118 NEW SPECIES OF QUEENSLAND BUTTERFLIES, 



Loc. — Brisbane to Townsville, in low grassy scrub. 



Allied to P. erinus, from which it differs in being smaller, in 

 shade of colouring, in creamy grey of under surface, in absence of 

 discal spot, and in habits. This species is more a grass flier. It 

 is also allied to P. moerens, but the markings and colouring of 

 under surface are quite distinct. 



Lyc^ena oranigra, nov. sp. 



<? ? 27 — 30 m.m. Head black, under side white, orbicles white. 

 Palpi black, under surface white. Antennas black, under surface 

 finely annulated black and white, clavelli on under side black, with 

 middle third white. Thorax black, irrorated with blue, under 

 side white. Abdomen black, base of segments white, under surface 

 white. Legs black, tibae ban lei 1 with white, under surface whita. 



(? Forewings deep blue, shot with purple, costa bordered 

 with fine black line, becoming wider at apical angle, and continuous 

 as a broad black band on hind margin to anal angle ; a fine 

 hind marginal line deep black. Cilia black grey, tipped with 

 ochreous grey. Hind wings same colour as forewings, with broad 

 greyish black band on inner margin to anal angle containing deeper 

 coloured black dots between the veins ; tail black, tipped with grey. 

 Cilia ochreous grey, middle third banded with black grey. 



Under surface, forewings slaty grey; lines silvery grey, 

 divided into interrupted sublunular markings between veins, 

 correlated in pairs, and enclosing suffusion of smoky grey ; l9t 

 line from near costa at \ to median vein ; 2nd line just beyond 

 1st line at costa to * of inner margin, consists of th»-ee lunules, 

 costal one concave, other two convex to 1st line ; 3rd line 

 at | costa to just beyond 2nd on inner margin consists of six 

 lunules, costal three convex, others concave to 2nd line ; 4th line 

 from | costa parallel with 3rd line to | across wing, consists of 

 four lunules, concave to third line ; 5th line from | costa to just 

 before anal angle of inner margin, consists of six lunules, convex 

 o 4th line ; submarginal and subterminal lines parallel to 5th line, 



