280 Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on 



so undergoes its transformation, and is quite undisturbed 

 and unmolested by its ant hosts. 



Mr. Waterhouse tells me that the form found at the 

 Richmond River (N.S.W.) is distinctly smaller than that 

 found both to the North and to the South of that locality, 

 he says also that he never sees males on the wing until 

 about 2 p.m. in the day, when they fly high (about thirty 

 feet) around the Eucalyptus trees, and are very difficult to 

 catch ; the females are very rarely seen on the wing. 



This year the species has been recorded from South 

 Australia, Mr. Lyell having recorded it in the Victorian 

 Naturalist, vol. xxi, p. 166 and 167; from Dimboola, 

 larvae and pupre were taken in November and December 

 last, the perfect insect emerging in the latter month. Mr. 

 Lyell and his friend Mr. Fricot were hunting for the larvse 

 of 0. idmo, but instead of finding it they discovered 

 caterpillars of this species; they confirm the observa- 

 tion that it feeds by night, and they also state that it 

 pupates at the foot of the tree below the surface of the 

 ground. In order to test the action of the attendant ants 

 one or two larva? were placed a couple of feet or so away 

 from the tree ; they were however soon discovered and 

 dragged carefully back to the tree by the ants at a pace 

 much more rapid than their own rate ; pupae were likewise 

 carried back to the tree. 



Ogyris zosine-duaringa, sub spec. nov. 



Ogyris genoveva, Miskin, Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., p. 343, 

 pi. xv. 



£ . Both wings brightish purple. Primaries with a broad darker 

 but equally bright suffusion across the median area of the wing, the 

 brown termen is much narrower than in zosine and of equal width 

 from the apex to the tornus. Secondaries with a very narrow brown 

 termen, little more than linear. Under-side as in the type but with 

 the spots more distinctly outlined and with a velvety clouding near 

 the tail at vein 4. 



$. Similar to the female of the form genoveva, Hew., but the blue 

 instead of camilean is brilliant greenish-blue much more lustrous 

 than in Hewitson's insect. 



Expanse ^ 54-58, $ 56-58 mm. 



This subspecies was taken by Meek at Coomooboolaroo, 

 where it appears to be a constant race ; there is a long 



