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a fourth, laa'gest, considerably above inner margin in middle ; 

 an oblique transverse series of 3 quadrate sub-cosr&al spots at 

 two-thirds from base ; cilia fuscous, chequered with whitish 

 Hindwings with termen rounded, hardly prominent at apex; 

 ^olor as in forewings ; basal and inner marginal hairs golden- 

 ochreous; an elongate bright orange patch below middle of 

 wing, nearer to costa than in inner margin; cilia as in fore- 

 wings, but more whitish, especially round anal angle. Under 

 ^ide of forewings dark fuscous ; costa with a moderately thick 

 streak of yellowish, from base to apex, becoming blotch-like 

 at apex and upper half of termen ; markings of upper side re- 

 produced, sub-costal spots almost white ; cilia as above. Hind- 

 wings beneath fuscous-yellowish ; markings metallic-silvery, 

 edged with blackish ; yellow post-median patch reproduced, but 

 color yellow ; a narrow elongate streak below costa, close to 

 base ; a second, similar, but smaller, below costa in middle ; 

 .a third, somewhat diamond-shaped below costa before apex; 

 a fourth in cell, elongate, narrowed, and slightly curved on 

 xipper third ; a fifth, elongate, lying on vein 1 at one-third 

 from base ; a transverse row of 4 roundish spots at two-thirds 

 irom base, commencing at vein 1 and ending at lower extre- 

 mity of yellow patch ; inner margin broadly dull yellowish ; 

 cilia as in forewings. 



Exceptionally distinct by the elongate silvery-metallic 

 maikings on under side of hindwings. 



Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia ; in October and 

 J^ovember. 



47. Trapezites sphenosema, n. sp. 



Female, 34 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, legs, and 

 •abdomen dark fuscous, palpi beneath ochreous-whitish, an- 

 tennae annulated with whitish. Head and thorax clothed with 

 golden-ochreous hairs, abdominal margins dull whitish. Fore- 

 wings elongate-triangular, termen gently bowed, oblique ; dark 

 fuscous ; basal half of wing clothed with short golden-ochreous 

 hairs ; markings obscure, dull ochreous ; a small double spot 

 in posterior extremity of cell ; a second at base of veins 3 and 

 4 ; a third immediately below second, and an oblique trans- 

 verse series of three sub-apical ones; cilia ochreous. Hind- 

 wings with termen rounded; color and basal hairs as in fore- 

 wings, but hairs longer and extended along dorsum ; cilia as 

 in forewings. Underside : Forewings ochreous ; a very large 

 cuneiform black patch occupying upper five-sixths of wing, its 

 apex directed to base. Hind\Wngs ochreous-yellowish ; a faint 

 reddish spot in iposterior extremity of cell ; a faint transverse 



