1514r OX mXHEETO rXDESCEIBKD AUSTRALIAX LEPIDOPTERA, 
DESCRIPTIONS OF HITHERTO UXDESCRIBED AUS- 
TRALIAN LEPIDOPTERA (RHOPALOCERA). 
By W. H. Miskix, F.E.S. 
PAPILIONID^. 
PIERIX-E. 
Tachyeis, Wallace. 
T. Astebia, n.sp. 
Primaries . — Exceedingly angulated apically. Basal area, 
costa two-thirds of length, and upper half of discal cell bluish- 
grey. Apical area not extending to hinder angle, black, and 
within it sub-apical l>and of white spots, largest near costa; the 
largest spot slightly suffused with blue-grey, as also inner margin 
of apical area ; rest of wing white. 
Secondaries. — Blue-grey, with irregular outer margin of black, 
widest near apical angle, not reaching nearly to anal angle. 
Cnderside : Primaries . — White with basal area nearly to end 
of cell chrome-yellow ; costa and apical area neutral tint ; an 
indistinct suheapical band of clouded white. 
Secondaries . — Wholly neutral tint with narrow margin of 
orange at base of costa ; very indistinct light sub-marginal outer 
band ; slight ochreous powdering at h»ase of abdominal margin. 
Expanse 2^ inches. 
Hah . — Port Douglas, N, Queensland (ColL Lucas). 
I am indebted to Dr. Luc-as of Brisbane for the opportunity of 
describing this novelty. The 2 is at present unknown. It is 
apparently a nearly allied species to Melania of Fabr. 
