344 Mr. W. H. Miskin on 



fringe white. Primaries with three short oblique white 

 dashes at apex of costa. Secondaries with outer and 

 hinder margins deeply dentated, anal angle somewhat 

 spatulate ; termination of 3rd median nervule pro- 

 longed into a decided tail. Abdominal margin brown. 

 Thorax and abdomen black. Under side : Primaries, 

 basal and discal areas dull black; apical angle and 

 part of the outer margin grey ; six transverse discal 

 bands of silvery blue, r.nd one beyond cell larger, 

 whitish. Secondaries grey, with numerous transverse 

 waving double black lines. Thorax and abdomen grey. 

 Expanse, 2 inches. 



Female. — Upper side : Black ; base of both wings, 

 Extending on the secondaries to anal angle, and faintly 

 to termination of 1st and 2nd median nervules, light 

 silvery blue ; marginal fringe white. Primaries with an 

 oblique apical, somewhat curved, band of pale yellow ; 

 two faint white oblique short dashes at apex of costa. 

 Secondaries dentated and tailed as in male ; the 1st 

 median nervule rather more developed ; abdominal fold 

 very light brown. Thorax and abdomen greyish brown. 

 Under side : Primaries as in male, except for the broad 

 apical band of light yellow. Secondaries also as in 

 male, but with the addition of a broad lightish trans- 

 verse band from about centre of costa half-way across 

 wing, and patches of ashy brown intermingled with the 

 grey. Thorax and abdomen grey. Expanse, 2 inches 

 4 lines. 



Var a. Female. — With the basal area violet, not extend- 

 ing so far into the wings as does the blue in the typical 

 female. Expanse, 2 inches 5 lines. 



Hab. Brisbane ; Dawson Biver {Barnard) ; Queens- 

 land. 



As I have not myself seen the larva and pupa, I 

 reproduce my friend Mr. Barnard's description and 

 remarks : — 



" Larva. — 1 inch to 1 inch 2 lines, subonisciform when 

 at rest, but flattening out considerably when in motion ; 

 attenuated posteriorly ; anterior segments retractile ; 

 ochreish yellow; base of each segment on the back 

 dark brown ; head reddish brown, hidden by the pro- 

 jecting 2nd segment ; spiracles black ; each segment at 

 side and apex of posterior segment produced into a 

 small fascicle of white bristles. 



