298 THE BUTTERFLIES OF THE 



129. LYCJENA THEONUS, Luc. 



Expanse of wings from .9 to .95 of an inch. 



Male. Upper surface violet-blue, rather pale, except 

 at the terminal border. The marks of the under side 

 can be seen through the blue. 



Under side white, crossed by seven or eight brown- 

 gray stripes, appearing along the costa as though this 

 were the color, and as if there were eight more or less 

 wavy white transverse lines arranged in pairs enclosing 

 a space of the ground color a little darker. Along the 

 outer margin two rows of spots, the outer roundish or 

 oval, the inner lunate. On the fore w r ings the second, 

 fourth, fifth, and sixth lines do not reach more than half- 

 way across the wing, leaving a large white space. On 

 the hind wings near the anal angle are two round black 

 spots in place of two of the gray, each containing a circle 

 of metallic violet scales ; the spots annulate with pale 

 yellow. The lines on the hind wings are more broken 

 up into spots than those on the fore wings. 



Female. Upper surface white, with a violet-blue tint, 

 more prominent on the basal half, with a broad outer 

 border extending round the costa to the base. On the 

 hind wings this border contains a series of white lunules, 

 the two next the anal angle enclosing a round black 

 spot. The markings of the under side show through 

 more plainly than in the males. Under side the same 

 as in the males. 



Palpi black ; antennae black and white ; club black, 

 tipped with white ; body black above, white beneath, 

 with a yellowish tinge. 



Florida Keys. 



