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band along termen, becoming much narrowed towards vein 6 

 an,d not near reaching apex of wing ; cilia dark fuscous, becom- 

 ing orange-yellow on lower half of termen. Underside of both 

 wings dark fuscous, markings of upper side reproduced in pale 

 yellow, but band on hindwings not reaching beyond vein 6 ; 

 a pale 3^ellow dorsal streak on forewings. 



Herberton and Cape York, Queensland ; three specimens in 

 January. Occurs also in New Guinea. 



2. Phoenicops, Watson. 



Club of antennae elongate, pointed, bent. Palpi ascending, 

 terminal joint very short, obtuse. Posterior tibiae without 

 middle spurs. Forewings in male mthout characters ; 5 



parallel to 4 and 6, slightly nearer 6 at base. Hindwings; 5 

 obsolete. 



An endemic genus, comprising the three largest and hand- 

 somest species in the Australian group. 



1. Forewings dark fuscous, transverse band 



yellow ... ... ... ... 3 Forpliyj'opis 



2. Forewings fuscous, transverse band 



whitish ... ... ... ... 1 Beata. 



3. Forewings orange, transverse band 



broken into two. large whitish 



hyaline spots ... ... ... 2 Deuitza. 



2. Phcenicops beata, Hew. 



{y etrocoryne heata. Hew. Desc. Hesp., p. 22, n. 1. 1867; 

 Ex. Butt. V. Hesp., figs. 2, 3, 1874). 



Male and female. 64-80 mm. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 ochreous-fuscous Palpi, antennae, and legs ochreous, palpi 

 strongly mixed with orange; eyes dull carmine. Forewings 

 elongate-triangular, costa gently arched, termen bowed, 

 oblique, somewhat sinuate beneath apex ; bright ochreous in 

 male, ochreous-fuscous in female ; markings of forewings in 

 male as in denitza, but only one subapical spot; female with 

 a moderately broad oblique transparent whitish fascia, from 

 beyond middle of costa to just above anal angle, not quite 

 reaching costa, containing a small triangular spot of ground 

 color above middle, edges of fascia irregular, lower third con- 

 stricted, costal edge ochreous ; a small whitish spot beyond 

 termination of cell, sometimes absent; cilia ochreous-fuscous. 

 Hindwings with tennen rounded ; color of respective sexes as in 

 forewings, but mixed with orange in female ; a small sub- 

 triangular spot of semi-transparent whitish in posterior extre- 



