( 7(18 ) 

 "20. Theretra queeuslandi. 



ClidfriK'niii/xi (iiieoi^hiitili Lucas, Qu/'i^nslniiiler xxx\\. \\ W04 (1S91) (Brisljane). 



(?) C%ifn,r,ii„/,a ,■/.,//,„, Miskin (//.-« Dniry, 177:!), Pm,-. /{oi/. S",\ Q.iit,ikI,1. viii. p. 15. n. 2i (18i)l | 



(partim). 

 *n,<.fri'r<im/i,i /inlftitin Dnico, Aim. M,i,i. \. 11. (C.) xiii. p. llV.l (1894) ('-Mexico^' In,-; mv„- ;— coll. 



Staiidinger) ; id., ia Binl. Cni/r. .[mf,:. /,./'. //W. S,,/,,,/. p. aOG. n. 1.1 t. fiO. f. .0 ( ? ) (IKOC) 



('• Mexico " /'»•» erriir). 



The t'//)C of pofrnf/a in coll. Standingcr cann' from coll. Soiumer, and was 

 witliont localify ; unfortunately Staiidinsrer labelled it " ^lexie.o ?" and thus mi.sled 

 Dnice to describe it as an Amorican insect. We ajipend the following description. 



c?$. Meserabling Indian i-lotho : lucsotlioraiic tegnlae darker than n.itnni. 

 the whitish lateral border continued to tip of ])alpus ; abdomen basi-laterully with 

 an olive-brown patch which is continued as an indistinct band, uradnally fading 

 away on segments 4 and 5. Scaling of antenna pinkish. 



Wings, (ihore. Forewing : costal edge pinkisii ochraceons, costal area from 



base to beyond middle like tegnla, a broad line of the same colour from apex 

 of wing to middle of hinder margin, extending along the latter to near base, not 

 quite reaching an indistinct black basal patch, the Hue fee1)ly curved on disc, more 

 obviously at apex, externally shading off; stigma distinct; marginal and apical 



areas dusted with black scales. Hindwing black, abdominal margin and a patch 



before SM- creamy buff, marginal area also pale, but much dusted witli black ; 

 fringe pinkish buff. 



Underside pinkisii l)nir, liindwing rather more jiinldsli than forewing, both 



wings much sprinkleil witli black scales. Forewing : liasal half brown, except 



costal area, the line of the upperside vestigial apically, a series of minute discal 



dots, costal one heaviei", about 9 mm. from tip of wing. Hindwing: a discni 



series of indistinct vein-dots, parallel to margin, curving costad in front ; costnl 

 margin more, abdominal area less speckled with olive than disc. 



8 not dissected. 



Early stages not known. 



Ilah. Queensland. 



]n tlie Tring Museum 3 ? ? from : Brisbane. 



A S and a ? in the collection of Dr. Turner at Brisbane. 



T21. Theretra clothe. 



S,,hi,u- riollin Dniry, lllii.^tr. E:r. his. ii. p. 48. t. 28. f. 1 .^i Jiuh.r (177:!) (^tadras). 



(? ? . A widely distributed and rather variable insect. Forewing above with 



a conspicuous line ending at tiji of wing — this line consisting of the oblique apical 

 line witli which a discal line is merged together. In Drury's figure the line is too 

 lieavy. The stigmatical dots of the abdomen are obsolete, only the dot at the 

 stigma of the third segment being distinctly black. 



(J. Sexual organs similar to those of indistiiictn. Tenth tergite sinuate : 

 sternite pointed. Friction-scales of clasper numerous and narrow ; harpe witlmut 

 free process, truncate, dorsal edge more or less notched. Patch of teetii on penis- 

 sheath (PI. LVIII. f. 7) long, the teeth pointing proximad ; the central jioint of 

 each tooth much longer than the lateral ones and curved (PI. LVIII. f. 8). 



Karva : green or brown, one large ocellus on fourth segment, followed by six 

 small blind ocelli. — Food-plant : Cissus, 



