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XIV. On Ogyris Genoveva, Hewitson, and its life- 

 history. By W. H. Miskin. 



[Read July 5th, 1882.*] 



Plate XV. 



This species was first made known by the late Mr. 

 Hewitson, who was, however, acquainted with the female 

 only, which he figured and described in his ' Exotic 

 Butterflies.' 



In this, as in the other species of this very rare 

 genus, the individuals are few and far between, being 

 extremely local in their habits. 



My friend Mr. George Barnard, of Coomooboolaroo, 

 has, however, been so extremely fortunate as to pene- 

 trate the mystery of its metamorphosis, and has kindly 

 communicated the particulars to me for publication, and 

 the obligation is doubly enhanced by the accompaniment 

 of figures of individuals of both sexes, variety of the 

 female, larvae and pupa, as also the food-plant, beauti- 

 fully executed by the pencil of Mrs. Barnard, and which 

 supplement this paper. 



I am now in a position to make known to Science the 

 complete history of this the finest species (excepting 

 the somewhat aberrant, if not doubtful, IAphyra 

 Brassolis, Westw., which, by the way, is probably not 

 hitherto known to be Australian) of the whole family 

 (Lycanidce) ; as also the hitherto undescribed male and 

 variety of the female. 



LEPIDOPTERA. 



LYCMBIDM, Stephens. 



Ogyris, Westivood. 



Ogyris Genoveva, Hewitson. 



Hewitson, Ex. Butt., i., pi. 48, figs. 5, 6. 



Male. — Upper side : Dense purple, inclining to violet, 

 somewhat darker towards outer margins ; marginal 



* Publication delayed owing to miscarriage of drawings. — 

 E. A. F. 



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