146 AUSTRALIAN RIIOPALOCERA : LYC.EyjD.K, III., 



This beautiful little, rare and somewhat variable species is only 

 recorded from the Cairns District, but no doubt it will in time 

 be found to have a much more extended range. 



Type specimen (9) in Queensland Museum {$ 2, 9 3). 



Danis, Fabricius. 



111. Mag. vi. p. 286, 1807; Westw., Gen. Diurn. Lep. p. 497, 

 1852: Damis, Boisd., Voy. Astr. Lep. p. 67, 1832: Thysonotis, 

 Hiibn., Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 20, 1816; Druce & Baker, P.Z.S. 

 1893, pp. 536-553; Druce, P.Z.S. 1895, p. 585 (note). 



The insects that are placed in this genus have a distinct facies 

 that separates them from their allies. The males are of some 

 shade of blue on the upperside, very often with white central areas; 

 the females are black, with white central areas. On the underside 

 of both sexes the marc'ins and bases are black, but marked with 

 blue scales, while the central areas are white; the outer margin 

 of hindwinghas a series of black oval spots surrounded by shades 

 of blue. The neuration may be described as follows — subcostal 

 nervtire w^th three branches ; first anastomosing with costal 

 nervure and then running free to costa; second given off at or 

 some distance beyond the point of emission of the first; third 

 given off rather nearer apex than end of cell, while the subcostal 

 nervure ends at or above the apex. A tail is present in one 

 group at the extremity of first median nervule. 



In Druce and Baker's Monograph they discard the name 

 Danis, as they say the use of that name would aficct the name of 

 the type of the genus (Danis danis, Cram.); but as that appears 

 to be their only reason, it is certainly one that I cannot agree 

 with. It should be noted (as p9inted out by Mr. Druce in 1895) 

 that the figure of the neuration in their Monograph is faulty, the 

 first subcostal being omitted at its proximal end, and the costal 

 nervure at its distal end. 



Druce and Baker go very fully into the history of this genus 

 in their Monograph. 



