SrENOSCAl'll.V. — UVKSIA. 281 



antennae of male ciliated ; tibiixi with the inner spurs long, tlie outer short. 

 Fore wing long and narrow ; vein 2 from towards angle of cell ; 3 from close 

 to angle ; 5 absent; 6 from below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyoad 

 9; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell; o,- 4 

 coincident; 5 from well above angle; 6, 7 coincident; 8 from middle of cell ; 

 male with the costa arched and a small patch of androconia below vein 8 near 

 its origin. 



589, Stenoscaptia venusta. 



Mosoda venusta, Lucas, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) iv. p. 1078 (1890) ; 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 348. 



S . Head, tegulge, and shoulders orange-yellow : palpi and 



antenna) black ; thorax and 

 abdomen black ; the greater 

 part of legs and anal tuft yellow. 

 Eore wing orange ; the base 

 black ; a postmedial black band 

 with slightly waved edge ; a 

 subtormina] curved band ex- 

 p- ^gg panding into a large patch near 



Stenoscaptia venusta, (S- \. ^\^^^ and ending at torn us. 



Hind wing orange, with ter- 

 minal black band expanding towards costa. 



Hah. Queensland, Brisbane {Tamer), 1 S • E.vp. 22 millim. 



Genus BYRSIA. 



Type. 



JB7/rsia, W\k. xsxi. 193(1864) dotata. 



Proboscis well developed ; palpi short, upturned ; antenna of male with 

 bristles and cilia; tibite with the spurs rather long. Fore wing rather narrow; 

 vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3, 4 stalked ; 5 absent ; G from below upper angle ; 

 7, 8, and 10 stalked ; 9 absent ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 2 from middle 

 of cell ; 3, 4 on a long stalk ; 5 from lower angle and strongly curved ; the apex 

 truncate in male and veins and 7 from angle of cell, stalked in female ; 8 from 

 beyond middle of cell. 



A. Fore wing with the yellow extending to costa aurantiaca. 



B. Fore wing -with the costal area black dotata. 



590. Byrsia aurantiaca, 



Hypocrita aurantiaca, Snell. Notes Levd. Miis. viii. p. 4 (1886) ; id. Tijd. 

 V. Ent. xxix. p. 33, pi. i. f. 1, 1 a (188r)) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 293. • 



$ . Head, thorax, and abdomen black ; patagia with orange 

 spots ; tarsi, ventral surface of a])doraen, and anal tuft whitish. 

 Fore wing with the base black ; a bright yellow area extending to 

 well beyond middle, its outer edge obli<iue and slightly dentate at 

 lower angle of cell and hi submediau fold ; an orange-red' subterminal 

 patch from below costa to vein 1, expanding above, attenuate below. 

 Hind wing bright yelloAv ; the inner area suffused with black; a 

 terminal black-brown band expanding towards costa. 



The figure of the type from Sumatra shows the subterminal patch 



