ARHOPALINAE 
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arhopala 
17Gb. A. amytis cyronthe Miskin. 
Proceedings Linnean Society N. S. WiaJes 1890, i). 43. 
c?. Above. Forewing dark silky l)liie tinged purple: costa very narrowly, apex and termen narrowly, 
black. Hindwing dark silky blue tinged purple: termen narrowly black. 
Bexeatii. Forewiug rich biwn suffused purplish: markings typical: edges of cell spots, and basal 
edge of bar at end of cell, metallic white. Hindwing rich brown suffused i)ur]>lish: markings tvnical 
rich dark brown faintly edged whitish; subcaudal area dusted brilliant metallic green. 
Above. Forewing dark silky blue tinged purple: eosta narrowly, apex and termen very broadly 
black. Hindwing dark silky bine tinged purj)le: eosta and termen broadly black. 
Bexeatii as in male. 
Loc. Darnley Is. 5 C. Murray Is. 8 9. Darwin S 12. 11 ci’ 5$. 
This IS the islmid race of ayni/tis, and altbongh the type came from Cape York it only occurs there 
as an aberration of amtjUs ami/tis. Onr island specimens are identical with Miskin^s type. Both sexes 
can be separated from amytis amytis by the very different shade of blue above, which corresponds more 
nearly with the blue of A. meander madytas. Anolher geographical race amytis rihhei, occurs on the 
1 lu slands, and comparison of a long series shows this to be very closely allied to amytis cyronthe. 
177. Arhopala meander Boisdiival. (New Guinea), 
Voyage Astrolabe, Lepidoptera, p. 76, 1832. 
We at one time believed that Arhopala centauriis Fabrieiiis, described from the Banksian collection 
Irom Australia, was identical with the Australian race of A. meander. Messrs Betliune-Baker and 
Uiuct lia\e very carefully examined the type, and they both assure ns that this is not so. 
177a. A. meander madytus Fruhstorfer. Fig. 460, 464, 465. 
Iris 1913, 1 ). 159. 
narrowly, dull black. Hind- 
Wing dark blue: termen narroAvly dull black. 
cdocrS-sh towards tornus paler; markings typical, dark brownfaintlv 
SI markings typical, dark bro^ 
laintl^ edged whitish: subcaudal area dusted metallic green. 
'^Ilimlwhfo'. 1 ®"’^ Wa® tinged purple: eosta narrowly, apex and termen broadly, dull black. 
iiiKh\in„ daik bine tinged pnrjHe: costa broadly and tennen narrowly, dull black. 
Beneath as in male: usually without the purplish suffusion. 
iSranlr^SVil ^ Banks Is. 2. Cooktown 10. Cairns 
12. ao j- 23 9 ° ^ la&taam 4 5 S. Townsville 12. Maekay 2 3 4 5 11 
178. Arhopala centaurus Fabricius. 
bystenia Entomologiae, p. 520, 1775. 
This species has a very wide range in the Indo-Australian Hegion. 
178a. A. centaurus eupolis Miskin. Pig. 458, 459, 463. 
Proceedings Linuoan Society N. S. Wales 1890, p. 42. 
HMwi.gd.il 
bron^fSiv apex sometimes faintly suffused purplish; markings typical, 
faintly edged whitish: suhcaiuMareYInS ^10 WiS' purplish: markings typical, brown 
^ Hiudwiim pnrnir-^'base^'Hd tmged blue: eosta narrowly, jipex and termen broadly, dull brown, 
niudwing pniple. base tmged blue: costa broadly, and termen narrowly, dull brown. 
Beneath as lu male: jiurplisli suffusion absent. 
^10 l^^Cah^eV f ®t: Whales Is. 5 6. Claudie E. 12. Cooktown 
sL- 23 9 Cl^itlagoed. Ingham 4. Townsville 2 5 6 8 11 12. Maekay 2 3 4 5. Yeppoon 1. 
