BY A. J. TURNER. 8;j 



costa moderately arched, apex rounded, termen obliquely rounded; 

 whitish with reddish lines on veins ; a large triangular grey 

 blotch, its apex at mid-costa, its base along nearly the whole of 

 dorsum, containing several whitish spots near dorsum; a large 

 apical grey blotch; cilia whitish. Hindwings and cilia reddish. 



My only example is in poor condition, but the above description 

 should be sufficient for recognition. 



Type in British Museum. 



N.Q.— Q. Wide Bay (Olliff). 



Walker gives " Swan River, from Mr. Diggles' Collection," but 

 this is certainly an error. Probably Diggles' specimen was taken 

 near Moreton Bay, Queensland. 



12. Lactura laetifera. 



[Laetifer, joyful, pleasing.] 



Themiscyra laetifera, Wlk., Brit. Mus, Cat. xxxi. p. 258. 

 Enaemia pyrochrysa, Low., Trans. R. Soc. S.A. 1894, p. 111. 



(^9. 30-32 mm. Head pale yellow, upper margin of face and 

 middle of crown reddish-orange. Palpi pale yellow. Antennae 

 reddish-orange. Thorax pale yellow with a central grey stripe 

 bifurcating posteriorly; bases of tegulse, a spot behind tegulte, 

 and centres of patagia reddish-orange. Abdomen reddish-orange, 

 beneath pale yellow. Legs pale yellowish; anterior pair reddish- 

 orange; femora tinged with reddish-orange. Forewings elongate- 

 ovate, costa strongly arched, apex rounded, termen rounded, 

 slightly oblique; pale yellow, veins outlined with reddish-orange; 

 with two grey fascise interrupting streaks on veins; first fascia 

 from mid-costa to near base of dorsum; second fascia confluent 

 with first on costa, outwardly curved, narrowing in disc, to dorsum 

 at |, connected by a dorsal streak with first fascia; from it are 

 given off a broad central streak to termen, a short oblique streak 

 to tornus, and a fine streak along dorsum to torn us; cilia pale 

 yellow. Hindwings and cilia reddish-orange. 



Type in British Museum. 



N.Q. Cairns (Lower) — Q. Bundaberg, Brisbane. 



