36 ON HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED AUSTRALIAN RHOPALOCERA, 



Primaries with a subbasal band crossing wing ; a short one at end 

 of cell ; one irregularly curved between this and outer border ; a 

 submarginal row of crescent-shaped marks. Secondaries with 

 three bands traversing wing at about equal distances ; submarginal 

 rows of lunular markings ; two black spots with metallic green 

 centres at anal angle. Thorax and abdomen, above black, beneath 

 grey. 



Exp. 16 mm. 



-5"a6.— Mackay. Coll. Miskin. 



This little species approaches nearest to hiocellata (Feld.), but 

 is a smaller insect and differs very considerably in the markings 

 of underside. 



L. NIGRA, n.sp. 



5. IJpPERSiDE. — Black ; with discal, somewhat oval, patch of 

 pure white below cell and reaching hinder margin in primaries ; 

 and in secondaries reaching from centre of cell to costal margin 

 where it meets the patch of primaries. 



Underside. — Silvery-white. Primaries with costal and outer 

 borders margined with light grey-brown ; three dark brown mar- 

 ginal spots touching above costal vein, the last being at extremity 

 of that vein and fainter in colour ; a small light brown spot about 

 middle of cell ; a light brown transverse line at end of cell ; a 

 transverse waved line between end of cell and outer margin ; a 

 submarginal row of lunular white marks not reaching to apex. 

 Secondaries with a transverse row of three black spots equidistant, 

 a short distance from base ; another spot upon abdominal margin 

 about half way ; another larger one at extreme apex ; a faint 

 transverse brown line at end of cell ; a transverse broken light 

 brown line beyond cell nearer to outer margin ; outer margin light 

 brown, within it a submarginal row of white crescents between 

 the nervules ; a small black spot at anal angle, and a larger one 

 between 2nd and 3rd median branches ; marginal line light brown. 

 Thorax and abdomen, above black, beneath grey. 



Exp. 23 mm. 



j?a6.— Cardwell. Coll. Miskin. 



