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wings with vein 2 from two-thirds, 3 from near angle, 6 from 

 upper angle, ,", 8, 9 stalked, 10 connected by a bar with 8 + 9 

 opposite 7. Hindwings with 3 and 4 connate, 5 approximate to 

 4 at base, 6 and 7 coiinale. 



ACANTIIOCOLES EUCESTA, W. Sp. 



(Eukestos, beautifully embroidered.) 



Female, 46 mm. Head dark -fuscous mixed with reddish; 

 lower half of face whitish-ochreous. Palpi whitish-ochreous. 

 Antennte dark-fuscous, towards extremities ochreous-tinged. 

 Thorax whitish-ociireous, reddish-tinged ; Collar divided by a 

 narrow reddish-line, before this it is whitish-ochreous, behind 

 dark-fuscous. Abdomen whitish-ochreous, dorsum irrorated M^ith 

 pale-red. Legs whitish-ochreous ; femora and tibiae suffused with 

 red on upper surface. Forewings triangular, costa nearly straight, 

 apex rounded, terraen slightly rounded, moderately oblique ; 

 whitish-ochreous suff*used with pale-reddish; lines dark-fuscous ; 

 a basal line from near base of costa not reaching dorsum ; a 

 thick antemedian line from one-fourth costa to dorsum before 

 middle ; a large discal ocellus, outlined with dark-fuscous, inside 

 this with ochreous-brown, then with whitish-ochreous, centre 

 ochreous-brown with a black blotch in upper half, and some 

 pearlj-white scales on veins ; postmedian line from two-thirds 

 costa very obliquely outwards, then curved inwards and dentate 

 to dorsum at five sixths ; this is followed by a thicker dentate 

 line, irrorated with bluish-white scales, from seven-eighths costa 

 to tornus ; two parallel fine crenate lines near termen ; cilia 

 whitish ochreous, apices fuscous. Hindwings with termen 

 rounded ; colour as forewings, but red tinge deeper; basal lines 

 and ocellus absent ; postmedian lines wavy rather than dentate, 

 the second line considerably thickened ; terminal lines and cilia 

 as forewings. 



Type in coll. Turner. 



N.S. Wales, Cobar ; one specimen, received from Mr. W. W. 

 Froggatt. 



