IS 
EPIDESMIA. By L. B. Prout. 
pelopa. 
holoscia. 
gonosemela. 
phaeopa. 
bigeminatci. 
philodora. 
reservata. 
oxyderces. 
and in having the unterside silvery grey, without markings, whereas that of subvelaria is almost as strongly 
marked as the upperside. Broken Hill, New South Wales, in October. Also a duller (thus more intermediate) 
form from Melbourne. 
T. pelopa Meyr. Unless perhaps the palpus is a little shorter, this only seems to differ from subve¬ 
laria in its rather paler, more ochreous or brownish shade of colouring and it may prove to be an aberration 
of the same — perhaps the Victorian form mentioned by Lower under xanthogramma. Melbourne, 1 $. 
T. holoscia Lower (1 h) is another grey species without ochreous shades; rather more leaden in tone and 
more glossy than subvelaria. Palpus wholly dark. Forewing with vein-dots rather large, but with additional 
markings in the subterminal area only slightly developed or entirely wanting; terminal dots small, slightly 
connected by a fine line. Brisbane and Dawson district, in October. 
T. gonosemela Lower. Unknown to me. Head and palpus greyish-ochreous. Forewing with termen 
rounded; greyish-ochreous, with minute black irroration, costal margin strigulated with blackish; antemedian 
indistinct, blackish, angulated, then strongly oblique to hindmargin at one-sixth; postmedian more distinct, 
oblique from close to apex to two-thirds hindmargin, twice strongly angulated inwards; cell- dot small. Hind¬ 
wing more whitish, with very- indistinct and minute postmedian dots (better developed beneath). Parkside, 
South Australia. 
T. phaeopa Lower. This species — as also gonosemela , described above — is only conjecturally referred 
to Section B of the genus, as the venation is not mentioned, phaeopa is said to be the only known species of 
Taxeotis in which the face is grey. Head whitish. Forewing with distal margin not sinuate; pale grey-whitish 
with faint ferruginous markings, the lines best developed as costal spots, the postmedian twice angulated out¬ 
wards, a submarginal row of obscure spots, the terminal black dots small. Broken Hill, New South Wales, April 
to June. 
T. bigeniinata Prout (1 h). One of the smallest species. Palpus whitish at base. Ground-colour as 
bright ochreous-grey as the brightest specimens of intextata, the double post-median line rather recalling that 
of the species just mentioned; differs from all others yet known in having the antemedian also double, the 
more distal line of the pair the thicker, but both quite strong. Sherlock River, West Australia; only the type 
known. 
T. philodora Meyr. A very distinct species. Unique in wanting the cell-mark of the forewing. Ground¬ 
colour whitish ochreous, with yellower suffusion in the middle; antemedian line thick and black, placed beyond 
one-third, accompanied proximally, except at costa, by brownish suffusion; a second, similar line running from 
distal margin near apex to hindmargin at three-fourths, curved inwards and Insinuate, accompanied distally 
by some brownish suffusion; a straight, cloudy whitish subterminal line runs from costa to anal angle and inter¬ 
rupts the last-named markings. Carnarvon, West Australia, in October. 
15. Genus: Ei>i<iesiBiisa Westw. 
Consists of larger species on an average than those of the preceding genera, mostly with apex of fore¬ 
wing pointed and termen of hindwing (as least in its middle part) almost straight. Face sometimes ( tricolor ) 
with a tuft. Palpus long. Antenna of $ unipectinate. Forewing with costal vein free, 2nd subcostal anasto¬ 
mosing rather strongly with 1st and more shortly with 3rd—4th. Hindwing with cell not shortened, costal 
vein approximated to it to about two-thirds, 2nd subcostal arising from or a little before its apex. The species 
are all Australian (one also reaching New Guinea) and show a good deal of variety in coloration and mark¬ 
ings, as well as in some details of the structure. 
E. reservata Walk. (1 h). Antennal pectinations much longer than in any of the species with which 
it could be confused. Further distinguished, except from perfabricata (1 h), by the light-coloured palpus. 
Smaller than perfabricata , distal margin of both wings more rounded. A dark line at base of fringe, except 
towards anal angle. Inhabits Queensland, Melville Island and British and Dutch New Guinea. 
E. oxyderces Meyr. A very distinct species. Forewing dark fuscous, the proximal part tinged with 
ferruginous, the distal part with purplish; a whitish costal streak from base t-o four-fifths, tapering at its ex¬ 
tremities, some ferruginous suffusion behind it; a narrow, straight white postmedian streak from hindmargin, 
reaching about three-fourths across the wing; indistinct dark subterminal dots. Hindwing rather dark, tinged 
with purple distally; a well-marked whitish straight postmedian streak, interrupted near costa; subterminal 
dots preceded by a fine and indistinct paler waved line. Described from a single G taken by Mr. Meyrick 
himself in a jungly swamp near Sydney, where collecting was exceedingly difficult. November. 
