LYCAENINAE 
76 
PHILIRIS 
Log. Expedition Kange. Eidsvold 12 3 10 11 12. Sti’adbroke Is. 9 10. 10cf* 7$. 
This very interesting species is distinguished by its uniform colour and entire absence of marking? 
beneath. 
Genus PHILIRIS Kober. 
Tijdschrift voor Entomologio 1891, p. 317. 
Forewing with costa almost straight; termen nearly straight in the male and but slightly rounded 
in the female: vein 11 straight and fz’ee from vein 12: vein 6 arising close to vein 7. Hindwing Avith 
termen rounded: vein 3 arising close to vein 4. Eyes smooth: palpi shorter than in Ccmdalides. 
Type. Fhiliris ilias Felder, from Ainboina. 
This genus only differs from Candalides in minor points of structure, but is easily disliugnished by 
its general apiJcarance, and its separation relieves that overburdened genus. The pupae are widely 
different from those of Candalides, and provide characters of distinct generic value (Proe. Liun. Soe. 
N.S.W. 1912, p. G99). 
85. Philiris ilias Felder. (Ainboina). 
S5a. P. ilias innotatus Miskin. Fig. 173, 174. 
Entomologists’ Monthly Magazino 1874, p. 165. 
c? . Above. Forewing purple: apex broadly, and termen, brown-black : cilia brown-black with tips white. 
Hindwing puri)le: costa and termen brown-black: cilia Avhite, at veins browm-black. 
Beneath. Foi*ew4ng silky white. Hindwing silky -white: a terminal line, with a dot at each vein 
black: a minute, sometimes obscure, dot in area lb at about half, black. 
9. Above. Forewing brown-black: a variable central area, reaching base and dorsum, pale hkj 
towards base bright blue: cilia brown-black with tips white. Hiudwing brown-black: base faintly 
dusted blue: cilia white, at veins brown-black. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Cai)e York 3 4 5 8 10 11. Kuranda 2 3 4 5 10 12. Mackay 1. Brisbane 3. Byron Bav 3. 
Richmond R. 1 2 3 457. 39 25?. 
86. Philiris kurandae Waterhouse. Fig. 175,(l76);/^5 
Proceedings Liunean Society N. S. Wales 1902^ p. 651. 
o'. Above. Forewing dull purple; costa, ajiex broadly, and termen, browm-black: cilia brown-black 
with tips white. Plindwdng dull blue: costa dull black: termen ziarrowdy black: cilia white, at veins 
dull black. 
Beneath. Forewing silky white. Ilindw’ing silky white: tornus with a terminal line, black. 
9. Above. Forewing blue: costa, apex and termen, broAvn-black: cilia brown-black Avith tips white. 
Hindwing blue: costa faintly, termen variably, and veins 2, 3 and 4, brown-black: cilia white. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Cairns 1 11. Kuranda 1 3 4 5 6 9 10 12. 19 cT 21 §. 
87. Philiris diana nov. Fig. 183, 
o'’. Above. ForeAving dull purple: apex and termen narroAvly broAAm-black ; an obscure central patch. 
Avhite: cilia broAvn-black Avith tips Avhite. HindAving dull puri^le: costa Avliitisli: termen narrowly 
black: cilia broAvn-black Avith tips Avhite, 
Beneath silky Avhite: tornus of liindAving A\4th a dot at each v’ein, black. 
9. . Above. ForeAving dull black; a large central area, reaching dorsum, Avhite: base blue: cilia dull 
black Avith tips Avhite. TIindAving dull black: apex broadly, and costa, Avliite: cilia dull black Avith tips 
Avhite. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Kuranda 3 4 5. 10 cf 7 g . 
This is the largest species of the genus. In certain angles of light the central white area of forewiu? 
above in the female, is tinged blue. 
