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7464. Speiredonia recessa. (Plate CCIX. figs, 8 c^ , 9 $ .) 



Spiramia recessa, Wlk. xiv. 1322 (1858). 



(S . Head and thorax dark brown ; palpi scarlet at base ; the 

 hair on coxge and femora scarlet; abdomen scarlet, the 1st two 

 segments dorsally black-brown, the four following segments with 

 triangular dorsal black-brown patches, lateral series of small spots 

 and sublateral spots on terminal segments. Fore wing dark brown, 

 the terminal area tinged with greyish ; antemedial line dark, ex- 

 curved from costa to median nervure, then oblique; a large inverted 

 comma-shaped discoidal mark, defined by black and the outer side 

 of tail and inner side of head by silvery white, with fine ochreous 

 annulus and the head filled in with black-brown ; medial line dark, 

 arising from the tail of the discoidal mark and excurved round it, 

 then oblique ; postmedial line dark, excurved from costa to discoidal 

 fold, then oblique and approxim'ated to the medial line ; the post- 

 medial area with dark streaks on veins 7, 6 and white streal^s on 

 veins 9 and 8 extending to the waved line before termen ; a slightly 

 waved dark subterminal line, indistinctly double except towards 

 costa; two waved dark lines before termen. Hind wing with the 

 basal half dark brown, the terminal half grey-brown ; indistinct 

 dark antemedial, medial, and subterminal lines. Underside of both 

 wings brown ; fore wing with slight dark marks in middle of cell 

 and on discocellulars ; hind wing with discoidal point ; both wings 

 with curved medial, postmedial, and subterminal lines. 



5 . Thorax ochreous with some brown mixed ; abdomen with the 

 four basal segments banded ochreous and brown, the terminal seg- 

 ments scarlet with slight brown segmental lines; fore wing ochreous 

 tinged in parts with red-brown, especially on terminal area, the lines 

 distinct, some dark brown suifasiou beyond the inner half of ante- 

 medial line and between the medial and postmedial lines on inner 

 area, the postmedial line waved except towards costa; hind Aving 

 ochreous tinged with brown at base and tlie terminal area suffused 

 with red-brown, two diffused black-brown antemedial lines and a 

 minutely crenulate medial line, two brown subterminal lines, the 

 inner line somewhat diffused, the outer waved and with waved 

 ochreous line before it, two waved brown lines before termen ; 

 underside of both wings scarlet with the markings distinct. 



Bah. N. Australia (i/^im/er), 3 S type, Port Darwin (iSMoA-ZmicZ), 

 1 $ . Exp. 62-66 millim. 



7465. Speiredonia revolvens. (Plate CCX. figs. 1 c? , 2 $ .) 



Spiramia 7'evolvens, Wlk. xv. 1821 (1858). 



(J . Head and thorax chocolate-brown ; palpi crimson at base ; 

 legs grey-brown, the coxa3 and hair on femora crimson ; abdomen 

 crimson, the 1st six segments dorsally fuscous brown, expanding 

 triangularly at sides from 3rd to 6th segments, the penultimate 



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