HYPOCHRYSOPS. By Dr. K. Grunberg. 
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H. hecalius Misk. $ above blackish-brown, forewing with an extensively reddish-yellow inner- hecaliu-s. 
marginal spot, hindwing with a smaller reddish-yellow basal spot, margin and veins beginning from the middle 
likewise reddish-yellow. Under surface chrome-yellow, with spots and bands bordered with red, black, and 
silvery-blue; forewings with a short band in the cell, a spot at the cell-end and a postdiscal band extending 
almost to the distal margin. Hindwing with an irregular red band-marking like in coelisparsus. Australia 
(New South Wales, Victoria). 
H. ignita Leach. <$ above blackish-brown, median parts of both wings from the base to beyond the ignita. 
cell, in the hindwing as far as in front of the distal margin coloured blue : costal margin of the forewing very 
often of a bright orange colour, rarely quite blackish-brown, often before the apex an orange-red spot of variable 
size, which in extreme cases extends over the whole median part of the wing as far as near the proximal margin. 
Beneath greyish-brown with bright red bands and a silvery blue marking; the basal costal-marginal area in 
the forewing reddish-yellow, at the anterior margin of the cell a blue longitudinal streak, below the end of 
which there is a single spot, a transverse spot at the cell-end and some spots behind it silvery-blue; an irregular 
postdiscal band and the margin red, the silvery-blue submarginal spots distinct. Hindwing with 3 red transverse 
bands proceeding from the costal margin and a 4th red band coming from the proximal margin between the 
2nd and 3rd; all are bordered with silvery blue; marginal part red, with a silvery blue submarginai line. 2 above 
with a slight violet reflection, the blue basal spots smaller than in the <$. Australia (South Queensland, New 
South Wales, Victoria). According to Waterhouse, perhaps the most variable Australian Lycaenid species. 
— H. olliffi Misk. is the form with a dark or only little yellow costal margin of the forewing. olliffi 
H. euclides Misk. $ above reddish-violet, both wings with a narrow black distal margin. Under euclides. 
surface grey, marking like in H. ignita, the orange-red bands and spots margined with a light silvery green. 
U above lustrous blue with a violet tinge, margined with a blackish brown; marginal scales in the forewing 
black, in the hindwing white; hind wing at vein 2 projecting like a short tail. Gippsland (Victoria, South 
Australia). Waterhouse presumes it to be a geographical race of ignita. 
H. epicurus Misk. (145 a). Most closely allied to H . ignita. $ above lustrous dark brown with a violet epicurus. 
reflection. Under surface light brownish-grey with a silvery grey and red marking: forewing with 3 longitudinal 
streaks proceeding from the base, the first at the costal margin, short, the second above the cell, not quite half 
as long as the wing, followed by 2 green spots below each other, the third in the cell extending to close before 
its end, behind the middle turning downwards and at the end likewise turned downwards in a right angle; 
below the first bend and below the end of the streak one black spot each, margined with green; a green discal 
streak at the cell-end, distally margined with black; behind the middle a transverse row of 6 green postdiscal 
spots arranged closely together and more or less distinctly margined with black, followed by a narrow, yellow 
zone terminating outside with a fine blackish line; marginal part pale orange, with a double row of submarginal 
spots, the distal one composed of green spots, the proximal one of small punctiform, black spots except the two 
hindmost spots. Hindwing with 4 short or often interrupted, yellowish-red transverse bands bordered on both 
sides with silvery green, and green sub marginal spots; the latter are inside accompanied by small, on the 
posterior part by larger red spots; the latter again inside bordered by black spots of which that below vein 2 
is remarkably large; marginal line orange-coloured. $ above greyish-brown, forewing at the posterior basal 
part, hindwing from the base as far as beyond the cell of a dull violettish blue. Queensland (Brisbane, Morty 
Island), Sydney. 
H. delicia Hew. $ above lustrous silvery blue or green, forewing with a blackish-brown apical delicia. 
half, hindwing with a blackish-brown costal margin and border, at the anal angle 2 red spots. Under surface 
grey, both wings with red marginal spots interrupted by the silvery blue submarginal spots; forewing in the 
cell with a large, irregular longitudinal spot bordered with black and silvery blue, a small black spot in 
the cell and 3 similar ones below the cell; a postdiscal red macular band, bordered with black and silvery blue. 
Hindwing with a red costal basal streak and 5 red transverse bands, the basal short one plain, the 2nd consisting 
of 3, the 3rd discal one of 4, the postdiscal short one, of 2, and the distal one of 7 spots; all the red markings 
bordered with silvery blue. Australia (South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria). — var. duaringae Waterh. duaringae. 
from Duaringa (Queensland) is a remarkably small form with much more extensive blue colouring on the upper 
surface; the bands and spots beneath more orange, their bordering darker blue. 
H. regitia 8m. & Ky. (145 a, b). Allied to delicia Hew. $ above deep blackish-brown, forewing at regina. 
the proximal margin from the base to beyond the middle and to the anterior margin of the cell, hindwing from 
the base as far as in front of the margin, except the costal and proximal margin, silvery blue, the posterior 
marginal half as far as the anal angle orange. Under surface brownish or yellowish ashy-grey with a red and 
lustrous coppery marking, forewing as far as the cell-end and between veins 2 and 4 as far as the postdiscal 
band, as well as a narrow border in both Avings orange-yellow; foreAAung with a coherent red postdiscal and 
submarginal band, the former on both sides, the latter distally bordered with green, furthermore with 2 green 
longitudinal streaks coming from the base, the anterior one close above the cell, extending somewhat beyond 
its middle, anteriorly bordered with black and followed by some green spots, the second in the cell, composed 
of 2 bows touching each other in an acute angle at the posterior margin of the cell; at the cell-end a green 
transverse spot; betAveen the basal ends of veins 2 to 4 one black spot each, the lower one large, four-cornered. 
