766 REVISION OF AUSTRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA, 



107. Amer. rubripes, "Walk. 

 (Amerila rubripes, Walk. Suppl. 304.) 



£. 52-60 mm. Head white. Palpi rosy, white beneath, apex 

 of second and terminal joints narrowly black. Antennae whitish- 

 fuscous, towards base rosy, basal joint white, red beneath. Thorax 

 white, with black dots as in A. astreas, incisions of neck and collar 

 and posterior edge of collar rosy. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, 

 beneath white, with double lateral row of black dots. Legs white, 

 femora red above, anterior tai si and tibiae internally rosy. Fore- 

 wings formed as in A. astreas ; snow-white ; a black dot on base of 

 costa, a small one in middle of base, and a larger one close beyond 

 it. Hind wings with hindmargin rather strongly sinuate ; snow- 

 white. 



Cooktown, Bowen, and Rockhanipton, Queensland ; thiee speci- 

 mens (Coll. Macleay). 



36. Hypsa, Hb. 



Tongue well-developed. Antennae in £ filiform, ciliated shortly 

 or with moderate fascicles (1), and scattered longer single cilia. 

 Palpi long, ascending, smoothly scaled, second joint rather long, 

 terminal joint not much shorter than second, slender, cylindrical, 

 round-pointed. Forewings in <J beneath with roundish impression 

 towards inner margin in middle, bordered above by an oblique 

 strigil ; 2 from J, 3, 4, 5 tolerably approximated, 6 from near 9, 



7 and 8 out of 9, 10 connected with 9 by bar. Hind wings with 

 veins 3, 4, 5 approximated at base, 6 and 7 approximated at base, 



8 connected with upper margin of cell by bar before middle. 

 A Hindwings with blackish marginal band. 



a. Hindwings white or whitish. 



1. Forewings light grey, greenish-tinged... 108. basilissa. 



2. ,, rather dark brown 109. dama. 



b. Hindwings deep yellow. 



1. Hindwings with blackish median fascia.. 110. plagiata. 



2. ,, without „ 112. australis 



