NEW RACES OF AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLIES 89 



its season females especially are lighter in colour because of 

 restriction of the black markings. The underside in both sexes 

 is definitely greyer and more like that of X. Magi. Much interest- 

 ing work remains to be done with respect to both species. 



Heteronympha cordace wilsoni, n. subsp. 



Male, Above: 



Forewing black with bright orange brown markings, an ocellus near apex, 

 blue pupilled. 



Hindwing black with bright orange brown markings, a larger ocellus near 

 tornus, blue pupilled. 



Beneath : 



Forewing similar to the upper side, black markings much reduced, outer 

 margin broadly brown, ocellus reduced to a small black spot faintly pupilled 

 bluish. 



Hindwing uniformly dull yellow-brown, a central and several irregular 

 markings obscurely brown, ocellus faintly visible from above. 



Female. Above : 



Forewing as in the male, black markings slightly broader, ocellus larger. 



Hindwing as in the male, black markings broader, ocellus larger than in the 

 male. 



Beneath : 



Similar to the upperside, outer margin broadly brown, ocellus much reduced 

 in size. 



Hindwing almost uniformly yellowish grey, a large central and several 

 irregular markings yellowish brown. Two ocelli, the upper one just visible, 

 the lower one much reduced. The two bluish-white spots between the ocelli in 

 typical cord-ace, absent. 



This race is slightly smaller than the typical species, and so far 

 is recorded only from Dartmoor in south western Victoria, at 

 least 200 miles west of the nearest locality where cordace had pre- 

 viously been taken, i.e., Mt. Macedon. 



The first specimens were captured by F. E. Wilson in January, 

 1940, after whom this new race has been named. 



The greatest difference between this race and typical cordace is 

 in the underside which is almost devoid of markings, especially in 

 the hindwing; the upperside is much more golden on account of 

 the restriction of black markings. This butterfly is always taken 

 in swampy places, where its foodplant occurs. 



There is some doubt whether Heteronymplia cordace really 

 belongs to the genus Heteronympha; until the complete life his- 

 tory has been worked out and studied, this cannot be decided. Dr. 

 Waterhouse and the writer have had eggs and small larvae only. 

 The egg is almost globular, pale creamy green in colour, and 

 faintly ribbed. The young larva is very pale green with a black 

 head. 



