6 THE VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



p. 138). As it does not appear to have been previously named, 

 we have decided to name it Lyccena cyrilus, and append the 

 following description, with figures (life size), which will enable 

 collectors to identify it and record its geographical distribution. 



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Male. Female. 



Male. — Upperside. — Uniform shining brown, hind margins 

 black, fringes pale. Posterior wings with two black spots at anal 

 angle, slightly crescendo and separated from black marginal line 

 by a pale blue streak. 



Underside. — Pale brown, with a series of spots margined in- 

 wardly with black, outwardly by pale brown or whitish ; two 

 black spots at anal angle of posterior wing, having an orange 

 blotch above and separated from the margin by a white streak, 

 corresponding to the blue streak on the upper side. 



Female. — Upperside. — Costa and marginal area smoky black, 

 a darker black spot at end of cell, very distinct in some specimens, 

 but hardly discernible in others ; basal area dark blue. Black 

 marginal line and pale fringe. Posterior wings with similar 

 colouration to anterior, but with two deep black crescentic spots 

 at anal angle, outlined with blue, and indications more or less 

 faint of a series of smaller crescentic markings along hind margin. 



Underside. — As in male, but spots usually larger and better 

 defined. 



The markings on the underside are so variable that no two 

 specimens seem alike ; in the males, especially, they vary from a 

 few scattered black dots in light outlines to large spots almost 

 coalescing into bands. As a means of identification they are 

 almost useless. 



This species was apparently first obtained in Victoria some 

 years ago by Mr. J. Kershaw, who had in his collection a female 

 specimen taken at Moe. 



In December, 1896, we had the good fortune to procure a 



