SATYRINAE 
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HETERONYMPHA 
32. Heteronympha merope Fabricius. 
32a. H, merope merope Fab ricius. Fig. 90, 91, 92, 93, (ab. 
Systema Entomologiae, p. 495, 1775. 
<? . Abovk. Forew’ing brown: cell dusted golden brown: a large sjiot at end of cell, golden broAvn: 
median vein broadly golden brown: an irregular postcellular band coalescing with an irregular sub- 
apical area, golden brown : area la broadly golden l)rown and extending as a very irregular subtenninal 
band to area 4 and rarely to postcellular band: a large sul)apical ocellus, black: a series of raised 
patclies of sexscales above and below median vein, grey-brown. Hindwing golden brown: costa and 
iennen narrowly brown: an irregular subtenninal line, broadest in area 4, brown: a faintl 3 ^ ringed 
large subtornal ocellus, black: a series of raised patches of sexscales just be^'ond cell, grey-brown. 
Bkxkatii. Forewing golden brown with apex j'ellow-brown: a spot in cell and a series of interrup¬ 
ted discal margins, brown-black: ocellus smaller than above and ringed. Hindwing j’ellow-brown: a 
central, a discal and a subterminal interrupted waved line, red-brown: subtornal ocellus as above but 
smaller: two miiuite ringed ocelli in areas 5 and G, black. 
9 . Above. Forewing brown-black with apex dusted yellowish grey: a large basal area reaching dorsum 
and almost reaching costa, golden brow'n: a broad iiostcellular band, and a subterminal spot in area 4, 
pale 3 'ellow: a large subterminal spot in areas la and 2 and often joined to the basal area, pale j^ellow': 
a large subapical ocellus, black faintly edged golden brown. HimUving as in male: margins and sub- 
terminal line, brow’n-black: sexscales absent. 
Beneath. Forewing as above with apex ashj^ brown: subapical ocellus smaller. Hindwing brown 
sutTused ashj^ brown and often tinged red-brown: an obscure patch bey^ond cell, red-brown: a series of 
minute subterminal ocelli. 
Log. G\un])ie. Brisbane 10. Mt. Tambourine 12. Killarnev’ 12. Richmond R. 10. Dorrigo 11 12. 
Ebor 1 12. Port Macquarie 10. Manning R. 3 10. Ourimbali 4. Sydney 1 2 3^ 10 11 12. Illawarra 
2 12. Blue Mts . 1 2 3^11 12. Bowral 1. Pambiila 12. Mt. Kosciusko 2. Mt. St. Bernard 2 . French 
Is. Wandin 1 2 11 12. ^lelbourne 1 2 11 12. Gisborne 1 2 .3 4 11 1 g Castlemaine 1 3 4 IT 12. 
Kerang. Dimboola 11 . Adelaide 1 11 12. Balaklava 11. Kangaroo Is. 11. 33 cf 28 9 . 
In Transactions Entomological Societj’^ London 1805, Skuse described a melanic aberration of the 
female as merope v. stiffusa : we have figured this specimen, and also a melanic aberration of the male. 
32b. H. merope salazar Fruhstorfer. 
Seitz’ ^Macrolepidoptera, IX, p. 305. 
(?. Above. Forewing dull brown: base of cell faintly dusted golden brown: a small spot at end of cell, 
and median vein, dull golden brown: postcellular band and subai^ical area as in tj'pical merope but 
smaller and dull golden brown: area la narrowl^^ dull golden brown and extending as a very irregular 
subterminal band to area 4: a large subapical ocellus, black: sexmark as in tj’pical merope. Hindwing as 
in tj’pical merope but dull golden brown and base brown: ocellus and patches of sexscales larger and 
darker. 
Beneath as in typical merope but paler. 
9 . Above. Forewing smoky" black with apex dusted broadly y^ellowish gi'ey : a large basal area 
reaching dorsum and almost reaching costa, dull golden brown with base dusted brown: a broad 
postcellular band, and a subterminal spot in area 4, y-ellow: a large subterminal spot in areas la 
and 2 and joined to the basal area, y’ellow: a large subapical ocellus, black edged golden brown. 
Hindwing as in male: base dusted brown: margins and subterminal line, black: sexscales absent. 
Beneath as in typical meroj^e, but paler. 
Log. Launceston 3 12. Burnie 3. Mt. Wellington 2 3. Flinders Is. 11. IGd^ 39 . 
This race differs from typical merope chiefly in the duller colouring and smaller golden brown 
markings. 
32c. H. merope duboulayi Butler. Fig. 94. 95. 
Aniiafs Magazine Natural History 1867, p. 167. 
(?. Above. Forewing brown-black: cell to tlireefourths and a spot at end of cell, bright golden 
brown: median vein broadly bright golden brown; postcellular band and subapical area as in typical 
merope, but bright golden brown: area la with subterminal extension usually reaching postcellular 
