BY A. SIDNEY OLLIFF, F.E.S. 977 



the angle, a broad fascia extending obliquely from costal 

 margin to ocellus, avoiding the cell ; a narrow submarginal streak 

 from base to just before anal angle, a shorter one from below cell ; 

 a spot near base, another within the cell, aud a series of five iri'e- 

 gular spots near the hind-margin. Underside marked much as 

 above, Forewing lighter, the markings less distinct ; the disc 

 orange-fulvous surrounding a fuscous marking, the spot below the 

 cell and the t tree near the posterior angle having coalesced ; the 

 spot beyond the cell whitish ; a silvery band near the hind-margin 

 extending from the base to beyond the middle. Hindwing dull 

 1 eddish-brown, with silvery markings disposed much as above ; an 

 ocellus near apex of costal margin similar to but smaller than the 

 one near the anal angle ; two indistinct parallel streaks from base 

 to just before anal angle, one marginal ; three elongate markings 

 near base, one on costa crossing cell, one within cell, and one 

 extending from base towards disc ; a broad fascia from beyond 

 middle of costa to ocellus, avoiding the cell ; a spot near apical 

 angle, a broken submarginal streak between veins 4-6. Cilia 

 ochreous, fusco\is on the veins. Exp. 40 mm. 



Warra, New South Wales. 



This species ditfers from Xenica Kershawi, to which it is very 

 closely allied, in having the forewing beneath almost entirely 

 orange-fulvous on the disc, and the hindwing furnished, both above 

 and below, with a broad continuous fascia ; the anal ocellus and 

 all the markings are slightly lai^ger, and the latter are rather more 

 brightly coloured. 



In conclusion I may add that I am informed by Mr. Charles 

 Waterhouse, of the British Museum, who kindly examined my 

 drawings of X. Ella, that the species is distinct from anything 

 contained in the National Collection at South Kensington. 



