DESCRIPTION OF SOME NEW SPECIES, BY W. H. MISKIN, F.E.S. 2G3 



evidence of specific distinction. The same Author in his notes 

 on the genus in Ann. Mag. N. H. (5). Vol. 17., p. 212, T. v. (1886) 

 figures and describes a number of so called new species, all 

 of which so figured, with perhaps one exception (Gradient) are 

 I should say unquestionably but varying forms of this widely 

 distributed species. 



It must be understood that I do not claim for my list any- 

 thing like the full synonymy of this species, there are I believe 

 many more names that should be included, but I have selected 

 those that appear to me to leave no room for doubt. 



NOTE ON SOME UNDESCRIBED AUSTRALIAN 

 LEPIDOPTERA (RHOPOLOCERA) ; 



By W. H. MISKIN, F.E.S. 



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Sub Fam. — PERINiE. 

 Genus— ELODINA (Felder). 



E. Perdita, n. sp. 

 Upperside— Pearly white. . 



Primaries — With an apicial black band extending about three-fourths 

 down outer margin narrowing to a point, slightly sinuated on inner side ; 

 base, and a short distance along costa light brown. 



Secondaries— Withor.t markiDgs of any kind. 

 Underside — As above. 



Primaries— With the apical and outer marginal band indistinctly 

 showing through ; base slightly sulphurish. 



Secondaries— Wholly smooth neutral tint ; a small black spot at ter- 

 mination of cell ; a transverse curved irregular band of indistinct darker 

 colour, crossing middle of cell ; another more distinct beyond cell — subject 

 to considerable variation in development of last described markings. 



Exp.— 17— 20 lines. 



Hab. — Port Denison (N. Queensland). Coll. — Miskin. 

 This species approaches nearest to Parthia, but is devoid of the 

 white strigie on underside of secondaries, and is otherwise well 

 distinguished from that species. 



