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the cell ; an elliptical medial patchi from upper angle of cell to vein 

 1, sometimes with point above it below costa ; a postmedial spot on 

 costa and another on inner margin, usually more or less completely 

 connected by a line ; three large somewhat quadrate subterminal 

 spots. Hind wing with the basal area orange, and a patch beyond 

 the cell from below costa to vein 1, often with a point beyond it 

 on costa. 



Ab. 1. Hind wing with the patches more or less completely 

 confluent, and the medial black band absent. 



Hah. Australia, iy^B gaudens \ N. S. Wales, Hunter R. (Purser), 

 Sydney (Ilatheiv); Yjcto'ria., Melbourne (Lucas, Raynor); S. Aus- 

 tralia (BaJceweU). Exp. 22-26 millim. Type -f pectinata in 

 Mus. Stockholm. 



901. Asura Mpars. (Plate XXX. fig. 1.) 



Btonia bipars, Wlk. xxxi. 187 (1865) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 915. 

 Asura habrotis, Meyr. P. Linn. Soc. JST. S. W. (2) i. p. 748 (1886) ; Kirby, 

 Cat. Het. p. 299. 



f? . Fuscous black ; head and tegulae yellow ; palpi and antennae 

 blackish ; patagia with yellow spots, metathorax with yellow patch ; 

 abdomen yellow, the anal tuft and slight lateral marks towards 

 extremity blackish. Pore wing with subbasal orange triangular 

 patch from middle of cell to inner margin ; a broad medial yellow 

 band formed by slight streaks above the cell, a wedge-shaped patch 

 in cell, a small triangular spot above base of vein 2, and a quadrate 

 patch on inner area ; a small spot beyond the cell ; a subterminal 

 maculate band ; the spot above vein 9 small and separate. Hind 

 wing with broad orange-yellow medial band from costa to vein 1. 



Ab. 1. habrotis. The markings deeper orange and on the wings 

 much reduced. Fore wing with no medial spot beyond the cell and 

 the spots above vein 2 and on inner area much reduced ; the post- 

 medial band reduced to a spot between veins 4 and 7 and two spots 

 above inner margin ; the band on hind wing reduced and bifid. 



Hah. Queensland, Brisbane ; N. S. Wales, Moreton Bay 

 (Diggles), 1 ^5" type ; Tasmania. Exp. 30 millim. Type f habrotis 

 in Coll. Meyrick. 



902. Asura cervicalis. (Plate XXX. fig. 23.) 

 Asura cervicalis, Wlk. ii. 484 (1854) ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 299. 



Fuscous black ; frons, tegulae, and throat orange ; abdomen with 

 dorsal and lateral orange stripes, the former not reaching base. 

 Fore wing with triangular orange subbasal spot below the cell ; an 

 elongate spot in end of cell and somewhat quadrate spot below base 

 of vein 2, sometimes with slight spot above vein 2 and streak above 

 the cell ; a trifid subterminal spot from below vein 5 to above 6, and 

 another from above vein 3 to below 2, its upper part often nearly 

 obsolete. Hind wing with irregular medial orange patch or baud 

 from below costa to vein 1, varying greatly in width. 



Ab. 1. Wings with the orange markings small ; fore wing with 

 the spot in cell almost obsolete. 



