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SCARDIA PORPHYREA, 11. Sp. 



Male, 20 mm. Head dull ochreous, spotted with fuscous. 

 Palpi ochreousrfuscous, second joint mixed with fuscous, 

 strongly tufted, terminal joint obtuse, ochreous, with subbasal 

 and subapical blackish rings. Thorax brownish, mixed with 

 ochreous-whitish. Abdomen and antennae dark fuscous, abdo- 

 minal segments ochreous. Legs ochreous-fuscoiis, tibise more 

 or less ringed with whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, 

 costa. moderately arched, termeii obliquely rounded ; 7 to apex, 

 4 present, 8 and 9 stalked ; dark bronzy-fuscous, with numerous 

 closely arranged dark fuscous ind whitish dots and strigulae ; 

 a streak along fold and veins towards termeii more or less 

 marked with metallic lilac ; costa strigulated with alternate 

 ochreous and fuscous spots, at one-fourth and beyond two-^ 

 thirds the spots are larger and quadrate ; an irregularly quad- 

 rate spot on innermargin in middle reaching half across wing ; 

 a spot on costa before apex, more or less continued to middle 

 of termen ; cilia, fuscous, somewhat barred with ochreous. Hind- 

 \\4ngs shining purplish-fuscous ; cilia greyish-ochreous, with a 

 fuscous subbasal line. 



North Queensland (Cooktown probably) ; one specimen in 

 April. 



Nearest donodes, Meyi^, but apart from the structural dif- 

 ference, it may be known by the lilac-metallic streaks, which 

 though obscure are noticeable. The termination of vein 7 at 

 apex may be an accidental deformity confined to the individual 

 under notice. 



