LYCAENINAE 
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NACADUBA 
Beneath. Forewiug as in male: bar at end of cell and discal band merged in a large central white 
area Avhicli reaches dorsum and vein 10. Hindwing as in male: bar at end of cell and disoal band, 
merged in a central Avliite area Avhich reaches costa and dorsum. 
Loc. Capo York 7. C'airns 2 8 10 12. Kuranda 1 2 3 1 5 6 7 10 11 12. Herberton 1. Ingham 5. 
Townsville 2 3 1. j\lackay 12 4 11. Eidsvold 3. Brisbane 2 3 4 5. Richmond R.^.4 5. 4(io^ 46 'q. 
Seasonal variations i\re prevalent, those of the dx*y season being smaller with markings reduced. 
This subspecies has been erroneously confused with P. dion Godart, whose description represents boetim 
rather than a race of perusia. 
12r)b. N. perusia felsina nov. 
cf. Aijove. Forewing bluish purjxle: termen lined, brown; cilia brown. Hiiulwing bluish purple; costa 
brown: teiTuen lined broAvn: cilia brown. 
Beneath, Forewing l)rownish grey: markings typical; cell bar grey-brown edged whitish; bar at 
end of cell and discal band, grey edged brown and then whitish. Hindwing brownish grey: markings 
tyixical, grey edged l)rown and then whitish: subcaiulal and siibtornal spots unecpial, black crowned 
yelloxv-brown. 
9. Above. Forewing black; a large discal area, I’eaching base and dorsum, while dusted pale metallic 
blue: cilia brown. Hindwing black: a central area, reaching base, white dusted metallic blue: cilia 
brown, at lips grey. 
Beneath. Forewing as in male: bar at end of cell and discal band, only indicated by their broAvn 
edges» within a whitisii central area reaching dorsum and vein 10. Hindwing as in male: bar at end 
of cell and discal band, only indicated by their brown edges, within a white central area reaching 
costa and dorsum. 
Loc. Darwin 1 2 9 11. Sd' 
The northwestern race of perusia: the markings are smaller than even in the dryseason specimens 
of the eastern race. 
126. Nacaduba ancyra Felder. (Amboina). 
This species ranges from the 'Moluccas to the Solomon Islands: we have specimens from Ceram and 
from the Aru Islands. All three Australian races differ from the typical form. 
120a. N. ancyra mysia nov. 
Above. Forewing dull blue: termen narrowly lined black: cilia brown. Hindwing dull blue: costa 
dull brown: termen narrowly lined black; subcaudal and subtornal spots, unequal, small, black: cilia 
brown, at base narrowly whitish. 
Beneath:. Forewing grey-brown: markings typical, brown edged white. Hindwing grey-bro^vn. 
markings typical, brown edged white: subcaudal and subtornal spots unequal, black crowned red. 
9 . Above. Forewing brown-black; a large central area, reaching base and dorsum, pale blue: cilia 
gre 3 ^ Hindwing grey-black: a large central area, reaching base, jjale blue; termen with a series of 
spots, brown-black edged whitish: a subcaudal spot dull black crowned reddish orange: cilia grey. 
Beneath as in male. 
Loc. Prince of Wales Is. 8 9. Banks Is. 2 3. Darnley Is. 4 5 6 12. Murray Is. 9. 30c? 2lQ. 
It is somewhat difficult to separate examples from Banks Is., from typical ancyra from Amboina. 
Those from Murray Is. and Darnley Is. are less brightly coloured in the male. 
126b. N. ancyra estrella nov. Fig. 312. 
cf. Above. Forewung dull lilac: termen narrowly lined brown: cilia brown. Hindwing dull lilac: costa 
dull brown: termen narrowly lined brown; subcaudal and subtornal spots unequal, small, brown 
faintly crowned red: cilia brown, at base nari'owly whitish. 
Beneath. Forewing grey suffused whitish: markings typical, grey edged whitish. Hindwing grey 
suffused whitish; markings tyi)ical, grey edged whitish; subcaudaf and subtornal spots unequal, small, 
black crowned orange-red. 
9 . Above. Forewing brown: a central area, reaching base and dorsum, blue: cilia grey. Hindwing 
brow’ll: a central area, reaching base, blue: termen Avith a series of obscure S 2 :)ots, broAvn faintly 
edged w’hitish: a subcaudal spot, dull black croAvned orange: cilia grey. 
Beneath as in male. 
Loc. CooktoAvn 11. Cairns 11. Kuranda 1 2 3 10 II. Herberton 12. Ingham o 9. Daly R. 1 
DarAA’in 10 11. 15o^ 59. 
A very dingy race of ancyra. 
