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and with two incomplete double zigzag reddish lines ; first line near 

 the base ; second on the inner side of the orbicular mark, which is 

 round, contains a ferruginous dot and is incompletely reddish-bor- 

 dered ; reniform with a blackish disk included in a reddish band ; 

 two reddish lines of lunules between this band and a more exterior 

 band ; marginal points black, very minute. Hind wings brownish 

 towards the exterior border; under side whitish, with a black lunule 

 in the disk, with a brown exterior line, and with a brown marginal 

 band, which is black and dilated at the tip. Length of the body 

 8 lines; of the wings 18 lines. 



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



Genus EPILECTA, C. L. H. x. 378. 



Epilecta albidata. 



Fcem. Albida ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo 2o supra 

 nigro, So minimo ; thorax nigricante conspersus ; abdomen 

 Jlavescente-cinereum ; alee anticce fascia alba conspersa orbicu- 

 larem et reniformem i?ieludente, lineis quinque nigris, la 

 basali, 2a undulata, 3a 4aque denlatis, 5a angulata intus 

 diffusa; posticce lutea, fusco late marginata, fimbria alba 

 fusco guttata. 



Female. Whitish. Head cinereous on the vertex. Palpi 

 obliquely ascending, ratber slender, not rising higher than the 

 vertex; second joint black above, except towards the tip; third 

 extremely minute. Autennae smooth. Thorax blackish-speckled. 

 Abdomen yellowish cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Tarsi brown, with white bands. Wings broad. Fore wings 

 brown, black-speckled, slightly acute, with a white-speckled band, 

 which is much dilated towards the costa and contains the orbicular 

 and reniform marks; the former is represented by a black streak, 

 the latter is black-bordered, of the usual form and rather narrow ; 

 five transverse black lines ; first line very near the base ; second 

 undulating ; third dentate, interrupted by the reniform mark ; fourth 

 dentate; fifth irregularly angular, diffuse on its inner side; mar- 

 ginal lunules black. Hind wings luteous, with a broad brown 

 border ; fringe white, with brown dots. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 24 lines. 



In Mr. Norris's collection. 



