808 CATALOGUE OF 



Closely allied to P.juncida, from which it may be distil) guished 

 by the broader first band of the fore wings, and by the more distinct 

 yellow costal space beyond the second band. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus ARMACTICA. 



Mas. Corpus laeve, sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. 

 Palpi graciles, sublaeves, erecti, verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 

 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio non longior. Antenna? graciles, 

 setulosae. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen alas posticas paullo 

 superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes laeves, graciles : femora 

 subfimbriata; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala? anticae lata?, sub- 

 elongatae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore obliquo vix convexo. 



Male. Body moderately stout, smooth. Proboscis of the 

 usual length. Palpi slender, nearly smooth, applied to the head, 

 rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about 

 half the length of the second. Antennae slender, minutely setulose. 

 Thorax squamous. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hi mi 

 wings ; -apical tuft small. Le^s smooth, slender; femora slightly 

 fringed ; spurs long, slender. Wings broad, slightly elongated. 

 Fore wings rounded at the tips; exterior border hardly convex, 

 moderately oblique; second inferior vein as near to the third as to 

 the first; fourth moderately remote from the third. 



Armactica columbina. 



Mas. Chah/bcea ; abdomen pallide luteum ; aim antica? lineis 

 duabus nigricantibus undulatis subobliquis, reniformi inter- 

 media nigra, linea submarginali alba undulata apud costam 

 dilatata, plaga coslali basali euprea ; postica? fascia submar- 

 ginali nigricante. 



Male. Chalybeous. Body beneath, abdomen and hind 

 wings pale luteous. Fore wings with two blackish undulating 

 slightly oblique lines ; a large cupreous patch at the base of the 

 costa; reniform mark black, between the two lines; submarginal 

 line white, undulating, most distinct near the interior angle and on 

 the costa, where it forms a triangular spot. Hind wings with a 

 blackish submarginal band, which is broadest about .the tips. 

 Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



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



