LYCAENINAE 
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MIEETUS 
The male from the southern locality has the red spots beneath almost as in d/. igyiita^ but narrower, 
while that from Maekay has the spots still narrower and nearly as pale as in M. einciirus. The female 
is intermediate between jSI. ignita and M. epicurus. It is just ]')ossibIe that all three specimens are only 
aberrations of epicurus, but placed together they appear to have a distinct facies peculiarly tlieir own. ^ 
116. Miletus epicurus Miskin. Fig. 256, 257,(25ij) 
Ti’aiisactions Entomological Society London 1876, p. 455. 
(f. Above. Forewing purple-broAvn: terraen brown: cilia greyisli. Hindwing jnirple-brown: veins 2, 
8 and 4, faintly dull coppery: costa broadly and termen narrowly, broAvn : cilia greyish. ^ 
Bexeatit. Forewing dull grey-biwn: a subcostal streak, coalescing with spot at middle and liar 
at end of cell, outlined metallic gTcen: a s^iot in middle of cell, one bclow^ middle of cell, and one in 
base of aiea 2, obscurely black: a discal band faintly and narrowly yellow-bi’own, basallv edged 
metallic, green: termen obscurely yellow-brow’u edged brow^n. and w'ith a central line of spots, metallic 
green. Hindwing dull grey-browm: bands typical, faint, yellow-brown edged metallic green: termen 
red edged browm and tow^nrds tornus black, with a broad central line, metallic green basallv edged red 
and outw’ardly edged yellow'-browm. ^ 
9. Above. Forewing brown faintly suffused coppery: base faintly tinged metallic blue: cilia greyish. 
Hindwing brown: central area faintly tinged metallic blue: veins 2, 3 and 4. broadly dull coppery: 
cilia greyisli. 
Bexeatti as in male. 
Loo. Brisbane 0 10 11. Stradbroke Is. 10. Oji 2 9. 
This is a very dingy species in comparison with 1/. ignita. The markings beneath are scarcely as 
wide as the metallic edgings. 
Genus WAIG-EUM Staudiiiger. 
Iris 1895, p. 154. 
Forewlng with vein 11 straight and free from vein 12: termen mncli shorter than dorsum. Hind¬ 
wing with termen evenly rounded. Eyes smooth. 
Type. Waigeum miraculum Driice, from "Waigion. 
This genus contains several remarkably handsome species, Avitli a superficial resemblance above to 
Thysonoiis, but recalling both Thgsonotis and 2Iiletus beneath. Tlie metallic gi’een areas of the bind- 
wlng benentli are of greater extent than in any other Australian species. 
117. Waigeum theon Felder. (Gilolo), 
This species extends to Hew^ Guinea and the Arn Islands: it is not quite typical of the genus. 
117a. W. theon panaetha Waterlionse & Lyell. Fig. 165, 202. 
Victorian Naturalist 1909, Vol. XXVI, p. 112. 
Above. Forewlng bright rich blue: costa narrowly, apex broadly, and termen narrowly, black: a 
variable, ill-defined central streak, Avhite: cilia black, with tips faintly wliitlsb. Hindwing bright rich 
hlne: costa whitish: apex ])roadly and termen, black: cilia Avbitisli, at veins broadly black. 
Bexeatii, Forewlng silkv wliite: costa to beyond cell, broadly black and narrowly edged metallic 
gi*een: apex and termen dull black, with a cenh*al line, metallic green: a broad snbapieal band, intense 
black, edged, except costally, metallic gi'een. Hindwing metallic green: a subbasal band, intense black 
edged bright metallic green: a broad band from costa near apex to middle of cell, shining blue: a band 
from apex to dorsum at base, intense black edged (except aT^ieal jiortion) bright metallic green: an 
irregular postcellular band from vein 4 to vein lb, intense black edged bright metallic green: termen 
intensely black, with a broad central line, bright metallic gi’een. 
o. Above. Forewlng black: a central area, reacliing base and dorsum, silkv wliite faintly edged 
metallic blue: cilia black with tips faintlv wbitisli. Hindwing black: costa broadly wliitisb dusted 
metallic blue: cilia wliitisb. at veins broadly black. 
Bexeath as in male: central green line of termen, broader. 
Log. Cape York 3 6 9 11 12. 15c7> 6 9 . 
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