150 AUSTRALIAN lUIOPALOCEIlA : LYCEMDJl, III., 



Danis SEKAPI8, Miskin (Plate iii., fig. 20). 



Syn. Cat. Rhop. Aust. p. 49, l.sOl: Thysonotis serapis, Druce 

 & Baker, P.Z.S. 1893, p. 539, pi. xlv. f. 1, 2. 



(J. 13-23 mm. (21); 9. 16-23 mm. (21). 



Druce gives excellent figures of this species; and Miskin's 

 description is full. 



Xoc — Cairns, Cardwell {$ 20, 9 20). 



This species is easily recognised, the female having metallic 

 scales on the upperside of both wings. It is allied to the preceding 

 but is smaller. 



Danis taygetus, Felder (Plate iii., fig. 25). 



Lye. taygetus, Feld., Reise Nov. Lep. ii. p. 266, t. 33, f. 19-21, 

 1865; B. taygetus, Semp., Mus. Godf. Lep. xiv. p. 155, 1878; D. 

 salamandri, Mac!., Proc. Ent. Soc. N.S. AVales, i. p. liv., 1866. 



(J. 13-17 mm. (16). U p p e r s i d e. — Forewing uniform shining 

 purplish-blue, with a very narrow black costal margin and a much 

 broader black outer margin, nervules just before entering black 

 margin defined in black. Cilia black, often tipped with white 

 towards apex. Hinchving with outer margin black, of same 

 width as forewing, nervules entering it black. Abdominal fold 

 white, base purplish-blue, a broad white band with irregular 

 edges from costa, where it is widest, right across wing; remainder 

 of wing uniform shining purplish-blue. Cilia black. 



Underside. — Foreioing with outer margin black, broad at 

 apex, decreasing in size to second median nervule where it some- 

 times suddenly becomes wide, continuing so to angle; this band 

 often contains a faint submarginal white line. Costal margin 

 evenly black, just internal to which is a band of metallic green 

 scales, beginning from Ijase, occup3'ing upper half of cell and 

 extending a little more than J along vving; below this a band of 

 black, occup3ang remaining portion of base, then decreasing in 

 width (not filling whole of remaining part of cell) as it runs along 

 the metallic band and joining black outer margin only by the 

 narrow black costal strip. Rest of wing white, widest at inner 



