'7H QUEENSLAND LEPIDOPTERA 



more or less coiniiiunicatinf,' with basal fascia by diffused inter- 

 rupted black lines, the whole space between the lines .freely 

 tinted with reddish yellow ; an elongated discal spot obliquely from 

 near costa at ^, not touching costal area ; a deep broad fascia 

 beyond, anterior border from -f costa, straight and denticulatei 

 a deep black line for one-third across wing, then deeply bowed 

 outwardly, and bent at a right angle over vein 2, straight to 

 f inner margin, posterior border rich black line from ^ costa to . 

 anal angle inner margin, costal half finely denticulate, thtnce 

 deeply dentate and again finely denticulate to inner margin ; this 

 line is bordered anteriorly with a conspicuous white line, ihe 

 enclosed fascia is suffused posteriorly with purplish ground 

 colour, but anteriorly and middle is freely covered with fuscous 

 and black dentate bars and lines ; beyond this fascia the wing is 

 suffused with fuscous in middle and before hind thirds, and some 

 of the dentations of the posterior line are prolonged to hind 

 margin ; a hindmarginal fuscous very fine crenulate line, the 

 wave crests dotted with rich black. Costa grey, du«ted with 

 darker grey and white. Hindwings as forewings, with, first 

 transverse fascia circularly expanded and spread to h inner 

 margin ; the anterior border line of second fascia is black wavy 

 denticulate, and doiibled, the posterior border line is spread out 

 8S a sub-hindmarginal band, and is more or less suffused with 

 red and ground colour ; the inner half of wing is clouded with 

 black and fuscous, interspersed towards borders with red and 

 ground colour ; hindmarginal line as forewings. Cilia as fore- 

 wings. Under surface of forewings rich black, shading to grey 

 toward base, and wnth conspicuous triangle of white in disc, and 

 a large rich black discal spot, a row of small white dots parallel 

 with hindmargin at ^ ; costal area, and base of wings orange, 

 with i*ed area along middle third. Hindwings, inner half rich 

 orange with a small black discal spot subtending a white line 

 extending to black border ; outer half deep black. Costa of all 

 wino^s whitish grey, sparingly irrorated with fuscous. One 

 specimen from Herberton, Queensland. 



HYPOCHROMA MINITA, X. SP. 



^ 38 ])i lib Head green, face greenish buff, with a rich 

 chocolate band between the eyes. Palpi fuscous. Antennae 

 greenish ochreous, stalk ochreous. Thorax green, patagia 

 lighter green. Abdomen greenish ochreous, with bluish white 

 grey bands fringing each segment, and with chocolate lined 

 figure on dorsum of each, the three posterior ones suffused with 

 fuscous, no mark on two last segments. Forewings, costa nearly 



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