614 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



costa, somewhat curved ; a large black discal dot immediately 

 preceding median shade ; second line blackish-grey, marked with 

 black on veins, bent above middle, slightly sinuate below middle, 

 nearly followed by a strong blackish-grey parallel shade, connected 

 with hindmargin below apex by an ill-defined blackish-grey 

 oblique streak ; subterminal white, margined with blackish-grey, 

 dentate, interrupted above and sometimes below middle ; a hind- 

 marginal row of large black dots, connected by a fine line. 

 Hindwings with hindmargin rounded, dentate ; colour and 

 markings as in forewings, but first line absent, median shade 

 straight and indistinctly marked, discal black dot considerably 

 beyond it. 



Melbourne, Victoria ; a pair taken by Dr. Lucas and Mr. 

 G. H. Raynor. Very distinct by the dense black and white 

 irroration, and the almost wholly black head. 



37. Sel. perfectaria, Walk. 



( Tephrosia yierfectaria, Walk. 418.) 



(J(J). 28 mm. Face grey-whitish, with black median band. 

 Antennal pectinations of $ 4, apical }, simple. Forewings with 

 hindmargin bowed ; grey-whitish, sprinkled with black ; first and 

 second lines and median shade fuscous, strongly dotted with 

 black on veins ; first somewhat curved ; median slightly sinuate ; 

 second sinuate outwards in middle, inwards below middle, nearly 

 followed by a dentate fuscous shade ; subterminal dentate, whitish, 

 preceded by cloudy blackish dots, two above middle larger and 

 more conspicuous; a hindmarginal series of large black dots. 

 Hindwings with hindmargin rounded, waved; colour and markings 

 as in forewings, but first line absent, median nearly straight, 

 a large black discal dot beyond it, second line hardly sinuate, a 

 single larger dot (not two) before subterminal. 



Said to be from Sydney, New South Wales ; three specimens 

 in the British Museum, from which the above description is 

 taken. It is a very distinct species, characterised by the pale 

 colouring and rows of strong black dots on all lines. 



