258 AUSTRALIAN RflOPALOCERA : fAT.HM D .E, 111., 



placed in different genera as their structural differences would 

 suggest. The specimen of /. <hhneli with four subcostals shows 

 that it is not alwaj^s' possible to base generic distinction entirely 

 on neuration. I have no doubt that these two species have 

 developed from a common species. 



Loc. — Brisbane to Rockhampton (^ 4, 96). 



Ialmenus litiiociiroa, n.sp. (Plate ii., fig. 29). 



(J. 16-18 mm. (17). Forewing with costa straight, apex acute, 

 outer margin straight; subcostal nervure with four branches. 

 Hindwing with outer margin dentate, projections from 2nd 

 median and submedian, and a decided tail from 1st median. 



Upper side. — Forewing brown, slightly darker on outer 

 margin; a metallic greenish area occupying J wing and extending 

 from lower half of cell to in^er margin; a dark spot at end of cell. 

 Cilia white. Hindwing brown, with central area metallic 

 greenish, a prominent round black caudal spot crowned with 

 orange; impei-fect anal lobe yellowish; an interneural marginal 

 white line near anal angle. Tail brown, tipped with white. 

 Abdominal fold brown. Cilia white. 



Underside. — Forewing light brown, with slightly darker 

 spots margined with white; two in cell, one marking end of cell, 

 another spot below middle of cell; a similar discal band; marginal 

 area marked by three bands of interneural white spots, the inner- 

 most broad and ill defined, the others often very prominent. 

 Cilia white. Hindwing light brown, with spots similar to fore- 

 wing, a subbasal row of three, a transverse row of three larger 

 .spots crossing cell beyond middle, an elongate spot at end of cell 

 below an indistinct spot; discal band broader and more macular 

 towards costa, narrowing about middle and bent at anal angle; 

 marginal area much as in forewing, with inner white band usually 

 very conspicuous; on anal lobe a small black spot crowned with 

 yellow; caudal spot large, round, black crowned with orange. 

 Cilia white. 



9. 17-19 mm. (18). Shape much as in $; subcostal three- 

 branched. 



