338 AUSTEALIAN RHOPALOCERA : LYC.EXID.E, 



Ogyris heavitsoni, n.sp. 

 (Plate xiv., figs. 5-8.) 



(J. Upper side pale silvery-blue, Avith very narrow black 

 margins, widest at apex of forewing, and with two white splashes 

 on eosta near apex. Hindwing with a linear black outer margin. 



Underside. Foreicing grey, much darker at the end of 

 cell, which is crossed by five white bars; in southern specimens 

 these bars are freely sprinkled with blue scales, which are 

 generally absent in northern specimens; a white patch beyond 

 the cell and an irregular dark brown discal band beginning near 

 costa and extending to the first submedian nervule, the edges of 

 the band very irregular. Hindwing after the general pattern of 

 0. oroetes {$), but the markings are more distinct. 



This is a very variable species, but I do not find any variation 

 in the direction of either of the other species. The male is nearest 

 to that of 0. orcetes, but the tint of blue is lighter, the apex not 

 so acute, and the outer margin of forewing is more convex. It 

 is the species that Miskin* put as the male of 0. orcHes. Speci- 

 mens bred by Mr. Dodd at Townsville do not show blue scales on 

 the underside, and are lighter than specimens from Victoria or 

 South Australia. 



9- Upper side. Foreioing pale silvery-blue, with brown 

 costal margin; apex and outer margin much wider than in the 

 male; two white costal splashes near apex, a dark bar marking 

 the end of cell. Hindicing silvery-blue, with dark brown outer 

 margin; costa near apex broadly dark brown. 



Underside. Forewing as in male, but with the areas of 

 cell between first and second, and third and fourth white bars a 

 brilliant scarlet. Hindwing as in male. 



This was known to, and described by Miskinf as the male of 

 0. aynaryllis. It has the same scarlet underside in the cell as 0. 



* Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1890, v. (2), p. 2.5. 

 t Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. 1890, v. (2), p. 26. 



