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side reproduced ; band faintly edged with fuscous ; cilia 

 orange-yellow, more pronounced at anal angle. 



This species is easily recognized, especially the 9 > which 

 is curious in having no spots between vein 4 and the apex.. 

 The $ is not unlike a large bambusce. The under-side of 

 both sexes has the ground-colour similar; that is, dull-olive- 

 greenish, tinged with fuscous. 



Kuranda, Queensland. Five specimens; January to- 

 April ; also from Mackay. 



85. T. aruana, Plotz. 



Mesperia aruana, Plotz, S.E.Z., p. 103, 1886, pL mcccclx. 

 Pamphila autoleon, Misk., P.R.S., Qld., 1889, p. 147, Erynnis- 

 Macleayi, M. and L. (nee Plotz). Telicota aruana, Swinh., 

 T.E.S., pi. ii., fig. 9, 1908. 



Type aruana, in Coll. Erhardt (Munich) ; type autoleon, 

 Misk., in Queensland Museum. 



Since seeing Plotz's drawing of Macleayi I am of opinion 

 that it does not represent aruana, but an allied species. I 

 am strongly of opinion that Dobboe, Plotz., and Oharina, 

 Stgr. (M.S.S.), represent very slight geographical variations. 

 of aruana, the former representing the 9 > the latter the S • 

 I have both from New Guinea and the Aru Islands, and the 

 only difference is the more prominent cellular streak on 

 upper-side of fore wings. I place aruana in Telicota, as it- 

 possesses the <3 stigma; otherwise it would be better placed 

 in Cor one, as veins 2, 3, and 4 of forewings are not equi- 

 distant. I look upon this species • as forming a connecting 

 link between Telicota and Cor one, yet not necessitating form- 

 ing a new genus. 



Mackay to Cairns, Queensland; November to May; also> 

 from Aru Islands. 



16. Corone, Mab. 



Pet., Nouv., Ent., p. 205, 1878. 



Type ismenchides, Mab. 



This genus differs from Telicota by the absence of stigma 

 on either fore wing or hindwing, and the position of the veins, 

 2, 3, and 4 of forewing. In both sexes 3 and 4 are closely 

 approximated at base, 3 from immediately before angle, 2 

 midway between 3 and base of wing. 



Edwards and Elwes (Rev. of Hesp.) place augiades, 

 which is closely allied to sperthias, in Telicota. 



86. C. sperthias, Feld. 



Hesperia sperthias, Feld., Verh. Zool., Bot. Geis., xii., p. 

 492, 1862. 9, Pamphila ulama, Butl., T.E.S., p. 504, 1870. 

 Q, Corone ismenoides, Mab., Pet., Nouv., Ent. ii., p. 204, 1878. 

 Palmarum, Scott, M.S.S. Phineus, Soott (nee Cram.), Aust.,. 

 Lep., pi. xiv., 1890. Erynnis sperthias, M. and L., T.R.S., p. 

 113. 



