AUSTRALIAN HESPERID-K, BY W. H. MISKIN, F.E S, 



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T. PhiUyra, n. sp. 



Upperside. — Primaries. — Light-brown, basal area ochreous ; 

 centre of cell towards end, occupied by a square semi-transparent 

 golden spot bordered on each side within the cell, by an irregular 

 patch of velvety black ; below this one an oblong patch of same 

 colour, above the outer end of which is another smaller similar 

 spot ; a small spot paler in colour touching, but above median 

 nervure about midway ; three small pale yellow spots transversely 

 from costa near apex. 



Secondaries —Reddish-brown, with broad transverse orange 

 band not reaching either margin ; base clothed with long ochreous 

 hairs. 



Uivlers-.dc. — Primaries ashy -grey : discal area yellow with 

 two i 'lack patches, one at end of cell, the other crossing cell 

 about the middle ; indistinct sub-apical spots. 



Secondaries. — Wholly ashy-grey, with slight indication of 

 orange band of upper side ; a sub-marginal row of very indistinct 

 small brown rings, from apical to anal angles, also extending 

 along abdominal margin, and two in oentre of wing. 



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

 grey. The sexes are alike. 



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Ex.— 6 lp in. ; P 1^ in Hab. — Victoria. Coll. — Lucas. 



Genus — Apaustus (Hub.) 

 A. Minimus, n. sp. 

 Vpperside. — Primaries. — Dark-brown, with shining yellow 

 markings arranged as follows : — Three parallel longitudinal 

 narrow bands from the base to centre of wing divided by the 

 costal and sub-costal veins, the two upper not reaching the base J 

 similar one on hinder margin ; a transverse one a short distance 

 from and parallel with outer margin from hinder margin, but not 

 reaching apex ; a short transverse one from costa about one- 

 fourth from apex, not touching transverse bands ; another short 

 sub-apical one nearly touching transverse band ; costa yellow. 



