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Var. D. — Though showing the typical markings, this specimen 

 has a peculiar dull, suffused appearance, as though rubbed, and 

 possesses an additional half-developed ocellus in each hind-wing. 



Another male specimen, which was taken on French Island, 

 Western Port, and is in the collection of Mr. G. Lyell, jun., has 

 the upper wings very dark ; the brown patches surrounding the 

 ocelli at apex are absent, and the other brown markings reduced 

 to mere lines. Hind-wings all black except the disc and inner 

 margin. 



Heteronympha philerope, Boisd. 



Male. — Fore-v)ings. — Cpper side. — The markings on basal half 

 as in typical form ; the usual broad median fascia dark orange- 

 brown ; the remainder suffused with blackish-brown, with a row 

 of three small patches of dark orange-brown running parallel to 

 termen below the ocelli. Ocelli indistinct, with bluish-white iris. 

 Under side. — With basal half and apex as in typical form, the 

 remainder with markings suffused as on upper side, but paler. 



Hind-vnngs. — Upper side. — The base and terminal half suffused 

 with blackish-brown ; a broad rather suffused dark orange-brown 

 fascia extending from costa and occupying outer half of cell, 

 thence narrowly extending towards, but not connecting with, 

 dorsum, which is also orange-brown. The ocellus near tornus 

 fairly distinct, slightly edged on inner side with orange-brown ; a 

 similar one near apical angle represented by little more than a 

 minute whitish dot. Under side. — As in typical form, but rather 

 suffused. 



A very variable character in this species is the black transverse 

 band which runs from the costa to the tornus. In some 

 specimens it connects at its centre with the black spot in cell, 

 and also with the short transverse bar below centre of cell, while 

 in others it is not connected. Of six females examined, all are 

 thus connected ; while of thirteen males only six are connected, 

 though the remainder show intermediate stages. 



Another variable character is the size of the sub-apical ocelli of 

 hind-wings. These can be found varying from a minute black 

 dot in some specimens to a white-centred ocellus as large as 

 that near tornus in others, 'i'here is also a tendency, in some 

 specimens, towards the development of a second smaller sub- 

 apical spot. 



Personal. — We learn with pleasure that Mr. F. Spry, F.N.C., 

 has been appointed to a vacancy on tlie staff of the National 

 Museum. Air. Spry's accurate powers of observation, both in 

 entomology and geology, should stand him in good stead in his 

 new Dosition. 



