ODONATA, NEUROPTERA AND TRICHOPTERA FROM GROOTE EYLANDT, GULF OF CARPENTARIA.

By R. J. TILLYARD, M.A., Sc.D. (Cantab.), D.Sc. (Sydney), F.R.S., F.N.Z. INST., F.L.S., F.G.S., F.E.S., C.M.Z.S., EN'l'OMOLOGlST AND CHIEF OF THE BIOJ.OGlCAI. DEPARTMENT, CAWTHRON INSTITUTE, NELSON, N.Z.

GIWOTE Eylandt is a large island lying in the western portion of the Gulf of Cal'pelltaria, off the coast of 1\rnhem Land, at about latitude 14 degrees south. Ilw I.:ollection of ninety :-;peeimen:-; dealt with in this paper wa:-; made by Mr. ~. B. '1'indale. '1'he eollcction:-; were made in 1921-1922, and except for three ~peeil1lens of the common JJiplacodes b/:punctata Br., two of whieh were taken Oll the smaller VV oodah Tsland and OIle on Biekerton Island, all the speeimens art' from Groote Eylundt.

ORDER 0 DON A T A.

Su B-ORDER Z Y P GOP T ERA. l~sually \vrittell COl'llagrionida(', but the stem of Agrio (Greek a wild thing') is ugri-. hl'll('(' C oenagr'l'idae is eo1'1'eet.

FAMILY COENAGRIIDAE. ACIAGRION FRAGILIS Till.

One femal(~. A rare spceics, only known hitherto from North Queensland. CERIAGRION ERUBESCENS Sel. Th1'(,e' females. Not uncommon on reedy backwaters and billabongs from Port Da1'win and Cape York to as far south as Brisbane. The females are some­ tillll:'~ reddish, sometimes greyish brown; the males are red. AGRIOCNEMIS sp. indet.

Three f('lllale~ in very bad condition, and one broken specimen without ahdolllell. Probably females of the common A. pygmaea hycwinthns rrill, bnt tht'ir condition doe~ not allow of aecurate determination.

FAMILY LESTIDAE. AUSTROLESTES ALBICAUDAMcL.

On(' male, three females. These specimens are as~ig'ned provisionally to tli~ species, with whieh thcy agree in the form of the male terminal appendages. 'fhe eolonration of the male, however, i~ much darker than that of the speci­ lIh)llS ,yhieh I have examined from North Queen~land, and the appendages are 42 HECORDS OF THE S.A. MUSEUM uniformly dark all oycr; thc thorax is much darker, the head also dal'l\:cr, hur with pale blue labrum; the abdomen has segment 10 pale bluish. As this fOl'lll i, probably a distinct race', I lHll11(' it raee tindalei, after its dis('ovel'eY'. The type form of this speeies is found from Aru Islands to North QneenslalHl, alollg til" margins of lagoons and billa bongs.

SUB-ORDER A N ISO PTE R A. FAMILY AESCHNIDAE. ANAX GUTTATUS Burm. One male. A large and handsome species whieh flit's rapidly oyt']· lagooll' and billabongs throughout NortlH'rn Australia. GYNACANTHA ROSENBERGI Br. One female. Common throughout Northern Australia; it has a hahit or frequenting shady places, and usually flies towards dusk. I have takpll it III thiek mangrov(' swamps and also in raihnl,\T tunnels, and numbers have l)('l'll obtained at lights at night.

FAMILY . AGRIONOPTERA INSIGNIS ALLOGENES Till.

Thre(' males, four females. This subspec·ies Ol~·(·urs fairly (,OIll1ll0ll1y througli. out Northrrn Australia and the Aru Islands. ASIATICA FESTA Sel. One female. The male has a bright red abdomen; the female is dull hro,vnish. A handsome speeies ·with a well-marked NOl'tlH'l'n Australian sull­ specific form. ORTHETRUM V. VILLOSOVITTATUM Br.

OIl(' male. The Australian subsp<'e1es of this vpry common SJW(,lf'S is 10l1lld as far south as southern Nf'w South ,Yaks. The hl'ight l'cd males are very handsome. NEUROTHEMIS S. STIGMATIZANS Fabr. Seventeen males, eightecn femalrs. A handsome spceies eommOll throngh(r11 Northern Australia. The teneral males h<:1Y<' the wings pale fnlvons, with pal\' straw-colour ptel'ostigma: in the matnre ma Ies the wings are rieh elwstnnt-bl'olYll and the pt<'rostigma pink. The females an' qnite different, witll median a]](1 apieal brownish patehes on the ·wings; these are genrrally more dearly m<11'k(',.1 in teneral than in mature speeimens, and the ptcrostigma is eolollred as in tlll' males. TILLYARD-OnONATA, NEUROPTERA, AND TRICHOPTERA 43 DIPLACODES TRIVIALIS Ramb. OlJe fplll1:lle. A ('ommon Oriental sppcies 'whieh extends as far as Queensland. DIPLACODES BIPUNCTATA Br.

