456 iMr. W. ir. !Miskni's Jcscriptions of nexc species 



"U'lth base of costa bronzy. Secondaries : somewhat angu- 

 lated; abdominal margin paler. 



Underside: pale shining-brown, Avith linear markings 

 of brassy green. Primaries: with the green markings 

 generally bordered rather indistinctly w^tli pale orange, 

 and often accompanied by black specks ; with an outer 

 siibmarginal row of green markings, inside of which is a 

 corresjjonding row of black spots, largest towards hinder 

 angle, bet\\'een these pale orange ; another row of green 

 markings from costa not quite across Aving, bordered out- 

 wardly with pale orange ; a subcostal doid>le longitudinal 

 line of green, from base nearly to transverse band, with a 

 short transverse double line liranching from it, at end of 

 cell; two spots of black beneath, and close to median vein, 

 before its second and third branches. Secondaries : with 

 the ffreen markino-s in transverse rows of short contiguous 

 lines, generally double, filled in Avith rich orange ; an 

 outer marginal line of green to anal angle, inside of which 

 a narrow band of orange ; a basal speck of green, crowned 

 with orange ; a sub-basal rov/ of two single lines, bordered 

 inwardly with orange ; a discal row of foiu", double except 

 one near costa, reaching from costa to abdominal margin ; 

 an outer row of four, double except upper one, not reach- 

 ing costa ; beyond, two short single lines ; a large black 

 spot near anal angle, with a small black speck on each 

 side. Fringe not devclo])cd. 



Female. — UiTERSiUE: uniform shining brown, violet- 

 blue at base of both wings. Primaries : with base of costa 

 light brown. Secondaries : more rounded than in male ; 

 Avith the blue extending over the discal region ; a small 

 patch of pale orange at branch of median ; the submedian 

 and all the median branches terminated broadly in orange, 

 and rather indistinctly marked in same colour for short 

 distance up ; Iringe white, intersected Avith black at ter- 

 mination of nervules, mostly so toAvards anal angle. 



Underside : same as in male, except that orange mark- 

 ings in secondaries are less developed. 



Thorax in both sexes black ; abdomen pale broAvn on 

 upperside, light broAvn on underside. 



Expanse 1 " -4'". 



JJa/j. — Brisbane, Queensland. 



Coll. Miskin. 



In form this species is nearest to II. irjnita (Leach), 

 but is a much more homclA'-lookinG: insect. 



