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ZYC^NIDJE. 



4. D. TaygetUS, Fekl {Lyccena, T.), Eeise Nov. Sydney, 



Lep. ii. p. 266, n. 321, t. 33, £. 19-21 Brisbane to 

 (1865) ; Kirh. (Ciipido, T.), Cat. D. L. Cape York. 

 p. 34.7 (1871) ; Semp., Mus. Godf. Lep. 

 xiv. p. 19 (1878). 

 D. Salaaiandki, Macleai/, W., Proc. E. Soc. 

 KS.W. p. 54, n. 19 (1866). 



5. D. Cyanea, Cra^n. (Pap. C), Pap. Ex. i. t. 76, Mackay to 



C. D. (1779) ; Godt. {Poly. C), Enc. Cooktown, 



Meth. ix. p. 642, n. 94, t. 42, £. 1 (1819) ; Papua. 



Butl., B. M. Cat. Fab. Lep. p. 162, n. 2 



(1869) ; Kirh. {Cupido, C), Cat. D. L. 



p. 347 (1871) ; Semp., Mus. Godf. Lep. 



xiv. p. 19 (1878). 

 Pap. Ctanus, Fab., Sp. Ins. p. 116, n. 515 



(1781) ; Mant. Lis. p. 67, n. 636 (1787); 



Ent. Syst. iii. p. 272, n. 50 (1793). 

 Damis Eptcoeitus, Bois., Voy. Astr. Lep. 



p. G7 (1832). 

 D. Albastola, Lucas, T. P., Proc. E. Soc. 



Qd. p. 156, f. 3, 4 (1889). 



6. D. Coelestis, n. sp. 



^ Brilliant light shining blue; central area white ; narrow black 

 margins. 



IJpPKRSinE. — Primaries: Costal margin very narrow ; apex wider; outer 

 margin decreasing to hinder angle, all the black margins very 

 distinct ; white central patch triangular in shai^e, very wide on 

 hinder margin, extending upwards to and along median vein to end 

 of cell, very sharply defined. Secondaries : With the base blue ; outer 

 area broadly blue ; intermediate si^ace pure white ; outer border 

 narrowly and distinctly margined with black. 



Underside. — Primaries: The whole of base, the costa broadly, outer 

 border moderately margined with jet black ; a sub-marginal outer 

 row of white points, within the black ; rest of wing white ; an almost 

 obsolete outer m.arginal fine white irregular line. Secondaries : Base, 

 and a very wide outer marginal band, the inner edge of which 

 describes a slightly concave line from apical angle to some distance 

 up abdominal margin, jet black ; central portion from border to 

 border but verj' much wider on costa, pure white ; a submarginal 

 row of triangular white spots, from anal angle to apical, and above 

 this a parallel row of metallic green, smaller lunular marks, both 

 within the black band ; a very indistinct outer marginal broken white 

 line ; median first branch prolonged into a short tail, black tipped 

 with white. 



$ Upperside. — Primaries: Base extending to end of cell, not quite 

 touching costa, broadly light metallic blue ; costa narrowly to end of 

 cell, then very broadly to apex, black ; outer border broadly black ; 

 rest of wing white. Secondaries : Outer border broad ly black ; from 

 abdominal mai-gin .above the black border broadly, but narrowing to 

 a point when it reaches inner edge of black band at apex, light shining 

 blue ; rest of wing white. 



Underside. — As in <?. 



Thorax and abdomen in both sexes above metallic blue ; beneath, white. 



Ex. : (J 30-35 mm. ; ? 22-32 mm. Hab. : Cairns. Coll. : Queensland 

 Museum. 



This exquisite little species was recently captured by the Museum 

 collector (Mr. J. C. Wilde), at Cairns. It is intermediate between 

 Td/iiniiis {VvM.) and A/eiias (Ve\d.), the blue being paler and more 

 brilliant tlian in the former, but not nearly so light as in the latter ; 

 the underside differs most completely from both. 



