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PROTIALMEIOJS 
This species varies beneath, both in the shade of the wing colmir and in the Midth of llie back 
markings These inarkings are usually rather broader than in fig. 457 but we have examples in ivliica 
Hiev Trl as narrow as those of I. evagoras ez,hvlus in tig. 454: norma ly they are about the same ividtb 
arthose of I. evagora, eiclihorni as shown in Fig. 456. The liindwing has a long bent tail to vein 2, and 
a stroRO’ tooth to vein la and to vein 3. 
185. Protialmenus lithochroa Waterhouse. Fig. 443, 444. 
Proceedings Linnean Society N. S. Wales 1903, p. 25S, pi. 2, fig. 29. 
c? AlHOVK Porewin"’ smoky brown: a variable, sometimes small, central aiea, reaching base and dorsum, 
metallic careen* cilia'brown'with tips whitisli. Hindwing-smoky brown: an ill-defined central area, reach¬ 
ing baser metallic green: a terminal line, brown: toriial spots irregular, small, brown-black family 
crowned dull orange: cilia brown with tips Avbitisb. 
BENEATir. Forewing very pale brown: markings typical, obscure, pale blown faintly edged whitish, 
a narrow subterminal line, pale brown narrowly edged wliitisli: a terminal line, brown. Hindwins: 
very pale brown: markings typical, obscure, pale brown faintly edged whitish: subtemiinal band and 
terminal line as on forewing: tornal spots as above. 
9 . Above as in male: slightly paler: metallic areas less clearly defined and metallic blue instead of 
metallic green. 
Beneath as in male. 
Log. Adelaide 3. Ido’ 99 . 
The bindwdng has a distinct tail to vein 2, but it is much shorter than in the last species, and the 
teeth of vein la and vein 3 are blunter. 
Genus HYPOLYCAENA Felder. 
Wiener Entomologiscbo Monatsclirift 1862, 293. 
Forewing with vein 12 reaching costa about end of cell: vein 11 free from vein 12: vein S and vein 
9 absent. Hindwing produced towards tornus: with a filamentous tail to vein la and another to vein 
2: anal lobe well developed. Eyes hairy. 
Type. Jlypolycaena tviohis Felder, from the Phillipine Is. 
This genus is easily separated from all other Lyeaenids in Australia, by the absence of two veins 
in the forewing, and by the presence of two filamentous tails, of equal length, in the hindwing. The hvo 
species, though structurally very closely allied, are of very dissimilar appearance, and we anticipate 
that a new genus will eventually he erected for II, dmi’is. 
186. Hypolycaena phorbas Fabricius. Fig. 195, 196,(4^ 
Entomologia Systematica, p. 277, 1793. 
c?. Above. ForeAving dull black: a large central area, reaching base and dorsum, silky blue: a large 
circular .sexmark, enclosing end of cell, black: sometimes an obscure central patch in area la, Avhitish: 
cilia black with tips Avhitish. Hindwing dull black sulfused blue: costa broadly dull black: a series 
of subtemiinal rings, Avhilisli, those at tornus enclosing two subcaudal spots, black: anal lobe centred 
dull orange: terminal line black: tails black Avith tips Avliite: cilia Avhite. 
Beneath. ForeAving grey suffused Avhitish: a bar at end of cell, and a discal band from A'ein 10 to 
vein la, pale yelloAv-brown outlined pale broAAm or broAvu and faintly edged Avhite: a snbterminal and 
a terminal variable band, pale brown. HindAAung grey suffused A\Iiitisb: a spot in base of area 7, brown- 
black : a bar at eud of cell and an irregular discal band, pale yelloAV-brown outlined pale broAvn or 
broAA'n, and faintly edged AA'hitisb: tornal spot in ai'ea 2, and that on anal lobe, black croAvned orange. 
9 . Above. ForeAving dull black: an irregular postcellular, sometimes I’estrieted and obscure, central 
area, AA'hite: cilia dull black Avith tips Avliitish. IlindAAdng dull black: central area sometimes faintly 
suffused AA'hitish: a series of subterminal rings, Avhitish, those at tornus enclosing two subcaudal spots, 
black: anal lobe centred dull orange: terminal line black: cilia white. 
Beneath as in male. 
Is- 4 5 12. Prince of Wales Is. 5 6 7. Banks Is. 2 3. Darnlev Is. 
4 .3 6 12. Mnrray Is. S 9. Clandie R. 1. Cooktown 4 5 10 11. Cairns 1 2 4 6 7 11 12. Kiirauda 
1 11 12. Herberton 2. Innisfail 11. Ingham 5 0. Townsville 13 7 11. Mackav 2 3 4 5 11 12. 
Darwin 1 8 0 11 12. 65 o’ 63 $ . 
