LYCAENINAE 
90 
MILETUS 
114c. M. ignita chrysonotus Grose-Smitli. Fig. 206, 207. 
Rhopalocera Exotica, Vol. Ill, 1899, Oriental Lycaenidao, pi. 19, fig. 3, 4. 
c?. Auove, Forowing bright ])ur])le: costa, apex and termen, brown: cilia grey. Hindwing brighl 
piir])le: costa broacU^^ and terineu narrowly, brown: veins 2, 3 and 4, faintly coppery: cilia grey, at 
veins brown-black. 
Beneath. Forewing i)ale grey-brown: markings as in ignita ignita, but narrower and brighter: 
dark syjots in cell and beneath cell, and in termen, more x>rominent. Hindwing i^ale grey-brown: 
markings ty 2 >ical, l)right red edged metallic green: termen broadly red, towards dorsum broadly 
edged black, Avitli a central line, metallic green. 
5. Above, Forewing brown: a lai’ge central area, reaching base and dorsum, bluish jiurple: cilia 
whitish. Hindwing bluish x)urple: costa broadly and termen, brown: veins 2, 3 and 4 usually brown, 
at termen eoj^pery: cilia 'whitish, at veins brown. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Cape York 5 S, Kuranda 1. Maekay 3. Brisbane. Stradbroke Is. 12. Id’ 69 - 
We accept this as a northern race of ignita, though it is not very distinctly differentiated. In our 
few examples the wings beneath are much x:)aler and the bands beneath much brighter than in ignita 
ignita. The eox 3 j)ery scaling of the veins of hindwing above, so usual in ignita ignita, is only faintly 
indicated in the male, and is absent, except just at the vein terminations, in the females: the costa of 
forewing above is not suffused coppery, and the blue area of the female forewing above is very vari¬ 
able in extent. 
114d. M. ignita erythrina Waterhouse & Lyell. Fig. 848, 849. 
Victorian Naturalist 1909, Vol. XXVI, p. 115. 
cf. Above. Forewing brownish x^urple: termen lined bx’own: cilia greyish white. Hindwing brownish 
yjurple: suhtermeu and veins la to 4, faintly coppery: termen lined dark brown: cilia whitish, at 
veins dull brown. 
Beneath. Forewiug very x>ale grey-broAvn: markings as in ignita ignita but much narrower, and 
dull red: dark spots in cell, beneath cell, and in termen, more x)romincnt. Hiiidwing very pale grey- 
brown: markings tyi^ical, narrow, dull red edged metallic green: termen broadly dull red, towards 
dorsum broadly edged black, and with a narrow central line, metallic green. 
9 . Above. Forewiug hroAvn: a large central area, reaching base and dorsum, bluish purple: cilia 
Avhite. HindAving i)urple: costa broadly and termen narroAvly, broAvn: veins 2, 3 and 4, narrowly 
broAvn, at termen coppery: cilia Avhite, at A^eins faintly broAvn. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Danvin 2 3 4 5. 6 ^, 
This is a Avell dill’erentiated race of ignita, Avith the colours above much duller, and beneath much 
paler, and Avith the red bands beneath much narroAver. 
115. Miletus cyane uov. Fig. 216, 259, 260. 
^. Above. ForeAving dull yxiirple: apex and termen narroAAly’^ broAvn: cilia 
IDuryxle: costa broadly dull broAvn: termen narroAvly broAvn: A'eins 2, 3 and 4, 
Beneath. ForcAving grey-broAvn: cell and costa to beyond end of cell, 
along subcostal, coalescing Avith bar at end of cell, outlined metallic gi’een: 
cell, and a spot in area 2, brown-black: discal band narroAA^, dull red, basally 
series of small subterminal spots, dull red, outwardly edged metallic green, 
markings typical, narrow, dark red edged metallic green: a series of small 
red outAvardly^ edged metallic green, tow^ards tornus narroAvly edged black. 
gi’eyish. Hindw’ing dull 
cojxpery: cilia greyish, 
faintly yellow; a streak 
a s^rot beloAV middle of 
edged metallic green: a 
HindAA’ing grey-brown: 
subtenninal spots, dark 
9 . Aboa^e. ForeAving broAvn; a large central area, reaching base and dorsum, bluish purple: eiha 
greyish Avhite. Hindwing bluish yrurple: costa ])roadly and termen narroAvdy, broAvn: cilia greyish Avhite. 
Beneath. Forewiug iis in male: markings dull orange-red: discal and subterminal bauds basally 
edged black. Hindwing as in male: markings dull orange-red: subterminal band towards tornus 
basally edged broadly^ black. 
Log. Maekay 9. Sandgate. 2 <^ 1 <^. Q io 
It is Avith some slight hesitation that Ave haA^e x)laced these sexes together. Both males have the 
hindAAung more yirodueed at tomus than in ill. ignita, and they are quite distinct from that species above. 
