The genus Ogyris. 283 



Ogyris olane, Hew. 



Ogyris olane, Hew., Cat. Lye, B. M., p. 2, pi. I, figs. 10, 

 11, 1862 ; id. 111. Diurn. Lep., p. 2, 1863 ; id. Miskin, 

 P. L. S., N.S.W, p. 27, 1890; id. Kirby, Cat. D. L., p. 

 425, 1871 ; id. Semper, Journ. Mus. God., Heft 14, p. 55, 

 1878; id. Miskin, Ann. Queensl. Mus., No. 1, p. 72, 

 1891 ; 0. catharina, Feld. Reise, Nov. Lep. II, p. 218, 

 1865. 



<$ . Both wings darkish-brown. Primaries with a patch of dull 

 brownish-purple occupying the area between the median and sub- 

 median veins extending slightly into the cell and one-third the 

 space beyond below vein 2. Apical area and half down the termen 

 paler brown. Secondaries with the purple occupying the cell and 

 one-third the space beyond, termen strongly crenulate. 



Fringes white interrupted at the veins. 



Under-side primaries dark brown with the cell spots defined by 

 five pale metallic-blue lines, a dark irregular oblique line midway 

 between the cell and the apex, beyond which the wing is suffused 

 with whitish-grey scales, an obscure subterminal band tapering 

 towards the apex extending into the grey area. Secondaries grey 

 darker towards the inner marginal and tornal area, spots slightly 

 darker defined by fine dark lines. Basal spots small, median series 

 large, the first below the costa narrow touching the large spot across 

 the cell which is confluent with the one below it, an isolated long 

 oblique spot from the costa to the large cell spot just mentioned, 

 third series, with the first and second spots confluent, the first 

 strongly oblique, the second an inverted /\-shape confluent with the 

 two smaller spots below it, posterior series from vein 6, the second 

 and third spots confluent shifted outwards, the fourth still outwards 

 and slightly darker, fifth and sixth smaller and shifted inwards, a 

 trace of a subterminal dark irregular line, lower terminal area 

 darkly suffused. 



9 . Like the male but with the purple area very slightly less in 

 extent, whilst the secondaries on the under-side have the spots 

 larger and darker thus forming a strong contrast with the grey 

 ground-colour. 



Expanse : $ 42-44, $ 44-49 mm. 



Hob. S. Australia, Victoria and N. S. Wales. 



This description is of the form now found in Australia; 

 it does not agree with the colour on the upper-side of 

 Hewitson's type, which is paler and bright blue, the under- 



