NEW SPECIES OF QUEENSLAND BUTTERFLIES. 



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NEW SPECIES OF QUEENSLAND BUTTERFLIES; 



By T. P. LUCAS, M.R.C.S., ENG., &c. 



POLYOMMATUS SUBPALLIDUS, IIOV. Sp. 



(? ? 23 — 28 m.m. Head black. Palpi black, terminal joint long, 

 under surface grey. Antenna? black and white, finely annulated^ 

 clavelli black. Thorax and abdomen black, under surface greyish 

 white. Legs grey. 



<? Forewings coppery brown, shot with purple, suffused with 

 black on hind margin, most deeply at costa, thence attenuated toward 

 anal angle of hind margin ; marginal line very fine, dark, smoky 

 black ; cilia grey, with fine dark smoky grey. Hind wings as 

 forewings, with a suffused black hind marginal band. 



Under surface $ white grey, markings smoky grey ; a line 

 of six interrupted lunular markings from f costa to § inner margin ; 

 a sub-marginal line from near apical angle of costa to near anal 

 angle of inner margin, first portion as indistinct dashes, last two 

 spots conspicuous deep black, rounded. Marginal line very fine, 

 black ; hindwings, colours as forewings ; base with number of 

 black hairs clasping thorax. Five lines of dots or interrupted 

 markings, 1st line of two dots, near costa at 1 and on median vein ; 

 2nd line of five dots near costa at J to inner margin at J in a curve 

 nearly parallel with hind margin ; 3rd line of six markings § costa 

 to g inner margin ; 4th line of irregular markings parallel to and 

 immediately beyond 3rd line ; 5th line - costa to * inner margin ; 

 a sub-marginal row of smoky black spots from apical angle of 

 costa to § hind margin ; marginal line finely black ; cilia grey. 



? All wings smoky black, shot with purplish blue ; marginal 

 line finely black ; under surface markings much less distinct than 

 in <? 



