erynninae 
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TARACTROCERA 
292b. T. papyria agraulia Hewitson. Fig. 585, 
Descriptions 100 new Hespcriclae, p. 45, 1868. 
^ Above. Forewing brown: a cell patch, extending to base and costa and almost to dorsum, orange; 
^lirce small transverse subapical spots, orange: an irregular discal band of confluent spots ft'om vein 
la to vein 6, orange, with last two smaller and placed nearer termcn: cilia brown with tips paler: 
a ver)’ narrow discal sexmark from vein la to boyond vein 4, black. Ilindwing brown: a dot in 
cell and extended as a streak to base, and a dot in base of area G, orange: a narroAV straight discal 
band of confluent spots, orange: cilia orange. 
Bexeath. Forewing broAvn suffused orange-brown: cell and costa to end of cell, orange: subapical 
spots as above, but smaller: discal band as above, but narrower. Ilindwing orange-brown: spots and 
bands as above, but obscured. 
9 , ^bovE. Forewing brown: a spot in end of cell and 2 ^ 1 ’oduced along median, orange: subapical 
spots as in male, but smaller: discal band as in male, but narrower and more clearly defined. Hind¬ 
wing as in male: cell spot smaller and discal band narrower. 
Bexeath. Forewing as in male. Hindwing as in male, but duller orange. 
Loc. Yallingup 9 10. Stirling Kange 10. WaiTen I?. Margaret R. 11. IVaroona 1 2 3 4 10 11 12. 
Perth 1 17 q. 
This is the western race of T. papyria, Meyrick & Lower list it wrongly as T. -(lavovittata, but that 
specific name belongs to the most abundant eastern species of the genus Fadraona. 
293. Taractrocera dolon Ploetz. Fig. 876, 877. 
Stettiner Entomologiseho Zeitung 1884, p. 165. 
(jl Above. Forewing dull brown: outer half of cell and costa to end of cell, i^ale orange: three trans¬ 
verse subapical spots, pale orange: an irreguilar discal band of distinct si 3 ots, from vein la to vein 6 , 
pale orange; a faint streak along dorsum, pale orange: cilia brown with tips j^aler and at tornus 
whithh: a series of small discal patches of sexscales upon veins la, 2 and 3, black. Hindwmg dull 
brown: a clot in cell and sometimes a variable dot in base of area G, pale orange: a discal band o 
spots, pale orange: cilia whitish. 
Bexeath. Forewing dull bx'own: apex suffused dull orange : cell spot and subapical spots as above 
but latter smaUer: discal band as above. Hindwing dull orange; spots and band as above but paler. 
2 . Above. Forewing as in male: spots slightly smaller; sexmark absent. Hindwing as in male: dots 
and spots slightly smaller. 
Bexeath as in male: spots and dots slightly smaller. 
Loc. Kuranda 1 2 3 9 10. Atherton 2. Maekay 2 11. Stradbroke Is. 1 9. Darwin 9. Sef 6 $. 
The discal bands of distinct instead of confluent spots readily distinguish this species from (the 
others of the genus. 
294. Taractrocera anisomorpha Lower. Fig. 883, 884. 
Transactions Royal Society South Australia 1911, p. 146. 
oh Above. Foiwing brown: cell and costa to beyond end of cell, yellowish orange: three eonflnent 
transverse subapical spots, touching cell spot and discal hand, yellowish orange : a broa niegu ai 
band of confluent spots, from vein la to vein G, yellowish orange: a streak along corsum anc^ a am 
streak in base of area la, yellowish orange: cilia brown with tips paler and at tornus oran;;,e. 
narrow irregular discal sexmark from vein la to beyond vein 4, black. Hmdwmg rown. a ^ 
cell and sometimes extended as a streak to base, yellowish orange: a broad discal am o eon 
spots, yellowish orange: often a streak along vein la, yellowish orange: cilia yelloAVisU orange. 
Bexeath. Forewing brown: apex and termen suffused yellow-brown: spots and band as a ove. 
Ilindwing yellow-brown; spots as above, but much smaller; streak along vein la broader. 
2. Abo\'e. Forewing as in male: spots slightly smaller and discal band narrovei. sexmark absent 
Hindwing as in male: discal band narrower and streak along vein la broadei. 
Bexeath. Forewing as in male. Hindwing as in male: spots more obscure. 
I«c. Thursday Is. 12. Prince of Wales Is. 5 6 . Banks Is. 2. Cairns 2. Chillagoe 3. Forteseue R. 
Barwin 3 9 10. Tennants Creek. 5^ 69 . 
This species has a much narrower forewing than the others of the genus, and its average size is 
larger. , 
