34 ON HITHERTO UNDESCRIBED AUSIRALIAN RHOPALOCERA, 



Exp. (J 31 mm. ; 9 38 mm. 



Hah. — Queensland. Coll. Miskin. 



This species is well distinguished from aurifer by the wholly 

 diflferent position of the coppery areas in all the wings. It appears 

 to be entirely confined to Queensland; I have a specimen from as 

 far noi'th as Bowen. 



Genus DANIS, F. 

 D. Syrius, n.sp. 



i^. Upperside. — Primaries light greyish-blue; costal and outer 

 borders narrowly margined with black ; an elongate discal patch 

 of white, from below cell to hinder margin. Secondaries : base 

 grey-blue ; central portion of wing from border to border trans- 

 versely broadly white ; beyond this greyish-blue ; outer border 

 black, narrowly from apex, but increasing in width to anal angle. 



Underside. — Primaries : costal and outer border broadly black, 

 rest of wing white ; a blue-grey band within the black from base, 

 where it is widest, curved at apex, then very narrowly towards but 

 not reaching hinder angle. Secondaries: basal band of greyish-blue, 

 then a band of black, centre of wing transversely broadly white ; 

 outer margin broadly black, within wbich is a band of greyish- 

 blue, containing a row of black spots placed between the nervules. 

 Fringe of both wings, white alternated with spots of black at 

 termination of nervules. Thorax and abdomen, above light grey- 

 ish-blue, beneath silvery grey. 



9. — As in (J except that the blue is much less pronounced, the 

 upper side being almost black. Thorax and abdomen, above black 

 with slight blue tint, beneath light grey. 



Exp. (J 45 mm. ; 9 47 mm. 



Hah. — N. Queensland. Coll. Miskin, 



This is near to Sehce, and the markings are very similar to that 

 species, but the decidedly different tint of blue, the absence of 

 metallic sheen, and the somewhat larger size seem to suflicfently 

 distinguish it. 



