^^32 ON HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED AUSTRALIAN RHOPALOCERA, 



quite touching base and not encroaching within cell, fiery metallic 

 copper. Secondaries, the same, but with the coppery discal area 

 less extensive; a submarginal outer row of faint blue specks, 

 rather larger at anal angle ; extreme abdominal margin paler 

 brown ; anal angle produced into a short blunt tail ; fringe dirty 

 white, of tail reddish-brown. 



Underside. — Light shining brown, with bands, lines, and 

 specks of lilac-brown. Primaries with a speck within the cell at 

 base, a narrow transverse band at middle of cell and another 

 similar one just below this, a similar one at end of cell ; a speck 

 immediately above and another below cell, about midway between 

 central and end bands ; a wider transverse curved waved band 

 between end of cell and outer margin from costa not quite reaching 

 hind margin, where it is terminated by a single spot ; a submar- 

 ginal row of specks ; a large pale yellowish discal patch towards 

 hinder anirle. Secondaries : a subbasal transverse row of four 

 spots ; another row of same number, followed by a widish irregular 

 band ; a submarginal double line. 



5. — As in (J, but with the discal patch in primaries larger 

 paler in colour, not reaching so near to base, but quite touching 

 hind margin, rather ovate in form. Secondaries with the copper 

 patch nearly round, smalt, and near to outer margin ; the black 

 outer margin penetrating the copper patch in sharp points ; sub- 

 mai'ginal row of blue specks more developed than in ^. 



Underside. — Generally paler in colour than in ^, all the 

 markings much less distinct ; the discal yellow in primaries much 

 more diflTused. Contour of both wings in outer margin consider- 

 ably convex. No tail. Thorax and abdomen, above black, 

 beneath light brown. 



Exp. 30 mm. 



This species does not seem to extend into Queensland, where it 

 is replaced by an allied species described further on. I have 

 records of it from Newcastle (N.S.W.), Victoria, S. Australia, and 

 Tasmania. 



