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middle, and two basal spots dark fuscous. Legs dark fuscous: 

 anterior coxte partly, middle and posterior coxfe wholly ochreous. 

 Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, apex round- 

 pointed, termen slightly arched, oblique; dark fuscous: 10 and 

 11 stalked, 11 running into 12 (2(^), similar but 10 connected by 

 a short bar with 9 (2(J, l^), 11 anastomosing with 12 and 10 

 connected with 9 (1(J); one or two orange dots at base; a broad, 

 postmedian, white band, not quite reaching costal edge, narrowed 

 at costal edge and in middle, anterior edge very irregular, pos- 

 terior edge strongly sinuate; a narrow, whitish, ochreous-tinged, 

 subcostal mark beyond band; a subterminal series of whitish, 

 ochreous-tinged spots variably developed ; cilia dark fuscous. 

 Hind wings with termen stiongly rounded; colour as forewings, 

 but white band broader and median, its anterior edge nearly 

 straight: subterminal spots sometimes absent. Underside as 

 upperside. 



N.Q.: Cooktown, Cairns, Atherton. 



118. Abraxas expectata. 



Abraxas expectatii Warr., Nov. Zool, 1902, p. 365. 



(J. 45-50 mm. Head orange, with three dark fuscous dots, 

 two posterior and one between antennse; face with a cential, 

 dark fuscous spot. Palpi short (barely 1); dark fuscous. An- 

 tennie dark fuscous: ciliations in ^ 2. Thorax orange, base and 

 apex of patagia, a central and a posterior spot dark fuscous. 

 Abdomen orange, with seven rows of dark fuscous spots. Legs 

 dark fuscous; coxae partly ochreous. Forewings bioadly trian- 

 gular, costa strongly arched, apex rounded, termen broad, oblique; 

 10 and 11 stalked, 11 running into 12, 10 connected by a short 

 bar with 9(3(J); dark fuscous; a large, irregularly quadrate, 

 white blotch occupying central part on disc, but well separate 

 from costa, on dorsum extending from i to i ; a smaller 

 quadrate blotch between this and apex ; cilia dark fuscous^ 

 Hindwings with termen strongly rounded: white; base narrowly 

 dark fuscous; a dark fuscous, terminal band with a wavy ad^e 

 rather acuteh^ angled in middle; cilia dark fuscous. Underside 

 similar. 



JS.Q.: Cairns, Herberton. 



