 

 taceous tips. Hind part of the thorax, abdomen, legs and wings, 

 excepting the costa of the fore wings, pale ferruginous. Wings' 

 with a slight interrupted oblique brown discal band, which is hardly 

 apparent, except on the veins, and is more remote from the exterior 

 border than that of Var. a; veins like the rest of the wings in 

 colour. 



h. Swan River. Presented by Sir J. Richardson. 



i. Van Dieman's Land. From A. J. Smith's collection. 



Var. y. Var. /3. similis ; thorax ferrugineo-fuscus ; alee obscure 

 fuscee ; fascia nigricante. 



