LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 529 



Anther^a DISJUNCTA. 



Mas et foem. Luteo-flava (mas) aut saturate ochracea (foem.); 

 thorax antice canus ; alee lineis tribus obliquis purpureo- 

 nigris, 2a 3a angulosis, Sa interrupta ; anticce costa basi carta, 

 linea la valde fracta, ocello vitreo nigro marginato ; posticee 

 macula discali parva nigra. Mas. — Ala anticce falcatce, 

 ocello minimo. Foem. — Alee anticce vix falcatce, ocello parvo. 



Male and female. Thorax with a hoary band which joins a 

 hoary stripe along the basal part of the costa. Wings with three 

 purplish black transverse lines ; first line widely dislocated in the 

 lore wings, zigzag in the hind wings ; second and third zigzag 

 beyond the ocellus. Fore wings with a vitreous black-bordered 

 ocellus, which in the hind wings is represented by a small black 

 spot. Male. — Luteous-yellow. Third line especially interrupted in the 

 hind wings. Fore wings falcate ; a purplish black streak along the 

 apical part of the costa ; ocellus very small. Female. — Deep 

 ochraceous. Lines broad; third line hoary-speckled, slightly inter- 

 rupted in the hind wings. Fore wings hardly falcate ; ocellus 

 rather small. Length of the body 14 — 16 lines ; of the wings 

 54—60 lines. 



a, b. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Anther^a pristina. 



Foem. Luteo-flava ; thorax antice nigro-cinereus ; alee fasciis 

 tribus purpurascentibus obliquis dentatis, la angusta, 2a lata, 

 3a interrupta, ocello vitreo fusco marginato ; anticce apice 

 rotundatce, plaga costali apicali purpurascente, ocello 

 mediocri ; postica ocello parvo. 



Female. Luteous-yellow. Antennae with black branches, which 

 are arranged in equal pairs. Thorax with a blackish cinereous band 

 in front. Wings with three purplish oblique dentate bands ; first 

 band antemedial, narrow ; second broad, postmedial ; third incom- 

 plete ; vitreous ocellus with a dark brown border. Fore wings 

 rounded at the tips, not falcate ; an elongated purplish patch along 

 the apical part of the costa ; ocellus of moderate size ; exterior 

 border straight, very oblique. Hind wings with a small ocellus. 

 Length of the body 16 lines ; of the wings 44 lines. 



New Guinea. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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