pulehra. 
molitor. 
eluta. 
cremonoma. 
stenoptila. 
methycli- 
roa. 
zophoplec¬ 
ta. 
dictyosche- 
ma. 
nigra. 
ienebrifer. 
celebesa. 
316 XYLEUTES. By M. Gaede. 
Victoria. The species is not mentioned by any other author, placed here by Hottlbert between two much 
lighter species. 
X. pulehra Rothsch. (98 b). The sexes of this species are extremely different, but they surely belong 
together, since they originate from the same species of trees. <$ thorax and forewing with fine black dots, 
besides the thorax is provided with narrow black marginal lines on the tegulae and patagia. Fore wing with 
1 light blotch each behind the cell and below its centre, formed by the absence of the black dusting. Hind¬ 
wing and abdomen dark reddish-brown, abdomen with a broad grey median stripe. The $ exhibits a golden 
brown mesothorax. A short black oblique band proceeds from the apex of the forewing. A large black spot 
in the cell-end. Two smaller black spots below vein 2, and five around the cross-vein. Besides a streak above 
the uppermost spot, and another spot below the lowest of the row, the inner margin darkened. Hindwing 
lighter brown than in the Y; abdomen black at the base, the rest red-brown with black margins. 60—115 mm. 
Brisbane. 
X. molitor Rothsch. (98 d). Body and forewing greyish-white. Marking pale brownish-grey, darker 
streaks at the costal and inner margins. The brownish spotting leaves over a narrow triangular spot of the 
ground-colour in the cell, and a larger irregular one below the centre of the cell, with a blackish triangle 
on its outside. Hindwing of <$ purely white, of $ grey. Grey dots at the margins of both wings. 60—80 mm. 
Queensland. It may be that this species is merely a differently coloured form of nephocosma (96 d), though 
it is ranged separately by Houlbert. 
X. eluta Rothsch. (98 d). Body and forewing greyish-white, somewhat yellowish. A few black streaks 
at the costal margin. A dark blotch in the cell-end and behind it. A similar band from the apex to beyond 
vein 3. Two black spots below it; behind the uppermost and before the lower one there is an oblong grey 
spot. Hindwing somewhat lighter. Both wings with dark marginal dots. $ 75 mm. Brisbane. 
X. eremoiioma Trnr. Thorax and abdomen light brownish ochrous. Forewing white with numerous 
blackish spots and striae. Numerous spots at the costal margin from the base to the apex, partly touching 
the row below them, and some small spots also in the cell. Hindwing whitish, with dark reticulate lines 
in the distal ai’ea. 34 -44 mm. Queensland. 
X. stenoptila Trnr. Body grey. Fore wing whitish, finely dusted dark brownish grey. The darker 
marking is faded. One dark spot each at % and in the centre of the costal margin, connected below. A 
broad submarginal stripe, more pointed at the ends. Hindwing grey, base, inner margin and distal margin 
whitish. G 120 mm. Queensland. 
X. nietliyehroa Trnr. Body grey. Fore wing whitish-grey, with a slight violet tinge on it, scantily 
striated dark grey. Hindwing dark brown. Fringes of both wings spotted dark. 64—96 mm. Queensland. 
X. zophoplecta Trnr. (98 e). Thorax dark brown, abdomen dark grey. Forewing dark grey, costal- 
marginal area suffused with whitish-grey near the apex, the whole disc densely striated black, scanty streaks 
only at the base. Some whitish-grey scales in the lower part of the distal margin. Hindwing and fringes dark 
grey. 42—50 mm. Queensland. Our figure according to Rothschild does not quite correspond to the descrip¬ 
tion. A non-coloured figure of the $ by Oberthur exhibits a dark thorax. The light area at the costal 
margin does not begin so far basad and also leaves the distal margin broader dark. 
X. dictyoschema Trnr. (= dictyosoma Oberth.) (98 c). Thorax and abdomen dark brown, the seg¬ 
mental margins whitish in the <$. Forewing dark brown with dense black striae. A lighter spot at the costal 
margin near the apex. Besides a light spot below the base of vein 2 (in the <$), a brightening at the anal 
angle and before the distal margin. Hind wing of $ whitish, of $ grey with dark reticulate lines in the distal 
half. 60 -94 mm. Queensland. It is probably only a form of the small zophoplecta which, however, was 
desribed before. 
X. nigra Mr. (99 a). Body and wings black. Forewing densely scaled grey, only a black spot behind 
the cell-end without this brightening. Hindwing with grey scales near the centre of the distal margin. 
38 mm. Nilgiris, Ceylon. Larva in coffee-trees. 
X. tenebrifer Whr. (99 a). Ground-colour of forewing brown with black reticulate lines and spots. 
The dark spots similar as in lituratus, but the long stripe in the submedian fold is absent, instead of it there 
is a spot a little inwards from the one above it. The long dark stripe below the costal margin is very ex¬ 
tensive. Hindwing of S white to brown, red-brown in the $ with reticulate lines in the distal half. Thorax 
blackish, abdomen rusty brown in the $, blackish at the end. 90 -150 mm. Queensland. According to 
Aitrivillius, the hindwing of the <$ is white with dark marginal spots. Abdomen yellowish-white, the 3 last 
segments and a lateral line black. Thus lighter than in the ?. 
X. celebesa Whr. (98 c). Of Walker’s description I have only used the statement “Celebes”, and 
otherwise 2 $$ of the Coll. Staitdinger, which were labelled as celebesa. Body dark red-brown. Forewing 
lighter red-brown with dark red-brown streaks which are more intense at the costal margin, as in tenebrifer, 
and very fine at the distal margin. A dark triangular spot below the cell from the base of vein 2 inwards, 
