BY W, H. MISKIN. 25 



O. Abrota, Douhl. and Hew. 



9. Gen. D.L. t. 75, f. 8 (1852) ; $. Hetv. Ex. Butt. I. Og. t. 1, 

 f. 1, 2 (1853) ; 0. catharina, Feld. Keise Nov. Lep. II. p. 218, 

 n. 235 (1865). 



The 2 of this species is figured in the Gen. D.L., and described 

 in Hew. Ex, Butt. The ^ is figured in Ex. Butt., but the 

 description given does not correspond with the figure, but applies 

 to (J Genoveva. See remarks on that species, supra. I append 

 description. 



(^. Upperside. — Dense purple ; costa narrowly black ; outer 

 margins of both wings with a distinct somewhat nari'ow black 

 border ; abdominal margin of secondaries brown. Underside. — 

 Primaries : Very dark brown ; hinder area somewhat lighter ; 

 apical area light grey ; four short transverse bluish-white lines 

 within the cell at equal distances apart ; a nearly round bluish 

 spot at end of cell. Secondaries : Light greyish-brown ; two 

 irregular transverse dark brown basal bands ; rest of wing 

 traversed by numerous indistinct brown waved lines. Thoi'ax 

 and abdomen, above black, beneath greyish-brown. 



Exp. 45 mm. 



My ^ specimen is from Sydney, $'s from Victoria. 



O. Oroetes, Ileio. 



Cat. Lye. B.M. p. 3, n. 12, t. 1, f. 12, 13 (1862). 

 Hewitson's figure is of the <^. I append description of the 

 other sex. 



(J. Upperside. — Uniform brilliant shining morpho blue, with 

 costal and outer marginal black line, rather wider at apex, in 

 primaries ; outer marginal black line in secondaries. Under- 

 side. — As in Hewitson's figui-e, but the ground colour much 

 darker, and the three first transverse discal bands blue instead of 



