NEW RACES OF AUSTRALIAN BUTTERFLIES 91 



Family HESPERIDAE 

 Subfamily Trapezitinae 



Trapezites sciron eronicola, n. subsp. 

 Male. Above : 



Forewing smoky brown-black, three subapieal spots yellow, a larger yellow 

 spot near end of cell and three others, two in disced area and one below cell, 

 the latter very faint. Cilia greyish white. 



Hindwing smoky brown-black, a central area palely dusted yellow. Cilia 

 greyish white. 



Beneath: 



Forewing dull grey-brown, apical and subapieal areas greyish, markings 

 similar to upperside, subapieal spots obscure. 



Hindwing greyish brown, with a series of spots greyish white edged black. 



Ft male. Above: 



Forewing smoky brown black, three subapieal spots yellow, a large yellow 

 spot near end of cell, and three others, two in discal area and one below cell, 

 yellow; the latter being the largest. All spots larger and brighter than in the 

 male. Cilia greyish white. 



Hindwing smoky brown black, a central area palely suffused yellow. Cilia 

 greyish white. 



Beneath : 



Forewing brown-black suffused greyish along dorsum, apical and subapieal 

 area greyish brown. Spots as above but restricted and paler. 



Hindwing greyish brown, with a series of spots dull white edged black. 



The species T. sciron sciron Whs. and Lyell. has been recorded 

 from south-western Australia only, the holotype male coming 

 from the Stirling Ranges. Two very worn specimens of this new 

 sulvspecies were captured by M. W. Mules and the author at the 

 Little Desert, Victoria, in early November, 1945. Both specimens 

 were in a very wasted condition, and it was decided to visit the 

 locality earlier the following year. This was done in late October, 

 and both males and females obtained in excellent condition. The 

 butterfly is apparently local, because it occurred only on three 

 slight elevations, each about thirty feet above the surrounding 

 country, and all within half a mile of one another. Although a 

 week was spent collecting on the desert, no other spots were found. 



Both males and females came to sport on these little ridges, the 

 general habits and mode of flight being comparable to those of 

 T. luteus which this subspecies somewhat resembles, especially 

 on the upperside. 



A diligent, though fruitless search for larvae and pupae was made 

 on all likely foodplants, one in particular greatly resembling the 

 dwarf Xerotes on which Trapezites luteus Tepper feeds. This 

 plant has been identified as Lepidosperma carphioides. 



