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rate transverse fascia like band in middle of disc, naiTowed and 

 less defined beneath, not nearly reaching margins; cilia 

 blackish, more or less chequered with yellow. Under side of 

 forewings dark fuscous ; markings of upper side, except stigma 

 reproduced ; a yellowish suffusion beneath costa on basal half ; 

 a small yellow spot on costa at four-fifths ; a yellow bar before 

 termen, from costa to vein 4 ; an interrupted line along termen. 

 Hindwings beneath fuscous-ferruginous; veins partly outlined 

 with yellowish ; an oblique pale yellowish blotch from costa 

 near base; ten snow-white spots, aiTanged as follows: First 

 small, beneath middle of costa; second longitudinal-linear, in 

 disc before middle; third cuneiform, irregular, beneath disc, 

 before middle ; fourth moderately large, trapezoidal, in middle 

 of disc ; fifth sub-oval, beneath costa before apex ; remaining 

 five rather small, forming a sub-marginal series, 2 upper 

 smallest and sometimes confluent. 



Very distinct and handsome ; easily known by the spots of 

 under side of hind\\dngs. 



The larva when full fed is similar in markings and appear- 

 ance to Picta and Ornata, but smaller and somewhat blue- 

 green in appearance and deeiper in tone than either of 

 the above species. It feeds on a specis of Cladium, and is full 

 fed in November. The pupa is similar to Ornata, and is fur- 

 nished with appendages as in that species. 



Blackheath and Katoomba, New South Wales, from Novem- 

 ber to February. 



15. Telesto chrysotricha, n. sp. 



Male, 40 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, antennae, legs and abdo- 

 men ochreous-fuscous, palpi beneath ochreous-whitish, head, 

 thorax, and abdomen clothed with yellowish hairs. Forewings- 

 elongate, triangular, termen nearly straight, oblique ; dark 

 fuscous, with yellowish markings ; basal hairs orange ; a large 

 quadrate spot in posterior extremity of cell, indented an- 

 teriorly and jDosteriorly ; a cartridge-shapedi spot at base of 

 veins 3 and 4, a smaller one immediately below, and an oblique 

 transverse series of three sub-apical spots ; stigma black, waved, 

 moderate, erect, from above inner margin beyond middle to 

 base of veins 3 and 4 ; cilia fuscous, darker at base. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded, color as in forewingfs ; basal and 

 inner marginal hairs orange ; a large median patch of orange 

 scales, somewhat divided by intervening veins ; cilia yellowish. 



Under side of forewings reddish-ochreous ; markings of upper 

 side reproduced ; basal two-thirds of cell orancre, dorsal area 



