250 AUSTRALIAN RIIOPALOCERA : LYCJiMD.E, III , 



The species that this genus was erected for are A. phry.rus, 

 Boisd., and A. meander, Boisd. In Australia the genus is repre- 

 sented by three, somewhat similar, large, brilliantly coloured 

 species, and a smaller, duller-coloured species for which in the 

 future it may be necessary to erect a new genus. The three large 

 species will be included in the following general description; 

 specific details will be found under the various species. 



(J. XJ p p e r s i d e. — Fore?ving brilliant metallic blue or purple, 

 with narrow brown or black costal and outer margins. Hindwing 

 brilliant metallic blue or purple, broad costal, narrow outer 

 brown or black margins. Abdominal fold pale brown. 



XJ n d e r s i d e. — Foreii'ing brown, marked by a series of darker 

 brown spots and bands bordered with white. Three spots in cell, 

 one subbasal, second in middle, third marking end of cell, an 

 irregular blotch below second external to cell; a dark spot out- 

 wardly bordered with white adjoining cell between 1st and 2nd 

 medians; a straight broad transverse discal band from costa to 

 beyond 1st median. Hindwing brown, with darker brown spots 

 and band. A dark spot on costa at base, a series of four sub- 

 basal, one above, one in middle of, another below cell, fourth on 

 abdominal margin ; a second series beyond these, similarly 

 situated, the last forming on abdominal margin the termination 

 of discal band; end of cell marked by an elongated spot; discal 

 band broad, bent near anal angle, often joined near middle to 

 spot at end of cell. Anal lobe marked with a round black spot, 

 crowned with metallic blue or green scales often extending along 

 margin to 2nd median nervnie. Thorax above with metallic 

 scales. 



The species may be distinguished : — 



A. Of large size; J' with narrow, $ with broad marghis on upper- 



side; brown below. 



a. Underside light brown, often with whitish patches eupolis. 



h. Underside dark brown. 



a^. Upperside in both sexes dark purple aniytis. 



61. Upperside in both sexes blue meander, 



B. Of moderate size_, groundcolour of underside white iciUlei. 



