BY P. J. TILLYARD. 353 



De Selys described, in 1871, the type-male from a specimen 

 labelled "Oceania" without any further indication of locality, 

 and the type-female from Fiji. In 1874, he added some remaiks 

 on specimens in the British Museum, one labelled " North Aus- 

 tralia," another (9) " Swan River,'' and the rest without any 

 named locality. These he found different in some respects from 

 the Oceanic types. 



I have taken a long series on the Blue Mountains, N.S.W., 

 and another series at Bridgetown, W.A. These two series shew 

 considerable differences one from another, and also differ in 

 important respects from the types. 



I append the following description from the Blue Mountain 

 series, (of which one m«le is figured in the plate) : — 



(J. Total length 56 mm., abdomen 42 mm., hindwing 32mni. 



Wings: costa pule brownish, a pale point on the nodus; 

 pterostigma 3-5 mm., deep rose-colour; membranule 2min., pale 

 greyish. In all four wings a touch of dark brown at base of 

 subcostal space. Head: eyes reddish-brown, a yellow mark 

 behind; vertex dark hrown; Ji-ont dark shining brown in median 

 cleft, pale creamy on sides, so that a rather thick indistinct 

 T-mark is formed; sides of face pale; clypeus brown, a pale tri- 

 angular spot in middle of anteclypeus, labi-um pale brown, or 

 orange, sometimes with two black points, labium pale violet- 

 brown, viouth edged with dark brown. Thorax: protJiorax 

 dark brown, a pale straw-coloured collar in front, a small spot 

 behind. Meno- and metuthorax deep rich chocolate-brown above, 

 with straw-coloured line on dorsal ridge; the dark brown bordered 

 by pale rosy-pink, which curves inwards to tiie dorsal ridge just 

 above the interalar ridge, forming a beautiful design; sides of 

 thorax rich rosy-brown; lateral stripe broken into two creamy 

 spots, one small and round; the other, enclosing the mesospiracle, 

 narrow elongate; these spots are encircled by a broad lateral 

 band of dark brown which fills the space between them; low down 

 on each side, an elongate creamy mark; notam rich brownish, 

 scutella creamy; legs cinnamon-brown, profemora ro.sy-pink. 

 Abd omen slender, pinched at 3 and again at 9. Colour rich 

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