1893.] THE BtJTTEEFLIES OP THE GENUS THYSONOTIS. 547 



on the bases of the wings ; and the male as being of a much less 

 intense blue. 



The only specimen we have seen is a male in Messrs. Godman and 

 Salvin's collection, which agrees with this description. The blue 

 is certainly paler and of a more lavender shade ; and the cilia of 

 both wings pure white, spotted with brown at the extreujity of 

 each nervule. 



It is difficult to say whether this species is distinct from T. tatjijelus, 

 and this is a point which can only be satisfactorily decided by 

 some entomologist in its native habitat. Mr. Miskin seetus to be 

 unacquainted with it. 



TnXSONOTIS HYMETUS. 



Thysonotis hymetus, Fold. Sitzb. Ak. Wiss. Wien, math.-nat. 

 CI. xl. p. 459 (1860). 



Lyccena Tiymetus, Eeld. Eeise Nov., Lep. ii. p. 266, t. 33. ff. 22- 

 24 (1865). 



Cupido Jn/metus, Kirby, Cat. Diur. Lep. p. 347 (1871). 



Plebeius Jiymefns, Eibbe, Iris, i. p. 205 (1887) ; ii. p. 250 (1889) \ 



Ctipido liymctus, Pagens. Lep.-Fauna Amboina, p. 44 (1884). 



Cupido hi/metus, Oberthiir, Ann. Mus. Genova, xv. p. 523 

 (1880) \ 



Hab. Amboina ; Ceram ' ; Batchian ; Gilolo ( Wallace) (Mus. G. 

 6f S., J ). Soran, New Guinea ^. 



The single male in Messrs. Godman and Salvin's collection is 

 considerably smaller than Felder's figure, but the female agrees 

 exactly. 



Dr. Staudinger possesses a male labelled " Celebes " witli a MS. 

 name, " Danis ceramica, Bd.,'' attached, which is undoubtedly T. hy~ 

 metus and is probably incorrectly localized. 



Thysonotis koeion, sp. n. (Plate XL VI. fig. 3.) 

 c? . Allied to T. hymetus. Upperside violaceous blue, narrowly 

 black-bordered ; cilia of both wings distinctly alternately black 

 and white spotted. Underside with the blue costal streak of fore 

 wing extending evenly almost to the apex. Hind wing with the 

 outer marginal black border more regularly defined inwardly and 

 the blue marginal spots more quadrate. Cilia as on upperside. 



Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs as in T. hymetus. 



Expanse Ii inch. 



Hab. Kei Is. (Semper) (Mus. Staudinger). 



Distinguished by the broad blue costal streak on underside of 

 fore wing and by the spotted cilia. 



Thysonotis beownii, sp. n. (Plate XLVI. fig. 8.) 

 d" . Upperside dull violaceous blue, costal and outer margins of 

 fore wing very narrowly blackish brown ; of hind wing, apex 

 blackish brown, increasing gradually towards the anal angle, where 

 it is broadest. Underside most like that of T. liymetus, but with 

 much less blue at the bases and with the black border to outer 



