14^4 AUSTRALIAN IHIOPA LOCERA : LVC.KX ID.E, III., 



This genus, as regards neuration, is very nearly allied to 

 Lycceoia, Fabr., a genus that is not at present represented in 

 Australia, though many writers have used that name when 

 describing Australian species of Lyccnnidce. 



The genus Ci/aniris has a facies that distinguishes it imme- 

 diately from any allied genus, the type of the genus M'ell illus- 

 trating this facies, which is most marked on the underside, the 

 spots hardly ever becoming ocellular; while in Ltjccena they are 

 composed of a dark centre and an outer pale portion. The genus 

 occurs chiefly in the Neartic, Pal:«artic and Oriental regions, and 

 in Australia so far contains the solitary species described below. 



Cyaniris texella, Miskin (Plate ii., fig. 11). 

 Lyccena tenella (9), :Misk., Syn. Cat. rlhop. Aust. p. 63, 1S91. 



(J . 12-14 mm . ( 1 4 ) . U p p e r s i d e. — Fo rewmg ' silvery-bl ue 

 with a black outer margin and an almost central suboval white 

 spot; costal margin broadly black at base, then a black linear 

 margin to apex, where the broad black outer margin begins and 

 extends to angle; a suboval white spot principally below cell (only 

 a small lower portion of cell being white) and just reaching inner 

 margin; rest of wing, surrounding the white spot except on its 

 lower margin, pale silvery-blue. Cilia white. Hindwing white, 

 with a black marginal line internal to which is a submarginal 

 series of black spots surrounded with white between the nervules; 

 internal to these spots is a continuous blackish suffusion from 

 near apex to angle; fibdominal fold white, internal to which is a 

 suffusion of pale silvery -blue scales; base of wing brown suffused 

 with blue scales, which are sparsely scattered over the submar- 

 ginal black suffusion. Cilia white, terminations of nervules 

 black. 



XT n d e r s i d e. — Forewing silkj'-white, with brown spots as 

 follows, one faint in upper angle at end of cell, another larger 

 between subcostal nervure and upper discoidal nervule, beyond 

 this a band of brown spots running from below upper discoidal 

 nervule to near angle parallel to outer margin, which is marked 



