276 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on 



P. L. S., N. S.W., p. 249, 1903 ; id. idem. Mem. N.S.W. Nat. 

 Club, No. 1, p. 29, 1903. 



<$ . Both wings dull reddish brown purple, primaries with the 

 brown termen narrow straight and of uniform width. Secondaries 

 with the costa and apical area very broadly brown, the latter taper- 

 ing into the wide brown termen, the tail at the tornus is somewhat 

 developed, but not sufficiently as to be called a tail. Under-side. 

 Both wings pale brownish, primaries with two obscure spots in the 

 cell, finely divided by bluish white lines, followed by a large black- 

 ish patch with an irregular pale bluish pupil. The posterior 

 catenulated stripe is composed of five irregular dark spots palely 

 edged, followed by an obscure trace of a sixth shifted inwards. 

 There is no trace of any subterminal or terminal line. Secondaries with 

 pattern very obscure, the basal series of spots is barely discernible, in 

 the median series the costal spot is very large, that in the cell much 

 smaller and irregular, that on the inner margin smaller still, the 

 series at the end of the cell is confluent irregular extending from the 

 costa to the inner margin, the second spot (from the costa) being very 

 large and touching the posterior series which is composed of a pair 

 of confluent spots followed by a second pair of confluent spots shifted 

 outwards, beyond which is an isolated spot shifted well inwards. 



$ . Both wings brighter purplish, primaries with the wing beyond 

 the cell and above vein 3 brown. A darker patch at the end of the 

 cell followed by a pale lemon-coloured smallish patch. Secondaries 

 with the costa above vein 6 brown and a broad brown termen. 

 Under-side like the male but irrorated with grey so that the pattern 

 is more distinct and the jDale spot shows through in the primaries. 



Expanse g 45, $? 48 mm. 



Through the kindness of Mr. Rothschild I have Felder's 

 types before me and am therefore enabled to compare 

 them with specimens sent me from South Australia. 



The shape of the insect is that obtaining in idmo, Hew., 

 the apex of the primaries being somewhat acute and the 

 termen straight ; the colour also is nearest to that species, 

 but is paler and somewhat brighter, it is however smaller 

 and the under-side pattern is quite diverse. Mr. Water- 

 house has kindly sent me for examination two specimens 

 from Kangaroo Island with a query as to whether they 

 are Felder's insect, but after a very careful comparison I 

 believe them to be distinct, and they are the form named 

 by Tepper halmaturia. I have now before me the type of 

 this species as well as Felder's type (I must here express 





