152 AUSTRALIAN lUlOPA IJ)C EllA : LYCKM D.K, III., 



Underside as in ^ l^ut the light area of hindwing cream 

 rather than white. The 9 is also \ ariai^le; on the npperside the 

 metallic scales are often blue rather than green, and often a sprink- 

 ling of these scales is present on the inner edge of the black outer 

 margin of forewing. On the hindwing the metallic patch near 

 the anal angle is often wanting, or it may be very large and 

 completely joined to the basal patch by a metallic line running 

 between the median and submedian nervures. 



The first subcostal is only united with the costal nervure for a 

 very short distance. The male is somewhat like that of D. arinia, 

 but is smaller and lacks the tail of that species. 



The type of D. salamandri is in -the Macleay Museum, and is 

 certainly identical with this species. 



This species ranges from the Richmond River to Cape York; 

 and is very plentiful in certain localities, as the Richmond River 

 and in the Cairns District where Mr, R. E. Turner informs me 

 the variety of the male with little white on the upperside of the 

 hindwing is as common as the typical form. I am sure the 

 locality of Sydney must be an error, as after collecting for over 

 twelve years in the district I have never seen it. Semper is 

 the authority for this locality. (^J 30, $ 20). 



Daxis macleayi. Semper. 



Mus. Godf. Lep. xiv. p. 155, 1878: Thy sonotis macleayi^ Druce 

 it Baker, P.ZS. 1893, pp. 546, 547; Druce, op. cit. 1902. ii. p. 119. 



(J9. Length of costa of forewing 14 mm. This species is very 

 close to the preceding (Z>. taygetus), but differs very slightly in 

 the spotted fringes, also in the female having a black tooth pro- 

 jecting from the black costal border into the central white area 

 and very indistinct blue scales on the base of the wings. The 

 male is of a much less intense blue than D. tayyetus. Loc. Cape 

 York. (Translated from Samper's description). 



In 1893 Mr. Druce doubted if it was distinct from D. taygetus.^ 

 and referred to a specimen in the Godman and Salvin collection. 

 In 1902 he had the types in his own collection and writes "easily 



