14 Mr. H. H. Druce on neio Species of Lj^cgenidse. 



bluish-green costal streak of the fore whig reaches closer to 

 the apex before it rounds off along the outer margin, conse- 

 quently the apex is less broadly black than in T. phUostraius. 

 The blue subraarginal band on the hind wing is wider and 

 its central black spots are more elongate. Cilia of both 

 winffs as above. Thorax and abdomen concolorous with 

 wings. 



$ . Upperside almost entirely blackish brown, with but a 

 faint indication of a narrow pale band, which ends in a small 

 creamy white patch on the abdominal margin, close to the 

 base, after it crosses the submedian nervure. Cilia as in 

 male. On the underside it differs from the male by the 

 white band being narrower, and consequently the black areas 

 being more extensive, and by the submarginal blue band of 

 the hind wing being wider and containing still more elongate 

 deep black spots. Some specimens have on the fore wing, 

 between the blue band and the outer margin, a narrow whitish 

 band from near the apex to the outer angle interrupted by 

 the brown nervules. 



Expanse, 6 lf-2^ inches ; 2 1-^q to 24- inches. 



Ilah. Kiriwini, Trobriand Is., March to May (.4. S. Meek). 



Types Mus. Druce. 



At first I thouglit that this species might be nearest to 

 T. regina^ Khby, from Normanby I., but on examining the 

 type of tiiat species I find that it is allied in coloration 

 to T. apollonius, Feld., which is entirely different from 

 T. philostratus. 



T. lampros is the only species of this group which lias 

 entirely lost the white band on the fore wing above, and the 

 female is much duller than any other described. Mr. ]\Ieek 

 obtained many specimens, which scarcely vary except in 

 size. 



Philiris, Rober. 



Herr Eober has made t'elder's Thecla ilias from Ambnyna 

 the type of his genus. 



It may perhaps be found convenient to retain Hiibner's 

 name Cundalides (the first name mentioned under this head- 

 ing being xanthospilos^ Iliibn. from Australia) for some 

 species of this grou]), as I find that the 3rd subcostal nervule 

 varies considerably in length. 



Of the species described here, P. theleos has this nervule 

 comparatively long as in F. ilias, whilst P. speirion and 

 P. mneia have it comparatively short as in P. philutus. 



IJolochila ohsimilis^ Fcld., and its allies have it compara- 

 tively long, but tiie name Holochila cannot be used, as it is 

 preoccupied. 



