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and pectus orange ; abdomen with seven reddish-orange bands in 

 male, six in female ; wings with the markings semihyaline 

 reddish orange. Fore wing with elongate patch below the cell, 

 a wedge-shaped spot in cell, and four elongate spots beyond 

 the cell between veins 3 and 7. Hind wing with the basal patch 

 confluent with the patch beyond the cell ; the terminal area black, 

 widening at apex and vein 2, 



Hah. Australia, 1 S type; Cooktown, 1 5 • Exp. 34 millim. 



96. Syntoinis pactolina. (Plate IT. fig. 19.) 

 Syntomis pactolina, Wlk. xxxi. 76 (1864); Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 96. 



5 . Black-brown shot with metallic blue ; head and tegulae 

 orange ; antennae and a band between their bases blackish ; meta- 

 thorax with an orange patch ; abdomen with six orange bands and 

 the anal tuft orange. Fore wing with wedge-shaped subbasal 

 patch below median nervure and another in end of cell ; an 

 oblique patch below middle of cell and vein 2, and four spots of 

 almost even length between veins 3 and 7. Hind wing with the 

 basal and postmedial orange patches confluent, leaving a small 

 black spot on discocellulars and a marginal blue-black baud wide at 

 costa, narrowing to vein 2, then expanding again. 



Hah. N. Australia {J. E. Elsey), 1 $ type. Exp. 42 millim. 



97. Syntomis aperta. 



? Sphinx polydamon. Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. pi. 237. B (1780) ; Kirby, Cat. 



Het. p. 98. 

 Syntomis aperta, Wlk. xxxi. 72 (1864) ; Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 



(2) i. p. 783 (1886) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 101. 

 Hi/drusa mochlotis, Meyr. P. Liun. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 782 (1886) ; 



'Pagenst. Denksch. Nat. Ges. viii. pi. 13. f. 3 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 101. 

 Hydriisa nesothetis, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) i. p. 783 (1886) ; 



Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 101. 

 Hydrusa recedens, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) vi. p. 281 (1891), 

 Eressa olinda, Swinh. Cat. Het. Mus. Oxon. p. 53 (1892). 



Black-brown ; head and tegulse and more or less developed patches 

 on the patagia orange-yellow ; palpi, antennae, and a band between 

 their bases black ; metathorax with an orange patch ; abdomen 

 with seven orange bands and the extremity orange ; wings with 

 the blue shot slight or absent, the markings pale semihyaline 

 yellow. Fore wing with large subquadrate or small rounded spot 

 below base of cell ; a wedge-shaped patch below vein 2, extending 

 more or less towards termen and sometimes connected with the 

 subbasal spot, and with a more or less developed spot above base of 

 vein 2 ; a wedge-shaped spot in end of cell ; an elongate spot above 

 vein 6, usually with a shorter streak above vein 7, and sometimes 

 with a spot below end of vein 6 ; two spots between veins 3 and 5. 

 Hind wing with fascia in cell joined to a large patch between 

 median nervure and inner margin ; two large spots between 

 veins 2 and 5 usually conjoined to the basal patch. 



