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Up per side black, with a large central white spot on fore- 

 wing, reaching nearly to inner margin; a large spot on hindwing 

 reaching costa, no blue scales near bases. Cilia white. 



Underside as in ^. 



This species may be recognised by the greenish colour of the 

 male, and the absence of blue in the female on upperside; and the 

 want of markings on the underside. 



Semper's description and Druce's figure of the female refer to 

 C. margarita 9. It may be argued that these species are not 

 distinct, but no one will assert that C. absimilis and C. helenita 

 are the same; then comes the difficulty to which species we 

 must assign C. via7'gari6a a^s it possesses some of the characters of 

 both, rendering such a' course impossible. Twenty-five years ago 

 Semper was able to discriminate between the three males, and 

 his remarks are clearly borne out by the large series Mr, R. E. 

 Turner has collected in N. Queensland. Semper unfortunately 

 only possessed females of two species, and as a result assigned the 

 wrong female to C. helenita. 



Log. — Cairns to Cape York (^ 3, 9 7). 



Candalides gilberti, n.sp. 



(J. 15 mm. Foretving with apex more acute and outer margin 

 straighter than in the three allied species. Hindwing with outer 

 margin rounded. 



Upperside pale violet-blue with linear dark outer margins. 

 Oilia white. 



Underside. — Forewiag white, with an elongate black spot 

 at end of cell, a discal row of six black interneural spots, a dark 

 submarginal line, and a faint indication of dark marginal dots. 

 Cilia white. Hindwing white, with four round jet black subbasal 

 spots, the second in cell; four transverse spots crossing middle of 

 cell; first above cell, elongate; second in cell, a black discocellu- 

 lar streak, a curved discal series of seven black spots, the second 

 being much nearer base than the rest, a submarginal wavy 

 black line, a marginal interneural series of black spots. Cilia 

 white. 



