BY G. A. WATERHOUSE. 253 



Tlie female of this species very closely resembles A. amytis 9 

 on the upperside, but the underside is very different. The species 

 has a closer resemblance to A. aitiytis than to A. meander^ and of 

 the three species is the least brilliant. 



Loc. — Mackay to Cape York, Port Darwin {$ 7, 9 7). 



Arhopala wildei, Miskin (Plate ii., figs. G-7). 



Syn. Cat. Rhop. Aust. p. 71, 1891. 



(J. 20mm. Upperside dull light blue, with black outer 

 margins. Tail black, tipped with white. Cilia white. 



Underside. — Forewing white, with a pale brown even 

 costal and outer margin; three darker brown spots in cell, a sub- 

 apical diagonal row of fOur spots below which on disc are two 

 others smaller. Cilia at angle white. Hindiving white, with 

 brown spots arranged much as in the general description; discal 

 brown band rather broken, beginning on costa with a large 

 oblong blotch. Outer brown margin narrower than in forewing, 

 ill defined. Anal lobe not well developed, marked with black. 

 Cilia white. 



9. 22 mm. U p p e r s i d e. — Forewing with base, costa, apex 

 and outer margin broadly black, inner margin less broadly black; 

 rest of wing white, slightly sprinkled with blue scales on base. 

 Cilia white. Hindwing with base, costa and outer margin 

 broadly black; cell black basally, then Avhite slightly suffused with 

 blue scales; central white area not so clearly marked off as in 

 forewing. Tail black. Cilia white. 



U n d e r s i d e as in ^. 



This rare and distinct species was for long only known from 

 the types in the Queensland Museum which are not in the best 

 of condition; Miskin's description is good, so that I have only to 

 add to it a few minor details as the result of the two much better 

 specimens I have been able to examine. I know of only five 

 specimens of this rare species, all from Cairns {$ I, 9 1). 



