LYCAENINAE 
88 
MIIETUS 
111. Miletus elgneri AVaterliouse & Lyell. Fig. 841, 847. 
Victorian Naturalist 1909, Vol. XXVI, p. 114. 
Auovk. Forewing dark pur])le: aj)ex and ternieii brown-black: cilia biown-black. Hiiub\iug dark 
pur])le: costa and ternien l)rowu-black: cilia greyish, at A'eins broAvn-black. 
Beneath. Forewing dull g'rey-brown: a broad streak from base along subcostal, coalescing ^\ith 
an obscure bar at middle and a bar at end of cell, dull reddish brown edged metallic green: a broad 
diseal band to vein 3, dull red-brown edged darker and broadly edged metallic gieen. teinien obsciirelj 
and narroAvly dull red-brown edged darker, with a series of central dots, brown-black dusted metallic 
green. Hindwing dull grcy-bi’own: bands typical but irregular, divided into irregular spots, dull 
reddish brown margined darker brown, and sometimes faintly edged metallic green, costa \dth a 
narrow line, metallic green: termen pale brown edged obscurely darker, Avitb a central broad line, 
brown-black edged metallic gi*ecn, and a spot at each vein, bi'own-black. 
$. Above. Forewing rich bi’own: a central area, reaching base and dorsum at base, dull oiange. 
cilia greyish. liindwing brown faintly suffused dull orange: termen lined brown-black: cilia greyish, 
at veins brown-black. 
Beneath. Forewing grey: a large central patch yellowish: marking’s as in male. Hindwing gre;. 
markings as in male. 
Log. Prince of Wales Is. 5 G 7. 27 ^ 15 9 . 
112. Miletus miskini Waterliouse. Fig. ^gl^ C^nj 212. 
Proceedings Linnoau Society N. S. Wales 1903, p. 164, pi. 3, f. 30, 31. 
cf. Above. Forewing purple: termen narrowing to tornus, black: cilia black at tornus greyish. Hind- 
Aving i^urple: costa broadly^ dull black: termen lined black: cilia greyish, at veins black. 
Beneath. Forewing pale grey-broAvn: dorsum paler: costa dull orange, Avitb a basal streak metallic 
green: a broad streak along subcostal coalescing Avitli a bar at end of cell, dull orange edged metallic 
green: rest of cell, except loAver edge, dull orange: discal band narroAV, dull orange basally edged 
metallic green: termen dull orange Avith a series of small central sj)ots, black dusted metallic green. 
Hindwing pale grey-broAvn: bands typical, orange-red irregularly' edged black and metallic green: 
termen broadly orange-red edged black, and Avith a broad central line, metallic green edged black. 
9 . Above. ForeAving black: a large central area, reaching base and dorsum, pale blue: cilia grey. 
HindAving grey-black: a central and basal area suffused pale blue: termen narroAvly dull black: cilia 
grey. 
Beneath. ForeAving grey-Avliite: markings as in male. HindAving grey-Avbite: markings as in male: 
bar at end of cell broadly edged black. 
Log. Kuranda 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 12. Herberton. Innisfail. Southport 2. 25 o'’ 3G 0 . 
It is possible this may prove to be a subspecies of ill. protogenes Felder. 
113. Miletus euclides Miskin. Fig. (^l^ (22^ 221. 
Proceedings Linnean Society N. S. Wales 1888^ p. 1517. 
d’. Above. ForeAving dark purple: termen narroAvly' black: cilia black. Hindwing dark purple: costa 
and termen narroAvly black: cilia black Avith tips grey. 
Beneath. ForeAving grey'-bro\A'n: costa dull orange Avitb a broad diseal streak, metallic gi*eea: a 
broad streak along subcostal coalescing Avith a spot at onethird and a spot in middle of cell, dull 
orange edged black and broadly edged metallic green: a bar at end of cell, and a broad discal hand, 
dull orange edged black and broadly edged metallic green: termen obscure, dull orange. ™ 
a line of central dots, black dusted metallic green. HindAving grey-bi* 0 A\’n; bands typical, divided into 
Avell defined irregular spots, orange-red edged black and broadly edged metallic green: termen 
obscurely orange-red, basally^ edged black, and Avith an interruioted central line, black dusted metalk 
green. 
9 . Above. ForeAAung black: a central area, reaching base and dorsum, blue tinged purple: cilia black. 
HindAA'ing black: a variable central area, reaching base, bluish purple: cilia grey, at A’eins black. 
Beneath as in male: metallic green edges broader. 
Log. Kuranda 1 4 5 9 12. Cairns 12. CardAA'ell. Port Douglas (type). 3o' 89- 
The metallic green scales, whicli edge the markings beneath, have in this species reached their 
maximum development. 21. meleagris Waterhouse is a synonym. 
