236 RHOPALOCERA AFRIC>^ AUSTRALIS. 



with white and browrdsh fascice and rows of lunules : in each 

 wing, beyond middle, an irregular, submacular fascia (com- 

 posed of a broad white central streak, on both sides bordered 

 with brownish, and edged with a white line), — a similar short 

 fascia, closing cell, touching edge of long fascia on first 

 median, — and two rows of thin white lunules succeeded by a 

 white line. Fore-wing: between median and submedian, a 

 short, wide, abruptly -truncate, longitudinal black stripe. 

 Hind-wing : seven conspicuous, black, white-ringed spots, 

 viz. : one at base, four in a transverse row near base, and two 

 on costa (respectively immediately before origin of fascia and 

 double row of lunules) ; orange-lunuled hind-marginal spot 

 bluish-silvery-dusted ; a smaller, similar spot at anal angle. 



S . Darker, not so metallic. Fore-wing : a disco-cellular 

 fuscous line; a faint submacular streak just before hind- 

 marginal line. Hind-wing : row of lunules and rings usually 

 conspicuous ; orange lunules and spot larger ; occasionally a 

 third orange lunule and black spot just above second median. 

 Under-side. — As in $ : ground-colour darker. 



The peculiar hue of the upper-surface at once distinguishes this species 

 from the preceding one, and indeed from all the other South African 

 Lffcana:. 



"October to April: common on bushes." — D'Urb , in litt. 



King William's Town (W. D'Urban). Bashee River, 

 Kaftraria (J. H. Bowker).— Coll. Tri. et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



B.— Hind-wing" with a linear white-tipped tail at end of third 

 median nervule. 



138. Lycaena Bsetica. 



Papilio Baeticus, Linn., Syst. Nat., II, p. 789, n. 256. 

 Hesperia Baetica, Fab., Ent. Syst., ill, 1, p. 280, n. 77. 

 Polyommatus Baeticus, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. Q5S. 

 Lycaena Baetica, Horsf., Cat Lep. E. I. C. Mus., p. 80. 

 ,, „ E. DoubL, List Lep. Brit. Mus., II, 



[p. 43. 

 Exp. 1 in. — 1 in. 5 lin. 



$ . Silky violet-blue, with a fuscous hind-marginal edging. 

 Hind-wing : two well-marked black spots, outwardly whitish- 

 edged, near anal angle, of which the larger is above third 

 median nervule. Under-side. — Pale ochreous-grey, with 

 undulated, transverse, white strice : common to both loings, 

 beyond middle, a fascia composed of a middle broad streak, 

 with a parallel line at equal distances on either side, variable 

 in regularity, angulated in hind-wing below third median, — 



