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this coloration has been noted only in specimens from Brisbane. 

 The foodplant of 0. cyprotus in Queensland and parts of New 

 South Wales is a leafless shrub locally known as dogwood, but 

 in Victoria there is most likely some other foodplant. This the 

 author suspects to be the leafless parasitic climber Cassytha sp. 

 The reasons for this assumption are that a closely related species 

 C. hyacinthina hyacinthina Semper, feeds on this creeper, and 

 where C. cyprotus was captured in Victoria this plant was very 

 plentiful, and a careful search for any shrub similar to the 

 dogwood was unsuccessful. 



A search Avas made on Cassytha for larvae and pupae, but without 

 success. At. the time, because the butterflies were on the wing, it 

 is probable that eggs only would have been present. 



Neolucia sulpitius sulpitius Miskin. 



This species was first recorded from Victoria when it was col- 

 lected by the author near the mouth of the Wingan Inlet, far 

 eastern Gippsland, in February 1946. 



This small butterfly has a very wide range in eastern Australia, 

 being found commonly from Sydney to North Queensland. In 

 the Cairns-Cooktown area the race N. sulpitius obscura Whs. & 

 Lyell is taken. 



It is essentially a coastal species, being found only on the mud 

 flats or salt pans in the estuaries of rivers or creeks, where the 

 foodplant, Bhagodia billardicri grows freely. There are possibly 

 other plants allied to Bhagodia on which N. sulpitius also feeds. 



It is to be expected that this small butterfly will be captured at 

 other places along the Victorian coast, because of the occurrence 

 of its foodplant and the number of suitable localities. Waterhouse 

 suggests the possibility of this butterfly being a form of Neolucia 

 serpentata H. Sch. which is a very similar insect, and which feeds 

 on species of Bhagodia and Atriple.r. 



The author has collected the latter species at many places from 

 Queensland to Victoria, and although found at places on the coast, 

 it is also very abundant at localities far inland. When the two 

 are collected together this point will be settled. 



Family HESPERIDAE 

 Subfamily Trapezitinae 



Anisynta dominula drachmophora Meyr. 



This skipper butterfly is very plentiful during January and 

 February on the Dorrigo plateau, and Barrington Tops, N.S.W. ; 



