BY THOMAS P. LUCAS, M.R.C.S.E., L.S.A., LON. GO 



wing, a second dark green line of small round loops with free 

 ends toward hind margin shaded with black from two-third 

 costa to two- third inner margin and nearly parallel with hind 

 border ; a smoky green denticulate line from five-sixth costa 

 approaches second line near middle, thence continues narrowly 

 parallel to five-sixth inner margin ; the enclosed space is ferrous 

 fuscous on inner half, and shaded into green on costal half ; 

 beyond this again are irregular diffused line or lines of green 

 alternating with lines of ground colour to hind border, terminal 

 line ferrous green. Cilia grey, with ferrous band. Hindwings 

 as forewings; first line becomes a green suffusion, a dark discal 

 comma, and beyond a median green suft'usion ; second line, 

 ferrous suffusion, green lines beyond, and marginal border lines 

 as forewings. Cilia as forewings. Under surface of wings 

 ochreous, with a black grey discal comma on each, and a broad 

 black grey band covering posterior third of wing, lightly shaded 

 with ground colour next border in forewings, but much more 

 extensively in hindwings. One specimen, Brisbane. 



FAMILY MONOCTENIID^. 



MONOCTENA PALLIDULA. SP. NOV. 



^^39 — 43 in^m^. Head, thorax, abdomen, and wings 

 creamy ochreous ; $ reddish buff'. Palpi ferrous fuscous. 

 Antennffi ferrous fuscous ; basal junction and apical half creamy 

 ochreous. Forewings, costa slightly wavy, apex acute ; hind 

 margin first scooped out, then broadly bowed ; costa marked by 

 numerous transverse ferrous bands, tinted with cherry, a circular 

 cherry ferrous line at apex of hind margin enclosing with border 

 a ferrous patch, a few scattered black dots over all wings, a discal 

 ring of ferrous cherry or ferrous fuscous at one-half reaching to 

 median, a light ochreous line bordered by yellow in J and 

 ferrous yellow in $ from just before apex forewings to middle 

 of hind border of hindwings, a hind-marginal border of ochreous 

 ferrous in $ with five ferrous dots in forewings and lines in 

 hindwings, in J reddish buff' bordered with rich ferrous. Under 

 surface markings same as upper surface, but deeper ; a broad 

 blotch of maroon at three-fourth inner margin, continuous as a 

 line of brown dots to foiu'-fifth costa, a Ji(jure of ttuiroon diridnl 



