and Australian Lepidoplera. 461 



6. Daphnts magnijica^ n. sp. 



Allied to D. pallescens, but considerably larger, altogether 

 deeper in colour, with the abdomen distinctly banded ; the 

 secondaries with a broad waved central pale band, and without 

 a pale external border. 



Trimaries above almost as in D. ht/pothous, but more 

 sharply defined, the transverse pale pinky band across the 

 basal third of twice the width and clearer in tint ; the pale 

 postmcdian area broader, more arched, clearer and paler ; the 

 irregular area near external angle brown, varied with slaty 

 grey : secondaries cream-colour, slightly obscured (with the 

 exception of the basal and costal areas and a slender waved 

 transverse discal line) with pale greenish grey ; a broad irre- 

 gular central band, not reaching the costa or the anal angle, 

 black-brown, surrounded and interrupted by dark greenish 

 grey ; a broad external border deep purplish brown, shading 

 off internally and at apex into greenish grey, and infersected 

 near anal angle by a slender pale submarginal line : head and 

 collar dull lilac, intersected by lines of testaceous ; antennae 

 yellow ; thorax dull lilac, varied behind with olive-gi'een, and 

 with lateral tufts of testaceous hair ; metathorax olive-green, 

 broadly bordered behind with white ; tegulse olive-green, with 

 a broad creamy white external border and a slender internal 

 testaceous margin; abdomen dorsally pinky greyish, the basal 

 segment olive-green, the remaining segments, excepting the 

 last, with lateral oblique converging olive-green bars ; the ter- 

 minal segment grey, crossed by an olive-brown horseshoe- 

 like band; the four basal segments bordered with creamy 

 whitish in front ; abdomen laterally much more pinky in tint 

 than the dorsal surface : below with the general aspect of Z>. 

 hypothousj the markings much the same, but altogether darker 

 and of a purple tint, none of the bright red so prevalent on 

 that species being present. Expanse of wings 4 inches 

 9 lines. 



Rockhampton, Queensland. Type, B.M. 



The most magnificent of all the species of Daphnts. 



7. PhoBfforista formosa, n. sp. 



Allied to P. agaristoides from West Africa, but readily 

 distinguished by the markings of the primaries ; the internal 

 border black to the base, the large triangular ochraceous patch 

 on the basal area darker and tinted with rose-colour; the 

 oblique white or pale yellow band of primaries replaced by a 

 very broad, almost semicircular, bright ochrcous patch ; the 

 hastate spot near the external angle replaced by a triangular 



