404 CATALOGUE OF 



a blackish centre, and is enclosed in a fawn-coloured ringlet ; reni- 

 form blackish, hardly excavated ; a row of black marginal lunules. 

 Hind wings whitish, with a brown discal mark and a brown border, 

 which are darker and more clearly defined beneath. Length of the 

 body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a, b. Australia. 



40. Graphiphora instipata. 



Mas et fcem. Cinerea ; palpi articulo 3o minimo ; antenna sim- 

 plices ; thorax fusco conspersus ; abdomen pallidum ; aim 

 anticce lineis transversis nigricanlibus duplicatis et undulatis y 

 orbiculari parva alba subrotunda nigro marginata, reniformi 

 nigra albo notata ; posticce cinerea, ciliis albidis. 



Male. Cinereous. Third joint of the palpi very minute. 

 Antennae simple. Thorax and fore wings minutely speckled with 

 brown. Abdomen paler. Fore wings with the transverse lines 

 blackish, double and undulating ; orbicular spot small, white, nearly 

 round, bordered with black ; reniform black, marked with white. 

 Hind wings cinereous, with whitish ciliae. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Tasmania, Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 

 by c. Australia. 



41. Graphiphora compta. 



Mas. Purpurascente-rufa, palpi apice albidi ; abdomen cinereum, 

 apiee rufescens ; alee anticce lineis transversis obscurioribus 

 indistinctis, exteriore testacea, marginali undulata fusca, cos- 

 tali pallida ; maculis orbiculari et reniformi distinctis, gutta 

 postica interiore nigricante, margine exteriore interrupte fusco ; 

 postica? obscure cinerece, ciliis pallide rufescentibus, 



Male. Red, with an indistinct purplish tinge. Palpi whitish 

 towards the tips. Abdomen cinereous, reddish towards the tips. 

 Fore wings with a pale costal line ; transverse lines darker and 

 indistinct, excepting the testaceous exterior line and the brown un- 

 dulating marginal one ; spots paler along the brown borders, which 

 are incomplete ; a blackish dot behind the orbicular spot, which is 

 round and rather large ; reniform of the usual shape. Hind wings 

 dark cinereous, with pale reddish ciliae. Length of the body 7 lines ; 

 of the wings 16 lines. 



a. New South Wales. From Mr. Wood's collection. 



