160 AUSTRALIAN llIlorALOC HllA -. LYC.K.\lf).K, III.. 



Til is species is very closely allied to J/, rovena, which is much 

 commoner in Australia, Ijut is larger. In the male the dark 

 margins are much narrower, and on the underside the ground- 

 colour is darker, and the Avhitish patch below apex of hindwing 

 is wanting. In the female the basal areas are suffused with green 

 instead of blue. 



My authority for including this species is a specimen (^) in the 

 Macleay Museum from Darnley Island. I think it may definitely 

 be assumed that it does not occur on the Australian mainland, 

 where its place is taken by the form M. rovena. Druce was not 

 certain of the distinctness of J/, epidetus, Feld., (not the insect 

 recorded under that name by Miskin). It is a well known ISew 

 Guinea form. 



Loc. — Darnle}^ Island. 



Miletus rovena, Druce (Plate ii., fig. 16). 



Hjjpochrjjsops rovena, Druce, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1891, 

 p. 184; P.Z.S. 1902, ii. p. 113: //. epidetus, Misk. (nee Feld.), Syn. 

 Cat. Rhop. Aust. p. 66, 1891. 



(J. 16-17 mm. (17). Costa of fore wing gently arched, apex 

 acute, outer margin straight. Hindwing with, outer margin 

 slightly concave in centre, and two blunt tail-like projections to 

 1st and 2nd medians. 



Up per side rich blue, with narrow black costal and outer 

 margins, that of costa of hindwing being widest, usually extend- 

 ing to subcostal nervure. anal angle also more broadly black. 

 Cilia brownish. 



Underside. — Forewing light brown, paler towards inner 

 margin, spots distinct, reddish margined with metallic green; an 

 additional red spot in centre of cell, which is of the same colour 

 as rest of wing except the reddish upper portion; discal band 

 irregular, not extending below first median, marginal band indis- 

 tinct. Cilia brown. Ilindiuiny light brown with a lighter suffu- 

 sion on outer margin below apex; spots red, usually black-bordered, 

 then with metallic green, situated as indicated in general descrip- 

 tion except the curved discal series, which just below the sub- 



