56 SOUTH- AFEIC AN BUTTEEFLIES. 



Colony, where, however, the very closely allied L. Barherce, mihi, is known to 

 extend as far as Natal j but its existence at Delagoa Bay probably points to 

 its inhabiting the intervening territory. 



Localities of Lycctna Mdcyplds. 



I. South Africa. 

 B. Cape Colony. 



a. Westeni Districts. — Robertson. Van Wyk's Vley, Carnarvon 

 District [E. G. Alston). Varsch Biver, Clanwilliam District 

 {L. Peringueii). Garies, Ookiep, Spectakel, and Ivlipfontein, 

 Namaqualand District {L. Peringueij). 

 h. Eastern Districts. — Hope Town (J. II. Botvlier). 

 c. Griqualand West. — Vaal River (J. H. Bowker). Kimberley 

 (H. L. Feltham). 

 H. Delagoa Bay. — In Hewitson Coll. in Brit. Mus. 



II. Other African Regions. 

 A. South Tropical. 



a. Western Coast. — " River Kuisip [Walvisch Bay] (Wahlberg)." 

 Wallensfren. 



146. (28.) Lycsena Barberse, Trimen. 



Lyccena Barherce, Trim., Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond., i868, p. 89, pi. v. f. 7. 



Exp. al, ($) 5l-6f lin.; ($) 7^-9 lin. 



Closely allied to L. Metophis, Wallengr. $ and ^. Dark-hrown ; 

 cilia hroad, while, internqotcd with hroion — in forc-wbig hroadly, in 

 Itind-iving narrouiy — at ends of ncrvules ; hind-iving tailless. Hind- 

 iving : a very indistinct hind-marginal row of small blackish spots. 

 Under side. — Brownish-grey (the hind-wing finely speelded with whit- 

 ish) ; in both ivings, terminal disco- cellular and discal incomplete lohite 

 annulets filled with hrownish rather darker than ground-colour. Fore- 

 wing : discal series of annulets arranged much as in Metophis, but 

 commencing with a small additional (costal) one, — the lowest annulet 

 rather beyond disco-cellular terminal one ; two submarginal rows of 

 white lunules rather farther apart than in Metop)his, and lunules of 

 inner row more sogittiform ; space between two rows rather darker 

 than rest of ground-colour. Hind-wing : sub-basal series of four annu- 

 lets arranged as in Metophis, but filled with brownish darker than 

 ground-colour ; terminal disco-cellular annulet nearer base, and quite 

 separate from discal row ; the latter is much wider, more even, and 

 continuous, forming more of a bar or narrow fascia, interrupted on 

 second subcostal nervule ; hind-marginal series of four golden-cres- 

 cented black spots and other markings as in Metophis, except that the 

 conspicuous whitish spot immediately preceding the second hind-mar- 

 ginal marking is wanting. 



The sexes do not differ except in size. 



Besides the various differences specified above, Barherce has con- 



