BY THOMAS P. LUCAS. 159 



interlined with vermilion-red lines bordered by rich black 

 bands running as a rivulet in and out between and around all 

 markings ; a circular white line from costa near base to ^ inner 

 margin ; a second immediately beyond diffused with vermilion-red 

 toward inner margin; a 3rd inversely circular to the 1st from J 

 costa to ^ inner margin varying in colour from white to red ; a 

 triangle of white with its base from j costa to immediately beyond, 

 and reaching in (J to |, and in Q to f, across wing toward inner 

 margin, bordered by a linear band of rich velvety chocolate-black ; 

 a second and larger triangle of white having its base ^ to near f 

 costa, and its apex J toward inner margin ; between the two 

 triangles a decanter-shaped figure of black lined with blue-grey 

 and bordered with vermilion-red, the figure and triangle being 

 both bordered by the continuous black band ; immediately beyond 

 2nd triangle is a red line passing obliquely to f inner margin, 

 bordered posteriorly with a black line edged with white on and 

 near costa and suffused blue-grey toward inner margin ; the 

 portion beyond this plain rich groundcolour ; an ochreous hind- 

 marginal line : cilia black tipped with silver-grey, a patch for ^ 

 of hindmargin just beyond anal angle silver-white. Hind wings 

 coloured and marked as forewings, with inner margin becoming 

 light ferruginous ; a large white triangle in middle third of costa 

 to I toward inner margin ; two lines of white from near base 

 on costa half-way to hindmargin, where they are diffused into 

 groundcolour; three linear bands of vermilion-red beyond triangle, 

 separated by rich black lining, centre line tinted with blue-grey ; 

 a line of white immediately beyond extends through middle of 

 wing ; a rich border of dark chocolate-black is edged with hind- 

 marginal ochreous line; cilia as in forewings with a silver- white 

 patch in middle third. 



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



DiPLOTYLA Meekii, sp.nov. 



(J. 19-22 mm. Head fuscous-black, orbital rims ochreous- 

 fuscous. Palpi black. Antennae fuscous, portion beyond tuft 

 whitish-grey. Thorax fuscous-black. Abdomen fuscous-black. 



