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towards base ; a line from mid-costa angulated sharply inwards 

 in disc and again sharply to mid-dorsum, a line from costa at 

 two-thirds with acute projections posteriorly along veins, angu- 

 lated inwards along vein 2, and then bent toi dorsum near 

 tornus ; the space between these lines is suffused with reddish- 

 brown, and contains some dark fuscous streaks along veins ; a 

 fine terminal line ; veins in terminal part of disc marked with 

 darker scales than intervening spaces; cilia brown, with a 

 darker median line. Hindwings with termen rounded; red- 

 dish-brown ; cilia reddish-brown. 



Brisbane, Queensland ; one specimen in the collection of the 

 Agricultural Department. 



Parasa corallina, n. sp. 



Female, 32 mm. Head bright-crimson. Palpi loose- 

 haired ; ochreous-brown, beneath dull purple. Antennae pale 

 brownish, towards base whitish. Thorax bright crimson; 

 patagia dull purple. Abdomen bright crimson ; beneath pale 

 fuscous-ochreous. Legs dull puiiple ; middle and posterior 

 tarsi ochreous; posterior tibiae with a terminal pair of spurs 

 only. Forewings elongate-triangular, costa straight to near 

 apex, apex round-pointed, termen slightly rounded, strongly 

 oblique ; deep reddish-purple without markings, in oblique 

 light showing transverse wavy lustrous lines; cilia reddish- 

 purple. Hindwings with termen rounded ; veins 6 and 7 

 stalked; pale reddish^urple, base and inner margin pale 

 ochreous; cilia reddish-purple. 



The crimson body renders this a brilliant and unique species. 

 The genus Fnram. Wlk., may be distinguished from Thof^ea, 

 Wlk., by the presence of only a single pair of spurs on the 

 posterior tibiae, and by the pectinations of antennae in male 

 not being continued to apex. 



Townsville. Queensland, in December ; one bred specimen 

 received from Mr. F. P. Dodd. 



Parasa atmodes, n. sp. 



Male, 30 mm. Head dark fuscous. Palpi clothed with 

 appressed hairs; fuscous, apices ochreous. Antennae fuscous. 

 Thorax dark fuscous, with leaden-metallic lustre, a Y-shaped 

 ochreous line posteriorly, its apex forwards. Abdomen dark 

 fuscous, with leaden-metallic lustre; upper surface of tuft 

 orange-O'chreous. Legs dark fuscous annulated with pale 

 ochreous. Forewings triangular, costa straight to near apex, 

 apex round, termen rounded, scarcely oblique; dark fuscous, 

 with leaden-metallic lustre ; a whitish spot on base of dorsum ; 



