1194 CATALOGUE OF 



IsTARBA VARIALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide ochracea ; palpi apice nigricantes ; aim lineis 

 duabus obliquis angulosis plagisque quinque exterioribus nigris, 

 linea adhuc exteriore alba den tata, fascia submarginali sordide 

 ochracea, guttis marginalibus nigris elongatis albido conspersis 

 albo marginatis, macula marginali nigra ; anticce maculis 

 duabus guttisque duabus antemediis, linea basalt maculaque 

 apicali nigris, orbiculari e gutta albida punctum ochraceum 

 includente, puncto posteriore ochraceo, reniformi sordide och- 

 racea atomis nigris albidoque marginata ; posticce albidce, 

 ochraceo pallido marginatce, reniformi nigro marginata. 



Female. Pale ochraceous, cinereous beneath. Third joint of 

 the palpi, antennas and fore legs blackish. Wings with two zigzag 

 oblique black lines; five exterior black patches, of which one is 

 costal, and one on the interior border, and the fifth one is on the 

 fore win^s ; a dentate more exterior white line bounding the inner 

 side of an irregular dingy ochraceous submarginal band ; marginal 

 dots black, elongated, thickly whitish-speckled, white-bordered on 

 the inner side; a black spot on the middle of the exterior border; 

 fringe with a black festoon. Fore wings with two brack spots and 

 two black dots between the base and the costal patch before men- 

 tioned; a black spot on the tip of the costa ; an irregular black line 

 near the base ; orbicular mark represented by a round whiiish dot, 

 which encloses an ochraceous point and has a similar dot behind it; 

 reniform mark dingy ochraceous, rather narrow, with a whitish bor- 

 der and with an inner border of black speckles. Hind wings whitish, 

 except towards the exterior bonier ; some black speckles near the 

 base ; reniform mark narrow, black-bordered, intersected by the first 

 line. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 



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



Genus RHESCIPHA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis mediocris. Palpi validi, oblique ascendentes, verticem 

 longe superantes ; articulus 2us subtimbriatus ; 3us lanceolatus, 

 fimbriatus, 2i dimidio longior. Antennas pubescentes. Thorax 

 antice cristatus. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes 

 validi, subpilosi ; calcaria longa. Alas anticae lata?, subfalcatae, costa 

 convexa, margine exteriore dentato postice excavato, marginis inte- 

 rioris dimidio basali excavato. 



