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Smaller than the preceding, with the legs nearly white beneath, 

 without crimson suffusion ; the ground colour more ochreous and 

 the markings much more distinct, the hindwings lighter and less 

 sharply margined. 



Rather common at Melbourne, whence I have received specimens 

 taken by Mr. Gr. H. Eaynor. 



44. Hel. paralyrgis, n. sp. 



Media, alis ant. flavis, macula postica magna purpurea a medio 

 dorso usque ad apicem perducta, puncto disci, altero plicae, 

 serieque punctorum postica transversa in macula saturate f uscis j 

 post, flavis, apice ciliisque saturate griseis. 



($ . 25 mm. Head yellow, face paler. Palpi pale yellowish, 

 second joint anteriorly suffused with light grey, apex of terminal 

 joint grey. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax dark purplish- 

 fuscous, tegulae yellow. Abdomen grey, anal tuft mixed with 

 yellowish. Anterior and middle legs dark fuscous ; posterior 

 tibiae whitish-yellow, tarsi dark grey with whitish-yellow rings at 

 apex of joints ; all femora pearly white beneath. Forewings 

 moderate, costa moderately and evenly arched, apex obtuse, hind- 

 margin straight, rather oblique ; light yellow ; costal edge dark 

 grey towards base ; base of inner margin grey ; an irregular rather 

 broad fuscous-purple blotch extending along inner margin from 

 before middle up hindmargin to apex, extremities blunt, hardly 

 attenuated, upper edge irregular, reaching costa before apex ; a 

 cloudy dark grey dot on fold below middle, resting on edge of 

 blotch, and a second in disc beyond middle, connected with edge 

 of blotch by a triangular tooth of the latter ; an ill-defined 

 irregular dentate dark grey transverse line running from upper 

 edge of blotch a little below costa to anal angle: cilia light crimson- 

 purplish, posteriorly becoming grey-whitish, above apex and on 

 anal angle grey, on costa yellow. Hindwings light golden-yellow, 

 somewhat deeper posteriorly, apex and hindmargin very slenderly 



