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post^cellular spots, which are prominent and somewhat en 

 laxged ; a large roundish dull white blotch at anal angle ; cilia 

 as above. Hindwings with color and cilia as in forewings. 



This insect, although not in the best of condition for descrip- 

 tion, indicates a species easily recognised by the paucity of 

 markings, and somewhat unusual shape of stigma, which latter 

 is similar to that of the male, T. ijerronii, Latr. 



Two specimens ; Herberton, Queensland, in November. 



39. Telesto bathrophora, n. sp. 



Male, 28 mm. Head, palpi, thorax, antennae, and abdomen 

 blackish-fuscous, palpi, head, and thorax mixed with golden- 

 greenish hairs, antennae beneath annulated with whitish, club 

 whitish beneath, palpi and thorax whitish beneath. Legs 

 golden-fuscous. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa gently 

 arched at base, termen gently bowed, oblique; dark fuscous, 

 with a greenish-golden sheen; without markings; stigma 

 entire, moderate, whitish, oblique, edged on either side nar- 

 rowly with blackish, from above vein one to posterior extremity 

 of cell, anterior edge with a moderate projection in middle, 

 posterior edge moderately straight ; cilia dark fuscous. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded ; color and cilia as in forewings ; 

 without markings ; a few golden-ochreous hairs towards base. 

 Under side of both wings ochreous-fuscous ; inner margin of 

 forewings broadly dull-whitish ; cilia of both wings as above. 



Female, 30 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, legs, and 

 abdomen as in male. Forewings as in male, but termen more 

 bowed ; markings white ; a somewhat quadrate spot between 

 veins 4 and 5 near base ; an oblique transverse series of 3 quad- 

 rate sub-costal spots, median smallest; cilia as in male. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded ; cilia as in male. Under side of 

 forewings as in male, markings of U|pper side reproduced ; cilia 

 as above. Hindwings somewhat darker; an obscure trans^ 

 verse band of dull whitish scales, from beneath costa in middle, 

 curved round towards middle of inner margin, and there lost 



in general ground color ; fainter indications of a parallel series 

 above termen ; cilia as above. 



A conspicuous and easily recognised species. Distinct from 

 all the known Australian Congeners by the whitish stigma and 

 absence of markings in male. We believe this is the insect 



that Mr. Miskin considered to be Halyzia. Hew. 



Mackay and Duaringa, Queensland ; three specimens in 



l^Tovember and December. 



