2()8 AUSTRALIAN lUlOPA LOCEIIA : LYCJIM D.i:, III., 



rj, 14-17 uiin. (16). U ppe I'si (] e. — Forewing velvety black. 

 Hindtoiny velvety black, a variable l)lue patch on apical portion 

 of outer margin. 



Underside. — Fortwinxj brown, a dark l)rown spot in cell 

 at base, a l)road dark brown band near end of cell, a broad dark 

 brown discal band. IJindwimj with costal portion brown as on 

 forewing, i-emainder of wing yellowish, spots and bands not well 

 defined. Anal lobe black; on either side of tail at base a black 

 spot covered with metallic blue scales. 



9. 1 6-19 mm. (17). IJ p p e r s i d e. — Foren^lng greyish-black. 

 Hindwing with costa and base greyish-black, rest of wing white. 

 Cilia and borders of tail white. 



Underside as in g, but the groundcolour white instead of 

 brown; brown marginal bands to forewing and most of markings 

 of hindwing obsolete. 



Mr. de Niceville remarked that the female of this species could 

 not be distinguished from that of B. phocides, Fabr. Semper 

 records this species from Australia as Sithon isahella, Feld., an 

 Amboina species. Mr. R. E. Turner writes from Ceylon sa3'ing 

 lie does not think B. sugriva can be retained for our 6w6species, 

 though it is very variable. I am, however, inclined to agree with 

 Miskin, and regard all the forms of this genus as one ver}^ vari- 

 able species. 



£oG. — Townsville to Gape York, [Ceylon (typical)] {^ 2, Q 1). 



LiPHYRA, Westwood. 



Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1864, p. 31; de Nicev., Butt. Ind. iii. 

 p. 489, 1890 : Sterosis, Feld., Reise Nov. Lep. ii. p. 219, 1865. 



Head rather large; body short, thick; palpi nnnute; antennae 

 thick, short, gradually thickened. Forevnng with subcostal 

 nervure four-bi-anched. Hindunng rounded, 



LlPHYKA 15RASS0LIS, WestWOod. 



Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1864, p. 31; Dist., Khop. Malay, p. 204, 

 pi. xxii. fig. 18 9, 1884; Stand., Exot. Schmett. p. 269, pl.xciv.^J, 

 1888; Misk., Proc. Roy. Soc. Qsld. vi. p. 264, 1889; de Nicev., 



