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  LYC^NID^ 
  (aFEICAN). 
  LYC^NESTHES. 
  

  

  Antenufe 
  and 
  legs 
  black, 
  ringed 
  with 
  white. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Gaboon 
  (Mocquerys), 
  Delagoa 
  Bay 
  (Mrs. 
  Monteiro). 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Collections 
  of 
  Dr. 
  Staudinger 
  and 
  Mr. 
  H. 
  Grose 
  Smith. 
  

   This 
  species 
  is 
  closely 
  allied 
  to 
  L. 
  Scintillula, 
  Holland. 
  

  

  lY.— 
  LYC^NESTHES 
  RUBEICINCTA. 
  $ 
  . 
  Figs. 
  11. 
  12. 
  

  

  Liicifiicsthcs 
  Euhririiirtus, 
  Holland, 
  "Psyche," 
  YI. 
  p. 
  51 
  (1891). 
  

  

  Exp. 
  1 
  inch. 
  

  

  Malr. 
  Upperside 
  brown, 
  fringes 
  grey, 
  with 
  a 
  black 
  line 
  at 
  the 
  base. 
  Pos- 
  

   terior 
  wangs 
  with 
  a 
  rather 
  broad 
  orange-tawny 
  submarginal 
  band, 
  extending 
  

   from 
  the 
  lower 
  branch 
  of 
  the 
  costal 
  nervure 
  (above 
  which 
  point 
  it 
  is 
  only 
  

   slightly 
  indicated) 
  to 
  the 
  submedian 
  nervure. 
  It 
  is 
  divided 
  into 
  long 
  spots 
  by 
  

   the 
  nervures 
  ; 
  and 
  is 
  marked 
  on 
  the 
  outside 
  between 
  the 
  nervures 
  with 
  a 
  series 
  

   of 
  black 
  spots, 
  of 
  which 
  that 
  nearest 
  the 
  anal 
  angle 
  is 
  long 
  and 
  constricted, 
  and 
  

   the 
  next 
  is 
  much 
  larger 
  than 
  any 
  of 
  the 
  others. 
  Between 
  these 
  and 
  the 
  black 
  

   line 
  at 
  the 
  base 
  of 
  the 
  fringes 
  runs 
  a 
  narrow 
  white 
  line 
  ; 
  and 
  the 
  tails 
  are 
  also 
  

   tipped 
  with 
  white. 
  

  

  Underside 
  light 
  brown, 
  with 
  two 
  parallel 
  white 
  lines 
  at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cells, 
  

   and 
  beyond 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  double 
  parallel 
  white 
  lines, 
  interrupted 
  at 
  each 
  nervure, 
  

   where 
  the 
  next 
  pair 
  are 
  set 
  more 
  inwards 
  or 
  outwards 
  ; 
  on 
  the 
  posterior 
  wings 
  

   the 
  series 
  is 
  slightly 
  angiilated. 
  All 
  these 
  lines 
  are 
  slightly 
  bordered 
  on 
  i.he 
  

   opposing 
  sides 
  with 
  brown. 
  Fringes 
  grey, 
  with 
  a 
  black 
  line 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  

   bordered 
  within 
  by 
  another 
  indistinct 
  white 
  line. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  with 
  an 
  outer 
  

   slightly 
  waved 
  but 
  much 
  more 
  regular 
  pair 
  of 
  parallel 
  white 
  lines, 
  the 
  space 
  

   within 
  which 
  is 
  brown. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  with 
  the 
  outer 
  row 
  of 
  parallel 
  lines 
  

   replaced 
  by 
  a 
  series 
  of 
  sagittate 
  white 
  markings 
  ; 
  towards 
  the 
  anal 
  angle 
  are 
  

   two 
  large 
  black 
  submarginal 
  spots, 
  dusted 
  with 
  metallic 
  blue 
  ; 
  the 
  outermost 
  is 
  

   largest, 
  and 
  is 
  surrounded 
  with 
  orange, 
  except 
  on 
  the 
  outer 
  side 
  ; 
  the 
  innermost 
  

   is 
  surmomited 
  by 
  the 
  outer 
  end 
  of 
  an 
  orange 
  stripe 
  which 
  extends 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  

   margin. 
  

  

  Body 
  black 
  above, 
  antenna 
  and 
  legs 
  ringed 
  with 
  white, 
  orbits, 
  head 
  beneath, 
  

   pectus 
  and 
  abdomen 
  beneath 
  white. 
  

  

  Hal). 
  Kangwe 
  (Good). 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Collection 
  of 
  Dr. 
  W. 
  J. 
  Holland. 
  

  

  This 
  insect 
  more 
  resembles 
  a 
  species 
  of 
  the 
  familiar 
  European 
  ■ 
  Brown 
  Argus 
  " 
  group 
  of 
  

   LyaeiiidcV, 
  than 
  do 
  most 
  of 
  the 
  other 
  species 
  of 
  Lycxnesfhes. 
  

  

  