LEPIDOPTERA HETEEOCERA. 1255 



19. Antherea Astrophela. 



Foem. Pallide cervina ; thorax antice cinereus ; ocellus luteus, 

 sat magnus, subovatus, margine fusco necnon intus purpureo 

 rufoque ; ales anticce apud costam cinerece, fasciis duabus fus- 

 cis, 2a extus subpurpureo marginata, macula apicali subpur- 

 purea ; posticce fusco bifasciatce. 



Female, Pale fawn-colour. Thorax gray in front. Ocellus 

 luteous, rather large, irregularly oval, with a narrow brown border ; 

 its inner side also bordered with lilac and red. Fore wings gray 

 along the costa, with an indistinct brown band near the base, and 

 with a darker and more distinct straight brown stripe, which ex- 

 tends from near the tips to a little beyond half the length of the 

 interior border, and has a lilac border on its outer side ; a lilac spot 

 at each tip. Hind wings with a brown band near the base, but 

 much more indistinct than that of the fore wings ; a slender slightly 

 curved brown band at half the distance between the discal areolet 

 and the exterior border. Length of the body 11 lines ; of the wings 

 46 lines. 



This species may be distinguished from A. Helena by the 

 antennae and by the ocellus of the hind wings, which is not larger 

 than that of the fore wings, aud has a slender border. The antennae 

 are moderately pectinated, and the branches are of equal length and 

 in pairs. 



New South Wales. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Group 2. 



Foem. Corpus robustum. Antennae mediocriter pectinatae, 

 thoracis longitudine; rami duplicati, validi, ciliati, sat remoti, 

 aequaliter longi. Alas longae, latiusculae ; anticae apice rotundatas 

 vix faleatae, apud costam subconvexae, margine exteriore recto ob- 

 liquo, ocello parvo vitreo ; posticae latiores, ocello vitreo nullo, 

 abdomen paullo superantes. 



Female. Body stout. Antennae moderately pectinated, as 

 long as the thorax ; branches of equal length, stout, ciliated, in 

 pairs, which are rather remote from each other. Abdomen extend- 

 ing to much beyond half the breadth of the hind wings. Legs 

 stout ; hind tibiae with two very short apical spurs. Wings long, 



