LYCAENIXAE 
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CANDAEIDES 
2 - Aboto. Forewing* grey-bliie; costa, apex and termen, broadly black: cilia as in male. Hindwino’ 
grey-blue: costa and termen black: cilia as in male. 
Beneath as in male, 
Loc. Darwin 2 4 S 9 11. Melville Is. 12 cf 10 9 . 
The figures are drawn from the types, both of wliich are in poor condition. The species has since 
been bred by Mr. F. P. Dodd, and the male is very distinct from G. ahshnilis. This is llie only one of the 
ahsimms gi'oii]> without a white area on forewing above in the female, 
93. Candalides margarita Semper. Fig. 179, 188. 
Museum Godotfroy, Lepidoptora, p. 160, 1878. 
Above. Forewing dull grey-blue linged purple: apex and termen lined black: cilia black with tips 
white: vein la and postccllular veins lined with raised sexscales. Hindwing dull gi*ey-blue tinjred 
purjile: termen lined black: cilia black Avith tips whitish. 
Beneath. ForcAving silky Avhite: a faint streak at end of cell, and a series of faint discal streaks 
brown: an obscure Avaved subterminal line, and a series of faint terminal dots, brown. HindAving silky 
Avlute: markings typical, faintly broAvn-black: an obscure Ava-A’ed subterminal line, brown, mid a 
series of faint terminal dots, black. 
9. Above. ForeAving dull black: base dull blue: a large central patch, Avhite: cilia black AAuth tips 
Avhite. TTindAAdng dull black: base dull blue: a central patch, reaching apex, Avhite: cilia black Avith 
tips white. 
Beneath as in male. 
Loc. Cape York 5 9 10. Thursday Is. 5. Prince of lYales Is. 5. Cairns 7 10 11. Kuranda 1 2 4 5 9 
10 11 12. Herberton 1 12. Ingham 5. IMackay 5. 4ficf’ 29 9 . 
94. Candalides absimilis Felder. Fig. 181, 187. 
Verhandlungen Zoologisch-botanisclicn Gesellschaft IVieu 1862, p. 490. 
d’. Above. ForeAving dark gi‘ey-blue tinged purple: apex and termen lined black; cilia black Avitli 
tips faintly Avhitisb. HiiidAving dark grey-blue tinged purple; termen lined black: cilia black Avith 
tips Avhite. 
Beneath. ForeAving silky Avhite: a faint streak at end of cell, and a series of very faint discal 
streaks, biwn: a very obscure AvaA^ed snbterminal line, and a series of terminal dots, brown. Hind¬ 
Aving silky white: markings typical, faintly broAvn-blaek; an obscure waved subterminal line, and a 
series of very faint terminal dots, broAvn. 
$. Above. ForeAving dull black: base dusted dull purplish: a large central patch, Avliite: cilia black 
AAuth tips faintly AA'hite. HindA\-ing dull black AA’itb base dull purplish: a central patch, reaching to 
vein 7 , Avbite: cilia black Avith tips Avliite. 
Beneath as in male. 
Loc. Cairns 11. Kuranda 1 3 4 9 10 11 12. Mackay 1 2 3 4 9 11. Brisbane 2 3 5 9 10. Richmond R. 
1 2 3 5 9 10.IHT.i]\Ianning R. 3. Sydney 1 2 8 11 12. IlIaAvarra 2 3. Blue ~Mts. 1. Victoria. 
39 41 2 • 
lYe think it i:)OSsible two distinct species are included under this name. Korthern examples appear 
to have more purple in the foreAving of the male, and the sexscales are Avidely distributed; southern 
males have a bluer tint, and the sexscales are barely indicated. We can IioAA'e\’er find no points of 
difference in the females, so hesitate to divide them till more material is aAmilable and constant 
characters can he detected. 
95. Candalides helenita Semper. Fig.( j^^ 189, ^9^ 
Museum Godeffroy, Liepidoptera, p. 161, 1878. 
cf. Aboa’e. ForeAving grey-blue tinged greenish: apex and termen lined black; cilia black with tips 
faintlj' Avhite: vein la and posteellular A'eins lined Avith raised sexscales. HindAving grey-blue tinged 
greenish: termen lined black: cilia black with tips Avbite. 
Beneath. ForeAving silky Avhite: markings as in absimilis but A^ery faintly indicated. HindAving 
silky AAdiite: faint indications only of typical markings, broAvn; Avaved snbterminal line and terminal 
dots very faint. 
