468 ON A NEW SPECIES OF HETEBOXYMPHA, &c. 



Though the uppersides are closely allied, the much narrower 

 wings and the decidedly different underside will easily serve to 

 distinguish Het. solandri from Net. hanksii. To those entomolo- 

 gists who date their specimens (and they are too few, I am sorry 

 to say) another important clue will be given. 



TisiPHONE ABEONA, var. ALBIFASCIA, var.nov. 



(J9. Upper side differs from typical T. abeona in having the 

 short costal bar towards apex of forewing much broader and paler. 



Underside with both bands of forewing paler and larger in 

 size, and in the hind wing the discal white band is markedly 

 broader than in typical T. abeona. 



Hob. — Victoria and South-Eastern New South Wales. 



T. abeona was described by Donovan in 1805; and no doubt, 

 as the date suggests, from a specimen taken in the neighbourhood 

 of Sydney, the typical form being found in the County of Cum- 

 berland, somewhat south along the coast, and on the Blue Mts.; 

 while the variety is found in the South-Eastern portion of Aus- 

 tralia. 



I have considered it necessary to discriminate this variet}^, as 

 it differs from the typical form in the same way, though in a 

 slightly lesser degree, as T. joanna, from the Richmond River, 

 differs from T. raiunsleyi, from South Queensland. Though some 

 entomologists consider these distinct, I can see no more reason 

 for doing so than for separating the two forms of T, abeona. 



