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corner neiir margin. Tlirec other similar rows occupy the 

 .space from the inner one mentioned first to the base along 

 medial line. Two small velvety-black spots mark the lower 

 corner near the margin of the under side of the posterior 

 wings, which are also beset with numerous sub-concentric ring- 

 bands similar to those of the anteriors. The male is a little 

 smaller than the female, and its markings somewhat modified. 

 A sj^ecimen of one in my possession shows a circular whitish 

 .spot on the left anterior wing, only, towards the middle of the 

 margin. This species is also one of the commoner, and has been, 

 noticed in the Counties Adelaide and Light. The specific name 

 refers to the colour of the wings. 



Cupido simplexa, spec. nov. 

 PL II., fig, 10. 

 Is fully as large as the preceding species, but the blue ex- 

 tends over a larger portion of the wings, the remainder being 

 a greyish-black, and no other marks present superiorly. The 

 under side is of a delicate grey, with scarcely traceable darker 

 tinted oval spots. The anterior wings show a larger and a 

 smaller black spot, with indistinct outlines, near the lower 

 corner. The specimen Avas captured at Monarto, Co. Sturt, 

 frequenting oj^en bushy parts in early summer. The name is 

 in allusion to the plain colouring of the wings by comparison 

 with C. oeneiis. 



Cupido delicata, spec. nov. 

 PI. II., fig. 12. 

 This Cupido is only slightly above one inch in span, the male 

 even less. A most delicate light purplish-blue overspreads the 

 greatest part of the wings, which are edged narrowly with a 

 light grey ; the thorax is bluish-black. The under side of all 

 the wings is light grey, the fringe included, but edged with a 

 tine dark line. A double row of small oval spots, brownish 

 bordered with greyish-white, is near the margin of both pairs 

 of wings, and a faint mark in the centre of the anteriors. 

 Another row of dots, directed obliquely towards inner edge, 

 and traces of a third nearer the base, mark the posterior wings. 

 The male only has a small appendage, and a faint black spot 

 i\ear it. C. delicata has been captured at Nuriootjia. The 

 specific name is given in reference to its delicate shading. 



Cupido fasciola, spec. nov. 



Pl.IL, fig. 13. 



The C. fasciola is smaller than the foregoing, and has been 



obtained from the same locality. The purplish-blue is disposed 



along the principal nerves, remainder dark bronze. The margin 



of the wings of the female is fringed with black and white 



