LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 883 



1. Darala ocellata. 



Mas et feem. Pallide fusca capite ihoracegue antice fulvis. aut 

 cervina; palpi supra nigri ; antenna* alba ramis nigris ; ala 

 antica maculis duabus disealibus subtus albo ocellatis fascia- 

 que albida intus nigra ex parte jjiarginata. guttisque exteriori- 

 bus nigris fuscisque. 



Pale brown, fawn-colour beneath. Head and fore part of the 

 thorax tawny. Antenna? white, with black branches. Palpi fawn- 

 colour, mostly black on the outer side. Fore wings with two black 

 spots in a line on the disk : beyond the middle a whitish slightly 

 undulating band, which is partly bordered with black on the inner 

 side : almost parallel to this band and rather nearer to it than to the 

 exterior border there is a row of black dots, which are occasionally 

 connected ; wings paler beyond the latter, and generally with an in- 

 distinct row of brown dots ; under side without the band, the spots 

 generally with white disks. Hind wings with the row of dots more 

 or less distinct ; the spots hardly apparent above, but very distinct, 

 and with white disks beneath. Female, — Wings with a cinereous 

 tinge. Fore wings whitish along the costa, hoary along the exterior 

 border : the spots with more or less distinct whitish disks. Hind 

 js generally hoary. Length of the body 7 — 11 lines ; of the 

 wings IS — 34 lines. 



a—f. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 



g — -I. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



Var. f3. Male and fern. Fawn-colour, excepting the spots and 

 bands of the wings. 



m, n. Sydney. Presented by E, Doubleday, Esq. 

 o. Van Dieman's Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 

 p. New South Wales. From Mr. Milne's collection. 

 q. New Holland. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



Yar. y. Pale fawn-colour. Head, fore part of the thorax and 

 fore wings along the costa white. Wings with two slender in- 

 distinct whitish slightly undulating discal bands. Fore wings with 

 two white brown-bordered ocelli in a line on the disk, the inner one 

 elongated, the outer one oblique. Hind wings with a brown spot 

 above, and with two white brown-bordered ocelli beneath. 



r. Van Diemaus Land- Presented by J. G. Children. Esq. 



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