Dec, 1909.] THK VICTORIAN NATURALIST. 



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^ema^e.— Fore-wing : narrow; length of costa 20 mm. 



Above.-Fore-wing : dull black ; central fourth of wing white 

 n.ef.in ";,'^^''^"" '^^.^^^"ic-blue; base and dorsum dustld dull 

 h.t H n m'- , "/"^-^'"g ■■ d^ll black ; costa obscurely white, at 

 wh I / "^'^^k ; base and dorsum dusted dull metall.c-blue ; c lia 

 white, at veins black. Abdomen dull black, ringed white. 



Beneath.— As in male. 



Nine males and two females. Types in collection VVaterhouse : 



Briin/" '°^'''''°" ^^"'- ^" h^^^ P^^^^"f^d a male to the 

 ijruisn Museum. 



Locality C^^^ York (Elgner), March, June, Sept., Nov., Dec. 



ATil.H,l i l'''n''-''-^"''^ ^'^^'^"^^ f^°'^^ ^11 other Australian 

 ^rm nf j^'^'^^'^'^'fy '' .'« "^ore like Danis arinia (Australian 

 01 m of 1). cycmea), but is much brighter blue above and has 

 larger green and black areas beneath ' 



J/^ano^^Aa is the Australian representative of M. theon, of 

 wf I? onr r ^"° °' ""' "^ ^'^^ ^^^'"^^^^ I^- For comparison 

 ( Transactions Entomological Societv, London," 1801, pi xi 

 if. rl\i°'v't^^' , ^^^^o'-di^g to this {he male of M. Lo,^ above 

 at Jiv 'f f ''-^^""^ !'^' dark margms are broader, especially 

 at apex of fore-wmg ; the central white streak of fore-wino- is 

 arger, extending below cell ; beneath the metallic-green areas are 



blndTstn" k!' ^'^ "^^' ^^"^^ more restricte^d ; first black 

 runted ' oblique reaching vein 8 before half; third is inter- 



Tf'n?^T/ )^' ""^'"'^ ^""^ ^^^^^"^ considerably towards 

 ed^ed nltn 1 '"/T"'' \ '^^ '"''^^^"^' l^'^^k band is inwardly 

 edged narrowly and obscurely white. The male of M. Uppurl 



X fir' ?"' f°'^^ 'K'^r, I^-' ^' fig^'-ed by Druce {H pi. 

 ,/h5 n '"^ '' an allied form much paler blue above ; beneath 

 eau nr '' ''''' °^^'\'- "^^'^^ ""^ rnetallic-green, a^d a con- 

 Tr urn \'hT''''r^ r'^^^r' ^"^"^ "^^"^ °f '""d-wing reaches 

 ?¥ C.; '"?;T'"^ ^ r^ '•"- i^ Present, and cleare? than in 

 LtTnf r '^^J^'"f^(f^'^^ale) of Grose Smith and M. carmen 



Helve. T'"^"''"''-^°'''-^'^"^ ^°"' New Guinea, we believe 

 to be sexes of one spec.es ; m both the yellow and white band of 

 hmd-wing beneath extends to the dorsum. The male of J/ 



ST' "l^'TJ''''''' ^'^^''^ "Rhopalocera ExotcV' 

 area^l hTh ""'^°^1' ''''\'''^ ^"'"^^' ^^'^ P^^Pl^^h central 

 tlr^J i ""'"^^ ^^°''^' ^'^^^ °^ fore-wing enclosing the white 

 hind winl ""'''"'^ black margins; beneath the blafk bands of 

 aoex t^fe Te "T"''?^ the second and third join towards the 

 black spot. The male of M. alix of Grose Smith (figured 



ha! nT^hitT.t''"J''''V9°°> '^°" '^^^"^ ^^y' N- GuTnet 

 area of h^l T ^'''™"S "^°""' ^"^ beneath the white 



smaller ^'""^-^^"^ is larger and the green and black areas are 



