LYCzENID.E. 75 



browner tlirougliout. Fore-wing: outermost of three subcostal dots, 

 wanting; submacular fascia prolonged to submedian nervuro (as iu $ 

 Jcsous) by an additional separate spot. 



The foi-e-wrngs are rather maikedly elongate in botli sexes, being produced 

 apically. It is singular that the luider surface should show such decided 

 resemblance to that of Jesous, while the upper side differs so widely in both 

 $ and $ . I do not remember to have seen any Lycoena in which the blue 

 occupies quite the same position as in the $ Macale?iga, or in which it is 

 internally so curiously defined. 



The South-Indian L. Uhahlus (Cram.), from which the Cingalese Azanus 

 Cramer i, Moore {Lejp. Ceylon, p. 80, pi. 36, f. i), seems barely separable, is a 

 closer ally than even L. Jesous or L. Macalenga, its under side agreeing almost 

 exactly with that of the latter ; but on the upper side the male exhibits no 

 trace of the peculiar restriction and outlme of the discal blue so conspicuous 

 in the male Macalenga. 



This curious species seems to be very scarce. It was originally discovered 

 by Colonel Bowker, who took a male and two females in Basutoland, of which 

 the male and one of the females were noted as captured on flowers near 

 Olifant's Been, on the Cornet Spruit (Makaleng River), in February 1869. 

 In 187 1 the same observer sent smgle examples of the male fi-om north-west 

 of Somerset East and from Griqualand West respectively. The only other 

 specimens I have seen were a male and female captured^ near Burghersdorp 

 by Dr. Kannemeyer in 1883. 



Localities of Lycama Macalenga. 



South Africa. 



B. Cape Colony. 



h. Eastern Districts. — Between Somerset East and Murraysburg 

 (/. H. Boiolcer). Burghersdorp {D. R. Kannemeyer). 



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



d. Basutoland. — Maseru and Olifant's Been (/. H. Bowker). 



157. (39.) Lycaena Moriqua, Wallengren. 

 Plate VIII. ff. 5{S),5^i9)- 



^ Lyccena Moriqua, Wallgrn., K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. [Ilandl., 1S57; Lep. 



Rhop. Caffr., p. 39. 

 S 5 Lyccena Moriqua, Trim., Rhop. Afr. Aust., ii. p. 251, n. 151 (1866). 

 9 Lycoina henigna, Moschlev, Verb. K. K. Zool.-Bot. Gles. in Wein, 18S3, 



p. 285, t. xvi. f. I. 



Ex'p. al, {$) II lin. — l in. i lin. ; ($) ilj lin. — i in. i lin. 



Very nearly allied to L. Jesous, Guer. 



$ Darker, more violaceous ; hind-marginal border mvch hroadcr, ill- 

 defined invxirdly. Hind-wing : spots obsolete, merged in border ; no 

 tail. Under side. — Ground-colour whiter; disco-cellular streaks 

 Uacldsh. For e- wing : longitudinal stripe fainter, Iroicnish ; fascia 

 beyond middle hlackish, more distinctly macular, much less oblique ; 

 vsually a smcdl spot hclow median nervurc, before middle. Ilind-wing : 



