206 AUSTRALIAN lUIOPALOCERA : LYC .F.S ID.E, III., 



Lucia pyrodiscus, Rosenstock (Plates ii., tigs. '22, 23; iii., h"g. 27). 



Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) xvi. p. 377, 1885 : Chrysophanus mnea, 

 Misk., Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S. Wales, 1890, p. 33; And. Sl Spry, 

 Vict. Butt. ii. p. 83, 1894. 



(^. 13-15 mm. (14). Shape as in L. auri/er ^. 



Up per side. — Fore iviiig d-Avk brown, with a large triangular 

 <:;entrobasal golden spot occupying at least J cell and reaching 

 inner margin, a dark spot marking end of cell, base in some 

 directions brown. Cilia brownish. Hindvnng with upper half 

 brown, lower half golden with dark brown margin, tooth-like tail 

 brown, abdominal fold paler brown. Cilia brown. 



Underside pale brown, with a purplish sheen, and a com- 

 plicated series of indistinct spots and bands much as in L. aurifer, 

 but the discal series are very indistinct, outer margins without 

 purplish sheen. Cilia brown. 



9. 11-17 mm. (15). Shape as in L. OAtrifer 9. 



U p p e r s i d e. —Foreioing brown, with a large centi-al dull 

 golden spot, \'ery variable, sometimes reaching to base and inner 

 margin, usually extending into cell. Cilia brown. Hindwing 

 with upper half brown, lower half irregularly dull golden, a dark 

 outer marginal line, and three dark irregular interneural spots 

 towards anal angle, golden area sometimes restricted to a faint 

 suffusion, more noticeable on the nervules. Cilia brown. 



Underside yellowish to purplish-brown, richer at outer 

 margins, with spots and bands reduced to double wavy lines. 

 Cilia brown. 



This is a variable species, especially the female. It may be 

 distinguished from L. aurifer by its larger size, paler coppery 

 colour, usually extending into cell, and the more uniform under- 

 side. 



I have for some time been of opinion that Miskin redescribed 

 Rosenstock's species: and Dr. Lucas, from whom Rosenstock 

 received his species, assures me that this is the case. Rosenstock 

 unfortunately mentions neither sex, size nor shape; but I do not 

 think his description can stand for L. aurifer as Miskin supposed, 



