BY THOMAS P. LUCAS. 153 



Brisbane, at Glen Retreat Orangery (Mr. Parker) ; a second 

 taken at a lamp. 



Allied to aS'. ru/ibasis, Guenee, from India. 



SONAGARA SCITARIAj Walk. 



A variety of this, yet not sufficiently distinct to make into 

 another species, was taken by Messrs. Meek and Barnard at 

 Geraldton. 



Seneratia PRiECiPUA, Walk. 



Geraldton, Johnson River (Messrs. Meek and Barnard) ; also 

 taken in Ceylon. 



Seneratia Barnardi, sp.nov. 



(J9. 30-33 mm. Head fuscous. Palpi fuscous, black on upper 

 side of 2nd segment. Antennae fuscous-ochreous. Thorax fuscous, 

 violet anteriorly, collar ochreous-fuscous. Abdomen fuscous, tinted 

 with black, caudal appendage in ^ ochreous. Legs dark fuscous, 

 tarsi with ochreous spots. Forewings triangular, moderately 

 dilate, costa slightly wavy, nearly straight, hindmargin obliquely 

 rounded, ochreous-fuscous, darkened by a tint of violet and by 

 shadings of darker fuscous and black ; a crenate dark fuscous line 

 from i costa to i inner margin ; a median dark fuscous fascia 

 darkened with black, anterior border straight just before J costa 

 to just before J iuner margin, anterior portion of fascia dark and 

 black, posteriorly diffused to posterior border, which is a crenate 

 circular line from |^ costa to ^ inner margin, a black discal spot 

 near centre of fascia ; beyond this is another similar line but less 

 conspicuous, a hindmarginal row of black dots; in some specimens 

 the veins are ochreous-fuscous, in others darker: cilia fuscous-grey. 

 Hindwings with colour and markings as in forewings ; 1st line 

 obsolete, median band darker anteriorly, diffused posteriorly, 3rd 

 line bordered by an ochreous shading, and beyond it another 

 inconspicuous fuscous line ; cilia fuscous-grey with ochreous basal 

 line. 



Geraldton, Johnson River (Messrs. Meek and Barnard). 



