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it is also larger than the figure. This may be the species Semper 

 records from Bowen and Cape York as L. astraptes, Felder, witli 

 L. candrena, Herr.-Schff., and L. argentina, Prittw., as synonyms; 

 but his remarks point to a form much nearer ./. phasdi. J. 

 astra2)tefi is from the Pliilippines and ./. candrena from Fiji. 



Jamides phaseli, Mathew (Plate iii., fig. 22). 



Lampldes phaseli, Math., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889, p. 311: 

 J. phaseli, Druce, P.Z.S. 1892, p. 443; 1902, ii. p. 1 1 4; (nouLijca- 

 nesthes phaseli, Miskin, Syn. Cat. Rhbp. Aust. p. 59, 1891}: Lye. 

 oranigra, Lucas, Proc. Roy. Soc. Qsld. vi. p. 118, t. 6, figs. 3, 4, 5, 

 1889 : Lam. hochits, Miskin (nee Cram.), Syn. Cat. Rhop. Aust. 

 p. 54, 1891. 



(-f. 12-15 mm. (13). Forewing with costa arched, outer margin 

 straight. Hind wing with a filamentous tail to 1st median. 



Upper side silky purple, with even black borders to outer 

 margins and costa of hindwing, much narrower dark costal border 

 to forewing, dark subcaudal spot, with ver}'- faint traces of a 

 marginal and submarginal series of lunules; tail black, tipped 

 with white. Cilia brown. 



U n d e r s id e. — Foreiving light brown, spots hardly darker, 

 represented by their double v/hite borders, none in cell, first dis- 

 cocellular, discal band from near costa to submedian, marginal 

 bands obscure. Cilia brown. Hindwing light brown, spots as 

 in forewing, a row of three crossing middle of cell, one disco- 

 cellular, a much curved discal series, marginal series more promi- 

 nent than in forewing, caudal spot black, crowned with orange; 

 anal spot smaller, similar. 



9. 12-lGmm. (14). Shape much as in ^. 



Upper side with broad brown costal and outer margins, 

 centrobasal areas purplish-blue, an obscure interneural row of 

 marginal spots to hindwing faintly margined with white above 

 and below^; tail black, tipped with white. Cilia brown. 



Underside as in ^, but outer marginal bands more pro- 

 minent. 



