LYC^NID^. 251 



faint in fore-wing. Under-side. — As in $ ; but markings 

 darker and more sharply defined. 



I know nothing of the habits of this beautiful Lycana, the $ of which 

 may be readily known by the pinkish lustre of its upper-surface. 



Bashee River, KalTraria (J. H. Bowker). — Coll. S. A. Mus. 

 Damaraland (J. A. Bell ; C. J. Andersson). — Coll. Tri. 



151. Lycsena Moriqua. 



Lycaena Moriqua, Wallgr., Lep. Mhop. Caffr., p. 39. 



Exp. 10 lin.— 1 in. 



Very nearly allied to L. Jesous, Guer. 



$ . Darker, more violaceous ; hind-marginal border much 

 broader, ill-dejined inwardly. Hind-wing : spots obsolete, 

 merged in border. Under-side. — Ground-colour whiter : 

 disco-cellular streaks blackish. Fore-wing : longitudinal 

 stxiTpe fainter, brownish; fascia beyond middle blackish, more 

 distinctly macular, much less oblique ; a small spot below 

 median nervure, before middle. Hind-wing : no fascia beyond 

 middle, but an irregular roio of eight distinct black spots; 

 bluish at base almost obsolete ; two spots near anal angle 

 faintly blue-dusted, without lunule. 



? . Whitish discal space smaller, less distinct, sometimes 

 almost obsolete : blue from base sometimes strongly-marked, 

 sometimes scarcely traceable. Under-side. — As in $ ; but 

 in one specimen the ground-colour is brownish-grey, the spots 

 larger than usual, and their white rings conspicuous. 



From ray descriptions of species in Mr. D'Urban's collection, it appears 

 that the specimens referred by him to Jesons are actually Moriqua. The 

 row of spots on. 2inder-side of hind-wi7iff IS the best distinctive character of 

 the latter species, 



" Not common -. March and April." — D'Urb., in litt. 



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

 Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker).— Coll. Tri. 



152. Lycsena Ladon. 



$ . Papilio Ladon, Craiii., Pap. Exot., pi. 270, f. D, E. 

 Polyommatus Ladon, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 077, n. 



[189. 

 Lycaena Ladon, E. Doubl., List Lep. Brit. Mus., II, p. 44. 

 Exp. 1 in. 2 lin. ( $ ). 



$ . Very pale, satiny, whitish-blue : cilia whitish, spotted 

 with grey. Under-side. — White, with blackish spots: in 



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