136 AUSTRALIAN liHOPA LOCK R A : L VC.'EXID.E III. , 



Niceville are quoted as authorities for Deudorir, Hew., yet all 

 tliese authors would place two of the four species mentioned 

 under that genus b}' Miskin in Rapala. This will show that the 

 genera as well as the species are sadly in need of revision. I do 

 not think Miskin possessed a large extra- Australian collec- 

 tion, which will account for his want of appreciation of generic 

 differences. His descriptions of species are invariabl}^ good, 

 though he has neglected comparative work; for instance, he 

 describes three species as allied to Hypochrysops iyniia, but 

 does not indicate what form of that very variable species 

 he refers to. This, however, is a small matter compared with the 

 bad descriptions and ver}' misleading figures of certain other 

 Australian authors; three writers in particular have described 

 nineteen Li/ccenidct as new, only one of which has claims to 

 specitic rank. 



The sj^stem of classification I have used is based on the excellent 

 table of the late Mr. de Niceville, but an}' system can only be 

 held to apply directly to the limited area under considera- 

 tion, so that I have found it necessary to depart somewhat from 

 his table. The first separation that occurs is the placing on one 

 side of the genus Liphi/ra, which only just finds its true place 

 among the Lycctnidcti. I find that in Australian forms the 

 presence or absence of an anal lobe is a good character. 



KEY TO AUSTRALIAN GENEEA OF LYC.ENID.E. 



•I. Forewing never with four subcostal nervules in $ . 

 A. Hindwin" without anal lobe. 



A. Upperside in both sexes black, or black and %Yhite. 

 «!. Forewing with first subcostal anastomosed with 

 costal for a very short distance and running 



free to costa Eiqisycltellus. 



/>!. Forewing with first subcostal far from costal ; 



costa arched Neo2)it]t ecoj)^:. 



C-. Forewing with first subcostal free from costal; 



costa straight Mefiisha. 



L. Upperside of J blue and white, of $ black and 

 white, 

 a^. Forewing with first subcostal free from costa Cyanirh. 



