204 AUSTRALIAN RIIOPA IJH'KIIA : LVC.KM D.K, 111., 



referred to CJLnjsophamts hy Semper, and Miskin who also 

 included his C. aenea { = L. piji-odiscics) there. After a very 

 careful study of de Niceville's remarks on Chry soph anus, and also 

 many species, including tlie type C. phleas from Europe and N. 

 America, I cannot place our other two species in that genus, for 

 in Chrijsophanus the upper discoidal is given off from or very 

 near to end of cell, while in L. aurifer and especially in L. pyro- 

 discus, the upper discoidal is given oft' well beyond the end of cell 

 as in L. hccamis. This genus contains the Australian repre- 

 sentatives of the "Coppers," which may be thus distinguished: — 



A. Upperside with copper area on forewing only, hindwing 



rounded in both sexes ... luc(nius. 



B. Upperside with copper area on both wings; hindwing in J^ 



prolonged into a blunt tail, in $ rounded. 



(I. Copper area on hindwing definite; size small aurifer. 



b. Copper area on hindwing suffused, ill-defined, often want- 

 ing; size much larger pyrodiscns. 



Lucia lucanus, Fabricius (Plate iii., fig. 21). 



llesperla lucanus, Fabr., Ent. Syst. iii. p. 322, 1793 : Pap. lu- 

 canus, Don., Ins. Ind. t. 43, f. 4, 1800 : L. lucanus, And. & Spry, 

 Vict. Butt. p. 81, 1894 : L. limbaria, Swains., Zool. 111. Ins. ii. t. 

 135, 1832 : Ghrysophanus disclfer, Herr.-Schfi'., Stett. Ent. Zeit. 

 p. 72, t. 4, f. 21, 1869; Tepper, Trans. Roy. Soc. S.A. p. 29, t. 11, 

 f. 14,15, 1882. 



$. 9-13 mm. (11); 9. 10-15 mm. (13). Antennfe about ^ 

 length of costa. 



This is an easily recognised species, with a well defined coppery 

 area on forewing in ^, and a variable coppery suft'usion in 9. 

 The underside is marked with Ijrown spots and white blotches. 

 Cilia well spotted. 



Loc. — South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Brisbane 

 to Mackay. 



Lucia aurifer, Blanchard. 



ryda aurifer, Blanch., Voy. Pole Sud, t. 3, f. 13, 14, 1853 : 

 Chrysophauus aurifer. And. k Spry, Vict. Butt. ii. p. 82, 1894 . 



