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in which they are large, coloured, and conspicuous. It is a 

 larger butterfly than M. Barnardi. 



Queensland ; generally distributed. 

 Melanitis Barnardi — (?) sp.nov. or a var. of M. Leda, T.in. 



This species has been named as M. Leda, Lin. Many 

 •eminent entomologists are now agreed that the Australian insect 

 varies considerably, and is specifically distinct from the type 

 form of M. Leda, found in Lidia and other parts of Asia. 



^ ^. G0-G6 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, and abdomen, deep 

 fuscous. Antenna? ochreous red. Forevv'ings, costa deeply 

 arched, /lindiiian/in stniiii/it, with very finely crenulated outline, 

 deep fuscous, with a patch of ochreous red from costa at | to 

 half-way across wing. This patch contains a lich black circular 

 blotch, with two conspicuous Avhite spots ; veins fuscous red. 

 A submarginal smoked grey line encloses, together with a fine 

 black marginal line, a cinnabar brown band or space. Hind- 

 wings with crenulate margin, angled at vein 4 ; deep fuscous. 

 Two ocelli, the first nearly opposite vein 4, contains a minute 

 white dot ; the second, on vein 2, consists of a white dot, black 

 ring, red ring, and another black ring from within outwards. 

 Underside of wings mottled creamy grey, thickly covered 

 Avith black and brown striguUe. with bands of darker suffusion, 

 crossing forewings at ^ and f, and hindwings at ^. Two 

 minute spots near apex of forewings. A blue-white dot bordered 

 with black, brown, and black, is situate in centre of wing near 

 hindmargin. In the hindwings are six ocelli, containing a 

 white dot, blue suffusion, black rmg, brick-red ring and a second 

 black ring, from within outwards ; these are situate one near 

 apex ; a second, very minute, immediately below ; a third small, 

 in middle of wing ; a 4th and 5th near vein 4, and a Gth very 

 small near anal angle ; the 1st and 5th are large and con- 

 spicuous. 



Rockhampton to Brisbane, on coast line ; never found 

 inland. 



Xenk'a pall'dosa, sp.nov. 



^ ^. 20-24 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen smoky grey 

 patagia ochreous brown. Palpi smoky black. Antennae finely 

 annulated ochreous and black, ;i|jped with black. Forewings elon- 

 gate, narrowly dilate ; costa gently rounded, hindmargin obliquely 



