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DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NEW SPECIES OF 



Genus — Trapezites (Hub.) 



T. fdothea, n. sp. 



? Upperside. — Primaries.- — Reddish brown ; large golden 

 oblong semi-transparent spot within and at extremity of cell ; 

 below and extending beyond, but not quite touching it, a series 

 of three sub-ovate conterminous golden semi-transparent spots, 

 divided only by the veins, the lower one much the least ; 

 below these, but slightly nearer the base, and touching the sub- 

 median, another medium-sized golden spot ; a small golden speck 

 about one-third from the base, also above, and touching the sub- 

 median j about one-third from apex near costa, a short transverse 

 row of three contiguous minute spots ; costa from base about 

 two-thirds, rufous ; fringe, obscure brown. 



Secondaries. — Dark-brown, with a rich-orange patch from 

 near the base where it is narrow extending over discal area, 

 widening considerably outwardly, the outer edge being crenated. 

 Fringe rufous. Base of both wings densely clothed with long 

 light-brown hairs. 



Underside. — Primaries. — Costa and apex widely reddish- 

 brown ; hind margin pale-brown ; discal area black, within which 

 the large spots of upper side are reproduced in two large quadrate 

 patches, of which the upper and nearest to the base is the least j 

 sub-apical small spots as above. 



Secondaries. — Uniform red-brown with three black specks 

 between the apical and anal angles, a short distance from and 

 parallel with outer border. 



Thorax and abdomen — above, dark-brown ; beneath, light- 

 grey. 



Ex. — 1,- in. Hab. — Victoria. Coll. — T ucas. 



This species is clearly distinct from Jacchus (F) to which it 

 most nearly approaches. The specimen from which my description 

 is made, together with some others referred to in this paper, are 

 contained in the collection of Dr. Lucas of Brisbane, who has 

 obligingly lent them to me for this purpose. 



