1S93.] THE LUTTEEFLIES OE THE GE2s"US THTSOXOTIS. 539 



A. The DAKIS (jrOUjl. 



In this group the mak^s are more or less metallic blue, and both 

 sexes have a white band common to both wings. The species are 

 best distinguished by the presence or otherwise of the metalUc 

 blue on the upperside of the females. In 2\ serapis this character 

 seems at its best, as the hind wing is suifused all over, and the 

 base of the fore wing very strongly, with metallic green scales. 

 T. danis and var. l-arpaia have the metallic scales along the costal 

 margin only, whilst T. j^hilosfratus, T. apollonin^, and T. nytna 

 are absolutely ^^•ithout any metallic scales on the upperside. 



T. St/ r ins and T. rihhci we have not seen, but from Mr. IMiskin's 

 note concerning his species the female has apparently some blue on 

 the upperside. 



The females of all the species of this group have the outer 

 marginal band of the hind wings beneath broader, and the blue 

 more extensive, than the males. 



Thtsonotis seeapis. (Plate XLV. figs. 1, 2.) 



Danis serapis^ Miskin, Anu. Queensl. Mus. no 1, p. 49 (1S91). 



Bah. Cardwell, Cairns, Queensland (Misl-in); Herbert River, 

 AV. Queensland (il/»s. JStaud.); 'N. Queensland (3Iuf>. I).). 



This is perhaps the easiest species of the group to distinguish, 

 as it is the only one in Mhich the hind \^'ings of the female are 

 suffused with metallic scales. We have in our collection a number 

 of specimens collected by Mr. Gervas Mathew, E.N., in Queensland, 

 but the precise locality is not noted. They vary considerably in 

 size and also somewhat in the width of the metallic fascia on the 

 underside of the hind wings. The extent of blue and also of 

 white on the upperside of the male seems to be quite constant. 



Thysoxotis da>-is. (Plate XLYIl. figs. 1, 1 a, 1 b.) 



Pajyilio danis, Cr. Pap. Exot. i. pi. 70. ff. E, E (1779). 



Pajnlio damis, Ilerbst, Xaturs. ISchmett. xi. t. 321. f£. 10, 11 

 (1804). 



Erycina danis, Godart, Enc. Mcth. ix. p. 577 (1819). 



Ctipido damis, Pageus. Lep. Eauna Amb. (1S84) ; Schmett. Amb. 

 p. 10 (1888). 



Plcheius damis, Eibbe, Iris, ii. p. 249 (1889). 



Damis seho', Boisd. Yoy. Astr., Lep. p. 08 (1832); Guer. Voy. 

 Coquill. p. 275, Atlas, ii. t. 18. f. 32 ; Blanchard in liombron et 

 Jacquinot, Voy. Pole Sud, Lepid. pi. 3. if. 1, 2 (1853). 



Danis seha^,'WeHt\v. Gen. I). Lep. p. 497, pi. 77. f. 4 (1852). 



Davis danis, Semper, J. Mus. Godeff. xiv. p. 154 (1878). 



Danis sehfp, Miskin, Ann. Queensl. Mus. no. 1, p. 49 (1891). 



JIah. Amboina: Ceram ; Cardwell to C. Aork. 



Although Cramer gives " Indes Occideiitales " Jis the locality of 

 this well-know n s|)ecies, there can be no doul)t froiii an exam- 

 ination of his figure that he delineates an Amboinese examjjle. 

 My authority for giving Ceram is a pair ( J ? ) in Messrs. 



