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continuation of these : in 3, both outwardly convex, parallel, the inner one in 

 continuation of the outer of interspace 2 ; in 4, the outer outwardly convex, 

 the inner outwardly concave and from a point half way between the pair iu 

 interspace 3 ; in interspaces 5, 6, 7, the lines in continuation of each other, 

 the outer convex outwardly, the inner concave outwardly, the outer con- 

 tinuous with the outer line of interspace 4, the inner originating from a 

 point further in than the inner line of interspace 4 ; the spaces included 

 between these pairs of lines darker than the ground-colour : afterwards : a 

 narrow, dark-brown band or broad line, transverse, submarginal, bordered 

 outsiile by a fine, white line : the margin beyond dusky, followed by the 

 anticiliary blackish line and the brown cilia. Hind wing : the same black 

 white-ringed, subbasal dot or spot on the inner margin as in lyecsnina — the 

 costal spot of that species is never present here ; neither is the minute, 

 black spot at the anal angle in interspace la ; instead of that there is one 

 ill interspace 1 not to be found in lyccenina ; the black, orange-crowned 

 spot in interspace 2 present ; and the following white, transverse, lines 

 arranged in pairs in the interspaces as follows .- — subbasally in interspaces 

 1, the cell and 7, a pair in each, the inner line of the first being continuous 

 with the outer line of the pair in the cell, the outer one of the pair in the 

 cell, continuous with the inner line of the pair in interspace 7, the pair in the 

 cell besides converging strongly upwards : medially, a pair formed by a 

 white line on each side of the discocellular nervules ; postmedially, a some- 

 what irregular band composed of pairs of lines in the interspaces as follows : 

 in la the two straight, parallel, slanting down from below the subbasal 

 black spot on inner margin ; in interspace 1 a pair at right angles to the 

 veins and in continuation with those of la ; in :2 the lines slightly convex 

 outwards, the inner angiilate, and continuous with the outer of interspace 1 ; 

 in 3 a short pair at the base of the interspace, the inner angulated and 

 starting from between the pair iu interspace 2, the outer convex outwards 

 and starting further out than the outer one of that interspace ; in 4 and o 

 the lines continuous, both outer ones convex outwards, the inner concave 

 outwards; and starting slightly further out than the inner of interspace 3 : 

 in 6 both outwardly convex, parallel, the outer starting between the two of 

 •'), the inner further in than the inner of 5 ; in 7 exactly the same with 

 regard to those of tJ, that is, both convex outwards, parallel and moved 

 inwards ; after these markings there are two complete series of subterminal, 

 white, angulate lunules concave outwards ; a brown anticiliary line bordered 

 on each side by a fine, white line, the outer of which is formed by the 

 white bases of the cilia, but ends at vein 3 after which the bases of these is 

 dusky as a rule, the outer portion grejash — but this varies in different 

 specimens. Head dusky on vertex, the frons black, the eyes bordered, 

 thinly pure white ; thorax black clothed with long, appressed hair which is 

 dark in front, bluish behind ; abdomen black ; palpi black. Beneath : palpi 

 with the end joint black, the second white, fringed with black ; thorax 

 covered with bluish-white, longish hair ; abdomen whitish. Antenna) black, 

 thinly ringed with white ; the club orange inside and at tip. Female. 

 TJpperside : brown, the basis of the wings glossed with pale violet-blue on 

 the fore wing ; in some specimens extended for two-thirds the length of the 

 wing but leaving always more or less of a broad margin of ground-colour 

 along the eosta, a still broader margin along the termen and a narrow 

 edging (often none) along the dorsum ; on the hind wing the blue rarely 

 extends beyond the basal third. Head, thorax, abdomen, palpi the same 

 as in the male but the black replaced by brownish. Expanse : 29 — 36 mm. 

 The species is more constant in markings than lyccenina. Colonel Bing- 

 ham says, in describing the transverse band formed by the subbasal pairs 

 of lunules on the underside of the hind winsf that each lunule touches " the 



