652 AUSTEALIAN RHOPALOCERA : LYC.EXID^E, II., 



9- Forewing with costa straight, apex not nearly so acute as 

 in the male; outer margin convex. Uindwing with outer margin 

 much more rounded than in the male. 



Upperside. — Forewing with a very even black border 

 extending along costa. apex and outer margin, where it is broadest, 

 the rest of wing dull blue. Hindiv'ing as in forewing, with the 

 borders of about the same size. Cilia white, the nervules of the 

 hind wing marked with black. 



Underside as in the male. 



Expanse, $ 26-30 mm.; 9 29-31 mm. 



It is noticeable that in the male of this species the forewing 

 is purple and the hindwing blue, while in P. ilias both wings are 

 purple; also it is a larger insect than P. ilias. 



Log. — Cairns District. 



Philiris ilias, Felder. 



Thecla ilias, Felder, Sitzb. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math. Nat. 01. 

 xl. p. 454, n, 22 (1860). Pseudodipsus ilias, Miskin, Syn. Cat. 

 Rhop. Aust. p. 67 (1890); P. innotatus, Misk., Ent. Mo. Mag. 

 1874, p. 165. 



(J. Foreiving with costa nearly straight, apex acute, outer 

 margin straight, inner margin straight. Hindwing with outer 

 margin entire. 



Upperside. — Forewing with costal margin black, apex 

 broadly black and outer margin black, the rest of wing purple. 

 Hindwing with outer margin black, the rest of wing purple. 

 Cilia white. 



Underside pure silky white, with a fine black edge more 

 noticeable at the terminations of the nervules. A small black 

 spot near the middle of inner margin of hindwing. 



9. Forewing with costa nearly straight; apex pointed, outer 

 margin very convex, outer margin of hindwing more rounded 

 than in the male. 



Uppersid e. — Forewing brown with a pale blue area situated 

 between the median and submedian nervures and extending from 



