*222 AVSTBAhlA'S RHOP A L0CEnA:LyC.1-:MD.f: III., 



the species, details of whicli will "he found under the proper 

 headings. 



^^. U p p e r s i d e. — Both ?vuigs some uniform shade of blue or 

 purplish-brown, with narrow darker outer margins, often with 

 darker blue bases; sometimes a black anal and caudal spot, a long 

 filamentous tail to 1st median nervule of hind wing in most species, 

 in some short, in others absent. 



Underside. — Forewing some shade of brown or greyish- 

 brown, marked with darker brown spots and bands usually 

 bordered with white, sometimes appearing as two parallel rows 

 of white lines when the spots are the same as the groundcolour; 

 1st in middle of cell (absent in one species) with a spot l)elow it 

 external to cell, a spot marking end of cell, adiscal curved series, 

 last two often nearer base than remainder, a submarginal lunular 

 band, and sometimes a marginal row of spots. Hind wing con- 

 colorous with forewing, with three transverse series of darker spots, 

 often reduced to double white lines; first, of three spots crossing 

 middle of cell; second, single marking end of cell; third, numerous 

 much curved, discal; submarginal and marginal series as in 

 forewing; jet black caudal spot prominent, often sprinkled with 

 metallic scales, black anal spot small, often \vanting. 



9. Up per side. — Forewing with broad brown costal and 

 outer margins, centrobasal areas blue, often a large white discal 

 patch. Hiiidwing with outer margin broadly brown, centrobasal 

 area more or less blue, often a double marginal lunular band, 

 enclosing darker spots, caudal and anal spots often conspicuous. 

 Tail as in $. 



Underside as in ^ except in the species with a white 

 patch which is also present on the underside. In shape X. ancyra^ 

 N. pahnyra^ and N. lineata are of the form of C. sfrabo; while 

 the remaining Australian species are of the form of C. cnejus. 



Nacaduba DION, Godart (Plate iii., figs, 12, 37). 



Poly, ifion, Godt., Enc. Meth. ix. p. 679, n. 191, 1819; Boisd., 

 Voy. Astr. Lep. p. 83, n.l2, 1832: N. diou, Druce, P.Z.S. 1892, 



