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somewhat cartridge-shaped spots, separated by veins in disc 

 at two-thirds from base in a line with those on costa at tliree- 

 quarters : a very large darker spot between veins one and two, 

 almost touching an elongate dorsal patch of fuscous : an irre- 

 gular row of spots along termen median, two largest, absent 

 between veins five and six ; cilia fuscous chequered with 

 whitish. 



Kuranda (Dodd) and Mareeba (St-ewart), North Queens- 

 land. Two specimens ; in September and October. 



Erynnis amalia, Semp. 

 Fu)nphil(( anuilia, Semp. Mns. Godf., Lep. xiv.. 1878; Hes- 

 penila fulgidus, Misk., P.R.S.Q., lol, 1889; Erijnnis fu(<iida, M. 

 and L., T.R.S.S.A., 116, 1902. 



With the assistance and generosity of Col. Chas. Swinhoe, 

 M.A., and Prof. K. Kraepelm, of the Hamburg Museum, I 

 have been enabled to recognize this species. The former sent 

 me an admirable drawing, the latter an excellent description. 



HETEROCERA. 

 ARCTIAD.E. 



SpILOSOMA ( ?) COSMETA, U. Sp. 



Male, 30 mm. Head and thorax dull ochreous. Palpi 

 and antennae black. Legs orange-ochreous, tibiae and tarsi 

 fuscous. Abdomen orange or reddish-orange, a dorsal and 

 lateral series of dark fuscous spots throughout. Forewings 

 elongate, moderate, costa nearly straight, termen rounded, 

 oblique ; dull ochreous, with blackish markings, all veins more 

 or less outlined with fuscous ; three dentate, moderately-thick 

 fasciae; first from costa at about one-quarter to one-quarter 

 (inner margin), curved outwards and slightly angulated above 

 middle ; second similar from costa beyond middle to inner 

 margin at middle; third much thicker and better defined, 

 from costa at five-sixths to anal angle ; a suffused discal dot 

 between first and second fasciae, sometimes obscure : a mode- 

 rately-broad, blackish band along termen, not quite reaching 

 anal angle ; containing half-a-dozen elongate streaks of 

 ground-colour on veins; cilia dark fuscous. Hindwings with 

 termen round ; pale orange-yellow ; a moderately large black 

 discal dot ; a broad blackish band along termen, containing a 

 small patch of ground-colour in middle : cilia orange-yellow, 

 on apical half fuscous. 



Broken Hill, New South Wales. Several specimens : in 

 May. 



This species closely resembles S. fuscinula, but is very 

 constant, and is at once recognized by the shorter pectinations 

 of the antennae. I am very strongly inclined to think that the 

 female will prove to be apterous, as during many years of 

 searching I have never met with anything but male specimens, 



