BY A. J. TURNER. 695 



(J 9. 24-26 mm. Head pale reddish; face purple. Palpi 1} in 

 both sexes, terminal joint rather short (J second); purple, beneath 

 whitish. Antennse whitish; pectinations in ^ 8. Thorax pale 

 reddish. Abdomen pale reddish, sides whitish-ochreoiis. Legs 

 ochreous-whitish, anterior pair suffused with purple. Forewings 

 triangular, costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen 

 bowed, oblique; pale reddish with fine sparse fuscous irroration; 

 discal dot and antemedian line obsolete; postmedian line pale 

 fuscous or obsolete; a series of fuscous dots on veins at |^; a 

 terminal series of fuscous dots between veins; cilia pale reddish. 

 Hind wings with termen rounded; colour and markings as fore- 

 wings; a minute white discal dot, occasionally margined with 

 fuscous. Under side of forewings pale purplish, of hindwings 

 whitish, purplish towards costa and termen. 



Ab. transversata. Both wings with conspicuous dark fuscous 

 dots accentuating and supplementing the usual markings. 



This species corresponds to Mr. Warren's female type. The 

 male type is, I think, an example of Brachycola j^orphyrojns. 

 Type in Coll. Rothschild. 



N.Q : Cooktown, Kuranda, in October, January, February, 

 May, June, July, and August; a series received from Mr. F. P. 

 Dodd. 



99. PiSORACA PUNCTATA. 



Fisoraca }-)unctata Warr., Nov. Zool. 1897, p. 222. 



(J 9. 24-26 mm. Head and face ochreous-whitish. Palpi in 

 (^ 1|, in 9 2 J; purple above, ochreous-whitish beneath. Antennre 

 whitish; pectinations in (J 10. Thorax ochreous-whitish with a 

 pair of fuscous dots on posterior edge. Abdomen ochreous- 

 whitish with a dark fuscous spot on dorsum of third segment. 

 Legs whitish; anterior pair sujBfused with purple. Forewings 

 triangular, costa arched at extremities, apex round-pointed, 

 termen bowed, oblique; ochreous-whitish, with a few scattered 

 fuscous scales; a fuscous dot at base, and three dots representing 

 a basal line at i; a median discal dot; a fine pale fuscous dentate 

 line from § costa to mid-dorsum: a very fine acutely dentate line 

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