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pate head downwards. Butterflies emerge in the autumn. Most 
of the specimens have been taken during April. It is thought 
that there may a spring brood, but so far this has not been de- 
finitely established. 
Trapezites luteus luteus Tepper, 1882. 
This is an extremely rare butterfly in South Australia; one 
male was recorded from Port Lincoln and two from StonyfelL 
As the life history is not known, it is desirable that collectors 
keep a sharp look-out for the species during the summer months. 
Trapezites pbigalia Hewitson, 1868. 
Found in the Mt. Lofty Ranges; I caught ten specimens 
at Woodside on November 9th of last year. On sunny days 
these Skippers appear to favor the hill tops and may be cap- 
tured with considerable ease. 
Ainisynta cynone cynone Hewitson, 1874. 
Found along the southern coast of this State, more common- 
ly at the Murray Mouth; the food plant and life history of this 
species is not known; the imagines may be found during autumn. 
Ocybadistes walked hypochlora Lower, 1911. 
This small Skipper is found fairly commonly at Adelaide in 
the summer months and may often be seen settled on garden 
flowers. 
Taractrocera papyria papyria Boisduval, 1832. 
A very common little butterfly in and around Adelaide dur- 
ing the months of March and April. The larvae feed on ordin- 
ary grasses. 
For notes on the systematic names of the South Australian 
Skippers, and references to other papers, the interested reader 
is referred to the following works: — 
Waterhouse, A. G., and Lyell, G.: Butterflies of Australia, 
Sydney, 1914. 
Waterhouse, A.G.: What Butterfly is ^ that Sydney, 1932. 
Waterhouse, A. G.: Australian Zoologist, vii, 1932, pp. 198- 
201 . 
Waterhouse. A. G.: Pro. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales 52, 1927, 
pp. 275-283; 57, 1932, pp. 218-238. 
The South x\ustralian Museum has the largest series of 
South Australian butterflies and the second largest collection 
in Australia. It possesses type specimens of several of the Skip- 
pers mentioned in the above paper. It includes the mateiial 
taken by E. Guest during the last twenty years of last century. 
Mr. Guest made many notes of the life histories of South Aus- 
tralian Lepidoptera but his journals, unfortunately, remain un- 
published. The Museum collection also embraces the material 
collected by the late O. B. Lower as well as contributions from 
Messrs. F. A. Angel, N. B. Tindale, J. D. 0. Wilson and many 
other naturalists. — (Ed.). 
