. THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. Ill 



Colour of fourth band ferruginous, paler beyond vein 5. Cilia 

 brownish-black, sprinkled with ferruginous and fuscous hairs. 

 Secondaries. — First band represented by a whitish-ochreous 

 blotch from costa at y£ to lower median vein at starting point of 

 vein 2, dilated outwardly. Second band broad, following curve 

 of wing from costa just before apex to vein 2, inner third whitish- 

 ochreous, outer two-thirds ferruginous ; broadly interrupted on 

 vein 4 by a patch of brownish-black ground colour. Placed 

 upon this band is a series of five white-centred black spots, 

 following contour of termen (outer margin) at ^ from base. 

 Two hind marginal indistinct whitish-ochreous, sometimes 

 ferruginous, longitudinal spots between veins 5 and 4 and 4 and 

 3. Cilia as in primaries. 



Underside. — Primaries. — Apical fourth reddish-ferruginous, 

 cell beyond first band black, rest of wing dull brownish-black. 

 Whitish-ochreous bands broader but more indistinct than on 

 upperside. Upper half (within cell) of first band sometimes 

 almost obsolete, lower half of third band confluent. Upper 

 portion (to vein 5) of fourth band merged into ferruginous 

 ground colour and barely distinguishable. White-centred 

 black spots distinct, sometimes rather larger. Secondaries 

 reddish-ferruginous, with darker broad median band, indented in 

 centre, and thence broadening to dorsum. First band continued 

 by a narrow indistinct irregular band from starting point of vein 

 2 to vein 1 at ^ of dorsum, thus forming the anterior margin of 

 the darker median band. Second band confluent, only the 

 whitish-ochreous anterior third clearly seen, the posterior two- 

 thirds more or less merged into ground colour. This band 

 forms the posterior margin of the darker median band. Dots as 

 on upper side, but fifth dot smaller instead of larger than the 

 others. The two hind marginal spots only faintly traceable as 

 paler ground colour. 



Strahan, Tasmania, in October and November; twelve 

 specimens. 



This butterfly is quite distinct from any other species of the 

 genus. It approaches most closely to Xenica hobartia, West., but 

 is much darker, while transverse bands are much lighter and 

 differ in number and extent. The distinct median band of hind 

 wing, especially noticeable on the underside, is peculiar to this 

 species. It was captured last year on the West Coast of Tasmania 

 by my friend Mr. H. F. Norman. He writes that he found it 

 quite commonly, flying over the "button grass " country (open, 

 treeless, shrub-covered hills with marshy land between) round 

 Strahan. He noted it from close to sea-level to about 500 ft., 

 but it will, no doubt, like the other species of this genus, be found 

 to occur at much greater altitudes. I have also seen a specimen 