T\y(l males; also two fen13les from 'Voodah Island and one fellwle fron1 Bi,·k''l"toll 1s1

Thrc'(' females, 011(' male. Not UlIl'ommon throughont Northern Australia. TRAMEA LIMBATA Desj.

(llll:' male. This species is not so eommon in Australia as the closely allied T. IOll/'ii Br .. hllt it Ot'elll'S thronghout the tropieal parts, and also extends right ({rnYll into South-'w('stern Australia. RHYOTHEMIS BRAGANZA Karsch (= R. ALCESTIS Till). FOl1l' males, two felllaics. A rare speeies, recorded only from Darwin and Korth Ql1eellslancl. Karseh mistakenly deseribed his type specimen as from Brazil: ht'lI('e tll(' unsuitahle name.

ORDER N E U R 0 PTE R A. SUB-ORDER P LAN I PEN N I A.

FAMILY CHRYSOPIDAE. CHRYSOPA sp. indet.

One :;p(,(,l1nen l1l very bad eondition.

FAMILY MANTISPIDAE. MANTISPA STRIGIPES Westw. 0111:' s]Weiml:'ll. Tn general form and venation this speeimen agrees with the ty}w. hnt the forelegs are C'utirely rufous, without any dark mark on the inside ~f tilt' felllora. I 1herefore namc" it val'. 'rnjipes.

FAMILY OSMYLIDAE. CONCHYLOSMYLUS TRISERIATUS Banks. OllC' spe(~imen, somewhat damaged; right forewing broken off at half-i-vay, ieft forewing damaged. An exeeedingly rare species, only known from two oth,~]' spe~inlens, the type from Herberton and a second specimen from Stannary Hill", both ill North Queellsland. '1'he general colour, pale yellO\vish, is excep­ tiOlwi for an Osmylid; the fore\ving earries, at about one-third of its length along' the posterior margin, a small oval raised pateh or bulla, yellovl!ish browll in ("olonI', and erossed by four dark brownish veinlets. 44 RECORDS OF THE S.A. MUSEUM

FAMILY l\lYRMELEONTII)AE. PROTOPLECTRON VENUSTUM Gerst. One immature specimen, somewhat damaged. This species is recorded from scattered localities in the drier parts of Australia. DISTOLEON SOMNOLENTUS Gerst (= D. VERTICALIS Banks). Two specimens, in fair condition. "\Videly spread throughout the drier parts of Australia, but nowhere common. BRACHYLEON DARWINI Banks. T,vo specimens. A very rare species, only recorded previously from Danvin. Easily recognized by its small size and by the short, dark, longitudinal stripe on the hindwings. MYRMELEON UNISERIATUS Gerst. Two specimens. This is the commonest of the pit-forming speCIeS 111 Australia, thE' larva and its conical pitfalls occurring under almost E'very raisf'd housE' in Queensland; less common in N ('vV South Wales. MYRMELEON PICTIFRONS Gerst. One specimen. A close ally of the preceding, with similar habits, except that the larva more often makes its pitfall in loose sand in the open. Distin­ guished hy the more pointed wings and the black V-mark on the pale face. MYRMELEON CROCEICOLLIS Gerst (=M. LOWERI Till). One specimen with left forewing broken. A rare species, distinguishf'd by the pale YE'llmv prothorax. Known from as far south as BrokE'n Hill.

FAMILY ASCALAPHIDAE. SUHPALACSA DIETRICHIAE Br. Two spE'cimens, both fE'males. A rathE'r rare species, confined to Northern Australia. ThE' correct. spel1ing of the is as abovf', the name having heen givpn a~ a complete anagram of the word AscrtZaphus; even the Greek consonant ¢ was written backwards as "hp". An inexcusable joke, but it has priority over all suggested amendments! The idea was, evidently, to commemorate the antipodean character of the genus.

ORDER T RIC I-I 0 PTE R A. FAMILY LEPTOCERIDAE. NOTANATOLICA MAGNA Walk. One male, one female. A very common speeies, whose larva lives In still waters in a case made of twigs, bits of leaves, or debris.

Bibliography of the Neuropterida

Bibliography of the Neuropterida Reference number (r#): 6026

Reference Citation: Tillyard, R. J. 1925-1928. , Neuroptera and Trichoptera from Groote Eylandt, Gulf of Carpentaria. Records of the South Australian Museum 3:41-44. No figures. Separate: 3:[41]-44. Text in English, no summary/abstract. {r#6026; yyynn}. Dating: From contents page of v. 3: "No. 1. Published June 30, 1925".

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