DANAINAE 
TELLERVO 
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Beneath. Forewing black with dorsum paler: spots as above: a streak in cell, Avhitisli: a series 
of small subterminal sjmts, white. Hindwing black: a central area, extending to dorsum, while: a sj)ot 
in base of area la, white: a series of small costal spots, white: a series of small subterniinal S 2 >ots, 
white. 
$. AnovE ami Beneath as in male: spot nearest costa of forewing usually larger: sexmark absent. 
Loc. Cape York 4 5 10 11 12. Prince of Wales Is. 5 0 7. Banks Is. 2. 2Scr 13$. 
This the nortliern race differs from the next in (he spots and the white central area of hindwing 
being much smaller. 
7b. T. zoilus zoilus Fabricius. Fig. 5. 
Systcina Katoiiiologiae, p. 480, 1775. 
cf. Ai;ove. Forewing black: a si)ot in lower eml of cell, a subcostal dot above end of cell, a large 
l)ostcellular spot, and a spot in area 3 near termen, Avhite and semitransparent: a large sexmark 
extemling from dorsum to cell, dull black, llindwiug black: a large ovoid central area extending 
obscurely to dorsum, white. 
Ftg. F. Hindwing beneath of 
a. zoilus. b. gelo. 
Beneath. Forewing black with dorsum paler: si^ots as above: a streak in cell, wiiitish: a series 
of subterniinal sjiots, white, llindwiug black: a central area, extending to doi'sum, Avliilc: a spot in 
base of area la^ white: a series of elongate costal sjiots, while: a series of subterminal s]>ots, Avhite. 
$. Above ami Beneatii as in male: spot nearest costa of forewing much larger: sexmark absent. 
Loc. Cooktown 10 12. Cairns 6 7 9 10 11 12. Ivuranda 1 2 3 4 5 0 7 8 It) 11 12. Innisfail 11. 
Ingham 5. 22 o’ 10$. 
This the southern race differs from gelo in iiie white spots of costa of hindwing beneath being 
three times as long, and iii the white area of hiiidwiug, and the siibtcrminal spots of himlwing beneath, 
being distinctly larger. 
Genus EUPLOEA Fabricius. 
Illiger’s Magazine Vol. vi., p. 280, 1807: Butler, Proceedings Zoological Society Loudon 1866, p. 268; 
Moore, Proceedings Zoological Society London 1883, p. 253: Miskin, Proceedings Linncan Society New 
South Wales 1889, p. 1037 (1890). 
Antennae less than half the length of costa, with clubs long, gradual and slender. Eyes smooth. 
I'orewing with vein 11 from subcostal before end of cell (in most Australian Calliploea vein 11 anasto¬ 
moses Avith vein 12 for a short distance and then runs free to costa) : vein 10 from vein 7, usually just 
beyond end of cell: cell long: vein la forked at base. llindwiug rounded. (Fig. C and H). 
This genus is almost confined to the Indo-Australiiin Legion. Its chief centre of distribution is 
probably New Guinea, where it has reached its highest dcvelo]nueut. A few species have reached the 
islands off the east coast of Africa, but not the imiiiiland itself. 
Through the kindness of the authorities of the Queen.slaud Museum, we have been able to tigure 
^Miskin’s types, and to carefully examine them in comi>arison Avith our oavii specimens. For the thorough 
study of the genus Ave haA^e accumulated a large amount of material, and iioav Iuia'c examples of nearly 
all the described species from New Guinea ami the surrounding islands, as Avell as others from fartlicr 
afield. We Iuia'c handled scores of the more abundant of the Australian species, and avc believe avc have 
carefully examined eA'ei*y sjiecimen of the rarer forms iioav in Australian collections. This Ave hope has 
enabled us to offer a fairlj’ clear account of the genus. 
It is a ])uzzling* genus to study on account of the great similarity of many of the species, the great 
variability of the markings of some of them, and the very jioor descrii>tions hitlierto ])ul)lislicd. 
TJie butterflies are all dark hroAvn or black, Avith Avhitc markings. Tlie forowing above often shows 
bluish or i)urplish reflections,' the tint of Avhich apjiears to rcmaiirconslaut in each species. Tlie markings 
of nil file species follow one general scheme or palfern formed of distinct series of Avliite spots or dots, 
modified by absence or coalescence. A description of this jiuttern scheme common to tlie genus Avill save 
much repetition in the later .S|>ecific descriiitions; and as the spots and dots are always AAdiite, it will 
be unnecessary to repeat their colour. 
