of the Australian Pi/ralidina. 431 



snow-white, with Hght ochreous-yellow blackish-margined mark- 

 ings; base and costa to two-thirds tinged with pale ochreous, 

 costal edge to two-thirds blackish ; a small black spot in middle of 

 base, and another midway between base and first line ; first line 

 narrow, cm'ved, from before one-fourth of costa to oue-foiirth of 

 inner margin, marked with a small black spot in middle ; a small 

 blackish longitudinal mark above middle beyond first line ; an 

 obliquely-placed oval white strongly black-margined spot in disc 

 beyond middle ; second line narrow, rather wider beneath, nxnning 

 from two-thirds of costa obliquely outwards to below middle, 

 thence acutely curved inwards through lower edge of discal spot to 

 middle of wing, and again rectangularly bent to inner margin, 

 somewhat sinuate near costa and inner margin ; a narrow hind 

 marginal fascia, connecting with an elongate blotch on posterior 

 third of inner margin ; an irregular fascia near before this, broadest 

 above middle, extremely attenuated opposite angle of second line ; 

 cilia grey-whitish, with a dark fuscous line. Hind wings snow- 

 white, markings light ochreous-yellow, blackish-margined ; a 

 blackish transverse line near base, not reaching inner margin ; a 

 narrow blackish median fascia, separating above middle into two 

 costal branches, the second curved outwards ; a moderate fascia 

 near before hind marginal fascia, touching it at both extremities ; 

 a narrow hind marginal fascia ; cilia white, with a dark fuscous 

 line, base marked with three small quadrate deep black spots above 

 middle of hind margin. 



5 . Fore wings mostly suffused with light ochreous, all markings 

 indistinct, blackish markings obsolete except indistinct discal spot 

 and the small spot on first line ; hind wings as in male. 



Distinguished from all others by the blackish furcate 

 median fascia of hind wings, and the three black spots 

 in cilia of hind margin. 



Sydney, New South Wales ; flying commonly over 

 pools, from February to April ; also from Fiji. 



Para-ponyx diccntra, n. s. 

 (J , 5 , 15- — 21mm. Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs white. 

 Antennaj whitish ochreous. Palpi with 2nd joint densely scaled, 

 somewhat rough beneath, terminal joint about half 2nd, tolerably 

 pointed ; white, 2nd joint externally suffused with fuscous except 

 towards apex. Fore wings very elongate-triangular, costa pos- 

 teriorly slightly arched, apex rounded, hind margin obliquely 

 rounded ; snow-white, with light ochreous-yellow markings, irregu- 

 larly and obscurely maigintd with dark fuscous, in female very 



