1 90 AUSTK ALIAN nilOPA U)CKi:A : L yCJ:.\ I D.K, III., 



at right angles, runs to the anal angle; in another female the 

 outer margin is rounded. 



Miskin's type is a ver}' large female, and is rather more highly 

 coloured than southern specimens; but from an examination of 

 it, I am certainly of opinion that the Victorian species is the 

 same. Mr. Illidge has compared my specimens with the type, 

 and they are almost identical on the underside ((J 1, 9 ^)- 



Lyc.enestiies, ]\Ioore. 



P.Z.S. 1865, p. 773; Trimen, South Afr. Butt. ii. p. 93, 1887; 

 de Nicev., Butt. Ind. iii. p. 127, 1890. 



In this genus, the type of which is L. emolus, Godt., (Z. ben- 

 yalensis, Moore) there are three subcostal nervules, the first being 

 entirely free from the costal nervure. On the hindwing there 

 are three highly ciliated short tail-like appendages from the sub- 

 median nervure and the 1st and 2nd median nervules: these ciHa 

 are very often broken off in cabinet specimens. 



The genus is somewhat allied to JS'acaduha, and has a some- 

 what similar scheme of markings on the underside. Miskin lists 

 five species in his Catalogue, of which L. turneri must sink under 

 L. ijode(f'roi/i, and L. phaseli (as determined by Miskin, not of 

 Mathew) is possibly the same insect as Semper records under L. 

 baUiston. L. hypolenca, Prittw., I have placed among reputed 

 Australian species, for reasons I will discuss later; it most cer- 

 tainly would not come into this genus. L. tasmanicns, Misk., is 

 the male of the insect recorded by Semper as Lam. palmyra, Feld., 

 which is certainly very distinct from I^. lineata, Murray, and 

 should be placed under Xacaduba. 



The species may be recognised as follows :— 



A. S • Apex of f orewing and outer margin of hindwing rounded; 



upperside dull purplish-bkie emobis. 



B. (^ . Apex of forewing acute, outer margin of hindwing nearly 



straight. 



a. ^. Bright purplish-bUie modestns. 



h. cT . Lilac-bkic goiletfroyi. 



