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79. Var. III. T. augustula, Plotz. 

 This is very similar to ancilla, but the markings are more 

 broadly defined, deeper orange, and the under side of hind- 

 wings is bright orange with scarcely any markings. Stigma 

 as in ancilla, but narrower. This is not the augustula of 

 Herr.-Sch., and that species is referable to Corone. Plotz 

 identified the species wrongly. This variety is scarce. My 

 four specimens are from Mackay and Cape York, and were 

 taken in November and December. 



80. Var. IV. T. mesoptis, nov. var. 



Wings above blackish, markings orange; subterminal 

 band in both wings narrow, half the width of that in ancilla. 

 Lower edge shortly produced, not nearly reaching termen. Un- 

 der side of hindwings dull-olive greenish. Band of upper side 

 reproduced in dull-orange and edged with black lunules. 

 Stigma very narrow. 



This variety is nearest brachydesma, Low., and appears 

 to fluctuate between that species and eurotas, Feld., differing 

 from both by the under-side of hindwings. 



My specimens are all from the Kuranda district, taken 

 in March, April, and May. 



Before closing my remarks on this species I may state 

 that although but four well-marked varieties are mentioned 

 there are several slight minor varieties. These need not dis- 

 turb the general scheme, as they can be easily assigned to the 

 different varieties. The whole of the species mentioned vary 

 little as regards size, the <$ 's being from 24 to 26 mm. and 

 the 9 ' s from 25 to 32 mm. 



81. T. ANISODESMA, n. Sp. 



Type in Coll. Lower. 



o* , 40-42 mm. Head, palpi, antenna?, thorax, and ab- 

 domen fuscous, palpi beneath orange, antennas beneath 

 banded with blackish. Club beneath yellow, thorax and abdo- 

 men clothed with orange hairs above and beneath. Legs 

 orange. Forewings elongate triangular, termen gently bowed, 

 dark fuscous, with orange markings; stigma oblique, moder- 

 ately broad; a broad costal streak from base to extremity of 

 vein 12; cell filled in with orange; interspaces between veins 

 12 and 9 filled in with orange, quite or nearly reaching costa; 

 an elongate spot at base of veins 7 and 8 continued 'as fine lines 

 along both edges of veins to termen; 3 moderately large 

 irregularly subquadrate spots lying on veins 1, 2, and 3 respec- 

 tively, posteriorly excised and lower edge more or less con- 

 tinued as a fine line along vein to near termen ; 2 small simi- 



