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NITOCRIS. By W. Warren. 
marginalis. 
microspila. 
aimoscopa. 
confinis. 
poliocrossa. 
basal line double, blackish, to submedian fold, in which there is a fine black streak from it to just beyond 
inner line; inner line double, waved, oblique; orbicular stigma small, round, white defined by black; reniform 
a narrow white lunule, with blackish suffusion before it in cell and a brown line in middle expanding into a 
patch on its lower part, which is angled inwards on median vein to below orbicular, its lower extremity produ¬ 
ced; outer line obscurely double, strongly bent outwards below costa, then dentate, oblique below vein 4 and 
angled inwards in submedian fold; postmedian area fuscous from costa to vein 4, defining the subterminal 
line which is pale and indistinct; hindwing white tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; underside of 
hindwing with blackish apical patch. Victoria, S. Australia, Tasmania. 
N. marginalis Walk. { — limbosa Guen.) (29 h). F ore wing brownish suffused with fuscous to the sub¬ 
terminal line, the terminal area ochreous white tinged with reddish brown; subbasal line double, black filled 
in with brown, with a fine black streak beyond it in submedian fold; inner line double, filled in with brown 
oblique and slightly waved; orbicular stigma an ochreous white point ringed with black; reniform ochreous, 
with blackish line in centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced; an indistinct sinuous 
black median line; outer line double filled in with brown, outbent below costa, then denticulate, oblique and 
angled inwards on submedian fold; subterminal line pale, with small dentate black marks before it; hindwing 
greyish suffused with fuscous brown. Hobart, Tasmania. 
N. microspila Lower (29 h). Forewing grey suffused with fuscous brown; the terminal area paler and 
tinged with rufous; subbasal line double, black filled in with grey, minutely waved to submedian fold, in which 
there is a fine black streak to just beyond inner line, which is also double, filled in with grey, waved and oblique; 
orbicular stigma a whitish dot ringed with black; reniform whitish, defined by black, with a black line in centre 
expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced; median line sinuous, blackish; outer line black 
defined externally by grey, outbent below costa, then waved, oblique below 4 and indented on each fold; suh- 
terminal line preceded by black suffusion and slight black streaks at middle; a row of terminal black striae; 
fringe whitish mixed with fuscous; hindwing grey tinged with brown, especially on terminal area; underside 
white with brown irroration, especially along costa; a dark apical patch extending to vein 6. Victoria and S. 
Australia. The abdomen of <$ has lateral tufts of long white hair from base. 
N. atmoscopa Lower. Forewing fuscous brown mixed with some grey; a slight black streak below 
base of cell; inner line blackish, defined on inner side by white, angled outwards below costa, in submedian fold, 
and to inner margin, and inwards in cell and on vein 1; orbicular stigma minute, reddish edged with black, 
joined by a black streak to reniform, which has a reddish bar on inner side followed by a small white lunule 
with a black streak from it to terraen; outer line blackish, defined externally by white, outbent below costa, 
incurved at cell fold and below vein 4, then angled outwards on vein 1, and bent inwards to inner margin 
at inner line, the veins beyond it black; subterminal line whitish; terminal black striae; hindwing greyish 
suffused with fuscous brown. N. S. Wales and Victoria. 
N. confinis Walk. (31 a). Forewing redbrown suffused and irrorated with fuscous; a fine black streak 
in base of submedian fold; inner line blackish, waved, oblique, crossed by a slight black streak in submedian 
fold; orbicular stigma a white dot ringed with black; reniform white defined by black, with a black line at 
centre expanding into a patch below, its lower extremity produced; an obscure sinuous median line; outer 
line indistinct, double and filled in with ochreous towards costa, slightly outbent below costa, then oblique 
inwards, minutely waved; subterminal line defined by fuscous suffusion on inner side, with black and white 
marks before it at middle; terminal area with slight black streaks on the veins; a terminal series of black 
and white dots; hindwing grey suffused with reddish brown; fringe brown at base with the tips white; under¬ 
side ochreous white irrorated with redbrown; a small dark cellspot; outer vein points on costa and veins 7, 6; 
a diffused brown apical blotch. Queensland, N. S. Wales, and S. Australia. 
N. poliocrossa Trnr. (29 h). Forewing violaceous grey suffused with rufous except on innermarginal 
and terminal areas, the rufous deepening towards subterminal line; inner line double, waved, oblique from 
costa to submedian fold where it is angled; reniform stigma a small fuscous lunule; median nervure blackish 
towards extremity; outer line double, waved, like the inner line obsolescent towards costa, excurved above and 
incurved below vein 4; subterminal line defined only by the grey area beyond it; a terminal row of black 
points; fringe rufous; hindwing grey suffused with brown; underside grey dusted with brown; a black cellspot 
and fuscous apical patch. Albany, W. Australia. The abdomen has exsertible lateral tufts of hair from base 
above the stigmata. 
