Description of a new S'jiccics of Daphnusa (Spliingida:) 

 from Queensland: by the lie v. K. P. Mukkay. 



Daphniisa Miskini, n. sp. 



Allied to D. Orhifcra, Walker, Proc. Liun. Soc. vi. 85. 

 from Borneo, but without the light-coloured mark near 

 anal angle of fore-wing, which distinguishes that species. 

 Fore-wing soft grey, crossed by an indistinct darker band 

 in the middle, which band is resolved at a sliort distance 

 below the costa into four ill-defined lines (2. 2.) hardly 

 visible on the inner margin. Base of costa brown, followed 

 by an indistinct transverse brown line. Beyond the 

 central band the wing is crossed by an indistinct lunulated 

 brown line, followed by a row of short longitudinal brown 

 streaks, one on each nervure. There are also some 

 ill-defined apical brown markings, and a small yellow spot 

 at the extremity of the cell. 



Hind-wing dark brown, lighter at tip and on inner 

 margin. Fringe of fore-wing dark brown, cut with lighter 

 near anal angle : of hind-wing whitish. Under side of both 

 wings reddish-brown, crossed by darker narrow bands, 

 hardly visible on fore-wing, but more distinct on hiud-Aving. 

 An oblong dark brown patch at tip of fore-wing extends 

 half way along the outer margin, and may even be traced 

 indistinctly as far as the anal angle. This patch is pre- 

 ceded on the costa by a whitish-grey blotch. 



Head, thorax, and body grey. A narrow brown band 

 reaches from the head to the hinder extremity of the thorax, 

 where it widens into a triangular form. The abdomen is 

 crossed near the base by two brown bands, interrupted in 

 the middle. 



Hab. Queensland. 



I have named this species in honour of W. H. Miskin, 

 Esq., of Brisbane, to whom I am indebted for the specimen 

 described. 



