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single spots, with two to four lighter dots or shadings present or 

 absent. The spots in this species are larger and of a different 

 colour to those in A. Donovani, which are ochreous-white. The 

 median band on the hindwings is as broad again in A. tropica 

 as in Donovani, and has a median black elongation subtended from 

 costa, which is absent in Donovani. The abdomen is different, 

 the segments in Donovani being broadly black and narrowly 

 ochreous-white, the anal segment orange dotted with black, while 

 in A. tropica the anterior third is deep black, with the posterior 

 segments deep orange narrowly based with black. 



Tropical Queensland. 



A. Donovani, Melbourne to Cape York. 



Agarista c^ruleotincta, sp.no v. 



9. 36 mm. Head black, cream-colour round orbits. Palpi 

 and antenna? black. Thorax black, with grey tufts anteriorly. 

 Abdomen grey with linear grey tufts anteriorly and black bands 

 through segments. Forewings, costa straight or slightly sinuous, 

 hindmargin rounded; black with a purplish tinge and a few 

 small blue spots over basal fifth : a white discal spot just before \ 

 and nearer costa than inner margin, a white fascia divided into 

 six spots by black veins, from § costa to | the depth of wing 

 towards anal angle, the costal spot is elongated and with a grey or 

 bluish tint; a minute speck near costa at \ and another 

 immediately beyond, subtending two rows of minute white-blue 

 dots on veins extending and meeting in anal angle of inner 

 margin, and a linear dash of white at apical extremity of 

 hindmargin : cilia white irrorated with purplish-brown. Hind- 

 wings rich black with a linear streak of blue in centre 

 of base, and extending for fully a- third the expanse of the 

 wing ; there are two white spots with a blue tinge, the 

 smaller near the ^ of inner margin, and the larger in the centre of 

 the wing ; there is a row of marginal white linear spots ; cilia 

 black, but white subtending white spots. Underside, base of 

 wings to \ bright blue. 

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