216 CATALOGUE OF 



HVPSA DISCRETA. 



Faem. Lutea; palpi nigro notati ; thoracis discus fuscescens ; alee 

 antica paliide fusca, spatio basali luteo fascias Ires fuscas 

 undulatas includente, macula discali venisque paliide Jla- 

 vescentibus ; postica fasciis duabus macularibus obscure 

 fuse is. 



Female. Luteous. Palpi ascending high above the vertex; 

 first joint with a black dot on the outer side ; second with a black 

 apical dot, which is larger on the outer side than on the inner side; 

 third black, rather shorter than the second. Antenna? black. Disk 

 of the thorax brownish. Fore wings pale brown, luteous and with 

 three slender undulating brown bands towards the base; veins pale 

 yellowish ; a large pale yellowish spot at the end of the areolet. 

 Hind wings with two macular dark brown bands, of which the inner 

 one is incomplete. Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 

 30 lines. 



a. North Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq. 



Hyps a stipata. 



Mas. Late ochracea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 2o basi 

 apiceque nigro, 3o nigro minimo ; antenna nigra, pectinata ; 

 thorax punctis duobus lateralibus nigris ; abdomen maculis 

 transversis nigris, subtus albidum , guttis lateralibus nigris; 

 pedes albidi, nigro vittati; ala antica fusca, spatio basaM 

 ochraceo excavato puncta octo nigra includente ; postica 

 nigro-fusca, basi ochracea, apud costam albida. 



Male. Bright orange. Palpi obliquely ascending; second joint 

 black at the base and at the tip ; third black, conical, extremely 

 minute. Antenna? black, pectinated. Thorax with a black point 

 on each side. Abdomen with a row of transverse black spots; 

 apical tuft dark brown ; under side whitish, with a row of black dots 

 along each side. Legs whitish, striped with black. Fore wings 

 brown; basal space bright ochraceous, excavated hindward, con- 

 taining eight black points, four of which are costal. Hind wings 

 blackish brown, ochraceous at the base, whitish along most of the 

 length of the costa from the base. Wings beneath yellow, broadly 

 bordered with brown, which hue becomes black when it approaches 

 the ground colour. Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings 

 32 lines. 



In Mr. Norris's collection. 



