DESCRIPTIONS OF HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED AUS- 

 TEALIAN LEPIDOPTERA (RHOPALOCERA) 

 PRINCIPALLY LYC^NID^.* 



By W. H Miskin, F.E.S. 



Fam. NYMPHALIDiE, Swain. 



Subfam. SATYRINJE, Bates. 



Genus MYCALESIS, Hub. 



M. MODESTUS, n.sp. 



^. Upperside. — Uniform smoky-brown. 



Underside. — Basal and central areas as above rather lighter ; 

 a light gi'ey line transversely across both wings parallel with outer 

 margin about one third therefrom ; from line to outer margin 

 lilac-grey ; about centi-e of outer area a transverse row across both 

 wings of small ocelli, black with white centres ringed with light 

 brown ; submarginal double crenulated dark brown line through 

 both wings ; marginal line of black. 



9- Upperside. — Rather lighter than in ^ ; outer third of 

 primaries somewhat lighter ; a single ocellus a little below middle 

 near outer margin of primaries ; marginal line in secondaries as in 

 (J, and a faint indication of two or three almost obsolete ocelli 

 towards anal angle. 



Underside. — Basal and central areas greyish-brown ; outer 

 third silvery-grey ; otherwise as in ^, except that ocelli and 

 marginal lines are less developed. Abdomen and thorax, above 

 black, beneath grey. 



