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markings; color and cilia as in forewings. Under side of fore- 

 wings with color and markings as above ; a broadi dull bluish- 

 white costal streak, narrowly mixed with yellowish on basal 

 half and becoming very broad on apical and area of termen, 

 but only reaching to two thirds of termen ; cilia as above, but 

 lighter and somewhat chequered with fuscous. Hindwings 

 dull whitish, with a lilacine bloom ; a very ill-defined row of 

 fuscous dots, from three-fourths of costa towards inner margin 

 at three-fourths, but not reaching it ; an elongate streak of 

 golden-fuscous, from base direct to anal angle, edged anteriorly 

 by a streak of dull purplish ; cilia as above. 



A sombre-looking species, not like any other in the group. 



The larva, method of pupating, and food plant are as in 

 aeluropis. 



Como, Katoomba, and Sydney, New South Wales; Perth, 

 Western Australia ; from October to April, three specimens. 



6. ^Telesto, Boisd. 



Club of antennae elongate, pointed, more or less bent. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending or sub-porrect, terminal joint short, sub- 

 conical. Posterior tibiae with all spurs. Forewings in male 

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

 Hindwings ; 5 obsolete. 



In the following tabulation the characters are drawn from 

 ihe male insects, unless otherwise specified : 



1. Under side of hindwings red- 



dish, markings and veins 

 outlined with whitish ; no 

 markins^s in cell ... ... 13 Picta. 



Under side of hindwings 

 creamy - white, markings 

 black ; cell with a large- 

 white centred elongate spot 

 at extremity ... ... 2 



2. Hindwings above with orange 



transverse fascia unevenly 

 waved, posterior extremity 

 produced ... ... ... 10 Ornata. 



Hindwings above with orange 

 transverse fascia almost 

 even throughout ... ... 1 



3. Forewings above with markings 



large, shining-golden ; cilia 

 strongly barred. Size, 36 

 mm. ... ... ... ... 9 Peronata, male. 



