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not refer to the present species, and I have not met with a 

 specimen agreeing exactly with the figure, the hindwings of 

 which show a narrow (1 mm.) white, somewhat waved, 

 fascia, edged internally with half its width of brownish- red ; 

 the wing between this and base is dull light-chocolate, and 

 between the white fascia and termen lilacine becoming 

 brownish on termen. In Plotz's description he says, 

 "Hindwings, under-side, with narrow white band." The other 

 9 figure (called a d) delineates our species with certainty, 

 but it cannot be a <3 , as the figure delineates the two lunate 

 spots, which are absent in that sex, of the species under 

 review, as mentioned in my description (vide supra). It is 

 curious that neither of the figures shows the apical dot. I 

 therefore consider that the species should stand as P. eon- 

 tempta, Herr. Sch., and Plotz's species, when discovered, will 

 nequire a new name. 



Townsville to Port Darwin ; from November to March. 



The type came from Cape York (vide Plotz). 



105. P. CONTEMPTA, Plotz. 



S.E.Z., xlv., p. 56, 1884. 



I append Plotz's description (translated by Mr. Water- 

 house), which may prove useful in identifying the species. I 

 have arranged the terminology in keeping with that adopted 

 in this paper : — 



"Ismene contempta, Plotz., S.E.Z., xlv., p. 56, 1884, pi. 

 dclxvii. Upper-side blackish-brown, body and base of wings 

 with green hairs, forewing — at least in 9 — with small spots 

 or dots; those in cells 2 and 3 are hyaline or moon-shaped. 

 Cilia brown. Under-side brownish-grey, suffused-violet grey. 

 Forewings with narrow vanishing bands before the border, 

 and a similar transverse spot at the last vein; a light mark 

 at hinder margin. Hindwings with a narrow white band run- 

 ning from costa to anal angle, almost linear from costa to 

 cell lc, becoming undecided toward the margin; at vein lb 

 it turns toward the anal angle, where there is a large black 

 spot." 



Nearest ally, vitta, Butl., from the Philippines; then 

 ehromus of Cramer. 



23-24 mm. (one wing only), Cape York. 



106. P. hurama, Butl. 



Hesperia hurama, Butl., T.E.S., p. 498, 1870. Lep., ex., 

 p. 166, pi. lix., fig. 10, 1874. Ismene hurama, Miskin, Ann. 

 Qld. Mua, p. 74, 1891. Hasora hurama, M. and L., T.R.S., 

 1>- 124. 



Type in Coll. Druce, taken at Cape York. The British 



