238 EAST AFRICAN LEPIDOPTERA— HOLLAND. 



VOL. xvni. 



Genus LYC^^NA, Fabrieius. 

 LYCiENA GAIKA, Trimen.' 

 Lycana (jaika, Tkimp:n, Trans. Eut. 80c. Loud., 3d. ser., 1, p. 403 (1862). 



The correctness of Mr. Triineu's ideutilication of this insect with 

 Zizi-ra pijiimiva, Snellen, is uuquestiouable. I happen to have a good 

 series of the latter species from various parts of orieutal Asia, and 

 after a comparison with an ecjually good series of L. gailm coming 

 from Natal and the specimens contained in the present collection, 

 am able to attirm with INIr. De Niceville that injgmcva is "jm absolute 

 syuonym". 



Four examples in good condition. 



LYCiENA LUCIDA, Trimen. 



Lyeana hicidu, Trimen, Trans. Ent. Hoc. Lond.. 18S3, p. 348; S. AtVifau liiitt., 

 II, V -1^- 

 One female of this very distinct species, which comes nearest to L, 

 erschoffii, Lederer, from northern Persia, so far as the marking of the 

 under side is concerned. The upper side of the male sex is very differ- 

 ent, in L. ersehoffii being dark, bordered upon the costa with deep 

 ultramarine blue, and in L. hu-ida being light blue, inclining to i)inkish. 



LYC/ENA MORIQUA, Wallengien. 



Lycann moriqita, Wallkngrex, K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl., 1857; Lep. Rliop. 

 Caft'r., p. 39. — Trimen, S. African Butt., II, p. 75. 

 Two good specimens of this common South African species. 



LYC^NA T.ELICANUS (Lang). 



J'apUio ielicauus, Lang, Verz. sein. Scbmett., II, p. 47, n. 387-389 (1789).- 

 Four males and one female of this species, which is one of the most 

 widely distributed species of the geiins, attaining its maxininm size 

 and most beautiful coloring in the region about the head of the Gulf 

 of Guinea. 



LYCiENA PARSIMON (Fabrieius). 

 Vapillo partiimou, Fabrkius, Syst. Eut., p. 526, n. 349 (1775).'' 



One excellent female specimen is the only representative of this 

 large and beautiful species. 



LYC.«NA METHYMNA, Trimen. 



Lyvdua methymna, Trimen (part), Trans. Eut. .Soc. Loud., 3d series, I. p. 280 



(1862); S. African Butt., II, p. 27. 



One female, referable according to my view to the female sex of this 



species. 



' For synonymy, see Triuien, South African Butterflies, II, p. 50. 



2 For further synonymy see Trimen, South African Butterflies, II, p. 69. 



'•* For further synonymy see Trimen, South African Butterflies, p. 18. 



