63 
Sept. 30 , 1908 . The Queensland Naturalist. 
‘‘ Like all other members of this group (Dasyuria^),” 
Kreht writes, “ It is in the habit of folding down the ears, 
which are very seldom carried erect .” — Mammals of Aus- 
tralia, 1871, p. 2. 
EXCURSION TO BULWER, MORETON ISLAND, 12th- 
14th SEPTEMBER, 1908. 
(a) ENTOMOLOGY. 
Leaders. — R. Illidge, Edmund Jarvis, and H. Tryon. 
Notes on Insects collected. — The floral wealth of 
Moreton Island at Buiwer might imply an equally rich 
insect fauna, and that it actually does so was abundantly 
proved by the specimens obtained in the short period 
during which the collecting herein alluded to was 
prosecuted. 
Lepidoptera . — Of Butterflies, the first to come under 
notice was Rypocysta adiante, several examples of which 
were taken considerably larger than Brisbane forms. 
Another worthy of notice was Una agricola, an extremely 
rare species in the environs of the city, but found to be 
fairly common at Buiwer, flying low amongst the small 
flowering bushes at the lesser elevations. A trip to the 
summit of the sandy hills at the back of the settlement 
proved the existence there of other Brisbane rarities 
also, e.g., Candalides hyacinthina, and C. acasta ; as well 
as the common but beautiful C. xanthospilos. Anotlier 
scarce species observed was Ogyris abrota. In addition to 
these five lycsenids, occurred the common skippers Hes- 
perilla peronii and Apaustus sunnias, and one which 
southern entomologists are familiar with, Mesodina halyzia. 
This insect, of which a single individual was captured by 
E. Jarvis, has not previously been met with in Queensland. 
Moths were represented by several of the Hydromenidse 
that frequent dry situations, and- that doubtless receive 
protection from their dull and inconspicuous colouration, 
e.g., Hydromena serrata, Cosymbia rupicola, and Nearcha 
spp. Several species of (Ecophoridse were particularly 
abundant too, notably Philobota arabella, P. xanthiella, 
besides others. A supply of the pieces of tlie wood of 
Exocarpus cunninghamii, containing the tunnelling cater- 
pillars of a very beautiful xyloryct moth — Xylorycta 
porphyrienella, the colours of which are cream yellow 
and purple — were obtained. Grass-tree scapes (Xanthorrhsea) 
yielded caterpillars of a giant Galleriad moth, belonging 
to the genus Aphomia, with large uniformly clay-coloured 
forewings. A pretty day flying moth (Phalsenoides poly- 
sticta) was fairly common. A very good specimen of a 
