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^erse row of 4 spots; first immediately below and beyond 

 "triangular spot, irregular quadrate, anterior edge touching 

 previous spot; second and third elongate, in male irregular- 

 quadrate ; fourth, irregular, in, female constricted above middle ; 

 a narrow streak along inner margin from near base to 

 two-thirds, above which is a suffused elongate streak ; cilia dull 

 ochreous, basal half blackish, round anal angle orange. Hind- 

 wingsl with termen faintly sinuate above anal angle ; color as in 

 ■f orewings, markings orange ; basal and inner marginal hairs 

 orange ; an irregular spot in posterior end of cell ; a moderately 

 broad curved transverse band below middle of wing, edges irre- 

 gular dentate; a small spot above apical portion of band, in 

 male becoming confluent with it; cilia orange. Under side 

 of forewmgs orange-yellow, dorsal two-thirds of wing blaek, 

 except towards termen ; 3 lower spots of upper side repro- 

 duced; cilia as above. Hindwings beneath with color some- 

 what yellower ; an obscure triangular patch of dull orange 

 lying above inner margin, attenuated towards base ; cilia as 

 above. 



Differs from its congeners by its brilliant coloring and 

 broader markings. 



The larvae feed on Cynodon dactylon (Couch Gra^s), also 

 Imperata arundinacea. According to Olliff (Ann. M.N.H., 

 p. 36, 1888) they are pale green, darker at sides, considerably 

 narrowed posteriorly, head dark brown with a white V-shaped 

 mark in front; the lateral line very indistinct. Full fed 

 larvae 11 lines in length. Pupa grey, transparent. Fed on 

 Couch Grass, at the roots of which it pupated. The imago ap- 

 peared early in April. 



Elwes and Edwards (Rev. Or. Hesp., p. 255, 1896), doubt- 

 fully query this species as synonymic wi^i Telicota dara, Koll., 

 an Asiatic species. 



We once tooli this species in abundance at the Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Adelaide, flying over the blossoms of Globe amaranth 

 (Gomphrena) in February; also occurs at Sydney, Katoomba, 

 Bathurst, &c., N.S. Wales; Gisborne, Melbourne, &c., Vic- 

 toria; Brisbane to Cooktown, Queensland; Port Darwin; 

 from November to April. 



10. Telicota, Moore. 



Club of antennae elongate, apex pointed, bent. Palpi ascend- 

 ing, terminal joint short, pointed, erect. Posterior tibiae with 

 all Sipurs. Forewings in male with stigma ; 3 in male approxi- 

 mated to 2, remote from 4, 5 approximated to 4 towards base. 

 Hindwings : 5 obsolete. 



