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AGAMOPSYCHE; HETEROPSYCHE. By Dr. M. Herixg. 
melanias. 
threnodes. 
poecilo- 
chroma. 
melano- 
chroma. 
aenea. 
micro- 
morpha. 
dyscrita. 
steno- 
morpha. 
doddi. 
P. melanias Perk. Antennae of <$ with 9 very long pectinations on each side, bifurcating besides at 
the apex. Body black, forewing black, with a purple tinge. Hindwing blackish, with short fringe. Expanse 
of wings: 7—8% mm. — Larva on a Jassida which lives on Terminalia. Queensland. 
4. Genus: Agamopsyclie Perk. 
(6 +) 7 of hindwing from the cell which thus despatches 5 nervules. Forewing with only 11 veins, 
7 -J- 8 on a long stalk. 
A. threnodes Perk. Deep blackish, with a slight purple reflection, some indistinct whitish dots, fringe 
light grey, distinctly paler. Hindwing blackish. Expanse of wings: ($) 6—8 mm. — Larva on Delphacidae. 
Queensland. 
5. Genus: Heteropsyclie Perk. 
5 nervules of the hindwing from the cell. 7 and 8 of fore wing arise from the same basis. 
1. Antenna (except the bifurcating end) with 12 pectinations in the <J. 
H. poecilochroma Perk. Dark grey, forewing grey, striated dark and brownish, black along the costal 
margin, indistinctly spotted. Margin slightly curved, very oblique. Tornus strongly rounded. Fringe blackish. 
Hindwing blackish, fringe white. Expanse of wings: 10 mm. — Larva on a Fulgorida. Queensland. 
H. melanochroma Perk. Black, with a faint purple tinge. Fringe of hindwing also black. Expanse 
of wings: 10 mm. — Larva on Jassidae and Fulgoridae. Australia. 
2 . Antenna of with less than 12 pectinations on each side. 
H. aenea sp. n. (90 h). Antenna of with 11 pectinations. Forewing brass-brown, with a dull reflection, 
hindwing grey, with a fainter reflection, fringe of the same colour as the wings. Expanse of wings: 13 mm. 
Dutch New Guinea. type from Baro, in October (Berlin State Museum). 
H. micromorpha Perk. (90 h). Antenna of $ with 10 pectinations. Forewing greyish, reticulated with 
blackish-brown, the light areas form small round dots. Costal margin and hindwing blackish, fringe of hind¬ 
wing more greyish. Expanse of wings: 7 mm. — Larva on a Fulgorida on fern. Sydney. 
H. dyscrita Perk. Antenna of $ with 11 pectinations. Forewing dark grey, quite irregularly speckled 
grey and blackish, without distinct dots or spots. Hindwing blackish, fringe paler, tinged with grey. Expanse 
of wings: 9 mm. — Larva on a Fulgorida on Cuscuta. Sydney. 
3. Position uncertain. 
H. stenomorpha Perk. $. Forewing blackish, coarsely scaled, fringe dark. Hindwing the same, smoother. 
Expanse of wings: 8 mm. Sydney. — It may be the $ of melanochroma. 
H. doddi Rothsch. Forewing olive brown, scales partly silvery, without any marking. Expanse of 
wings: 8—11 mm. — Larva on Fulgoridae. Queensland. 
