So SOUTH-AFRICAN LUTTEKFLIES, 



markings and joining the three outermost spots of transverse row ; a 

 whitish spot at posterior angle. Hind-icing : costa narrowly fuscous- 

 clouded. Under side. — As in ^ ; bluish-silvery of two spots of hind- 

 wing brighter. 



Cilia in both sexes white, in fore-wing regularly interrupted with 

 blackish, in hind-wing irregularly and very faintly. Tail of hind-wing 

 rather short, linear, black, white-tipped. 



Tlaere can be little doubt that the specimen noted liy "VVallengren as Rosi- 

 mon, Fab., belongs to this species. His description is not detailed, but ho 

 particularly notes the cilia as white, spotted in fore-ioings with black, a char- 

 acter very constant in Hiniza, while in llosimon the entire cilia are as constantly 

 conspicuously black-sj)otted. ^ The l:)lue $ at once distinguishes the species 

 from Rosimon, and denotes a relationsliip to Theophrasius. The $ oi Rosimon 

 presents a much broader white discal field, in hind-wing uncrossed by trans- 

 verse row of spots ; the basal blue is more brilliant and with a greenish tinge ; 

 and with i*egai'd to the under side, the spots of the common inner submarginal 

 row are much broader ; while in hind-wing the spots of the discal row, instead 

 of being quadrate and nearly central, are elongate, and all hid the two first close 

 to, and usually touching, those of inner submarginal roiv, — and the subcostal 

 atria is entire. 



This is apparently a scarce species. Mr. W. D' Urban, who discovered it 

 in British Kaffraria, noted it as not common near King William's Town, 

 appearing in November and February ; and Colonel Bowker sent a few of 

 both sexes from Kaffraiia Proper. I found it scarce during my visit to Natal 

 in 1867, observing it only singly about grassy open spots, in different parts of 

 that Colony, between the end of February and beginning of April. 



Localities of Lycccna Hintza. 



I. South Africa. 

 B. Cape Colony. 



h. Eastern Districts.— Kmg William's Town (TF. S. M. D'Urhnn). 

 c. Griqualand West. — Vaal River (/. ff. Bonfer). 



D. Kaffiaria Proper. — Tsomo and Bashee Rivers (/. //. Boicher). 



E. Natal. 



a. Coast Districts. — D'Urban. Umhlali. Verulam. Umvoti. 

 h. Upper Districts. — Maritzbui^g. Estcourt (/. M. HiitcUinson). 

 Tugela and Mooi River Valley {J, H. BoicTcer). 

 K. Transvaal. — Marico and Limpopo Rivers [F. C. Sehms). 



160. (42.) Lycsena Calice, Hopffer. 



Lyccena Ccdice, Hopff., "Monatsb. K. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch., 1855, 

 p. 642, n. 18;" and Peters' Reise Mossamb., Ins., p. 405, t, 

 xxvi, ff. 4, 5 [?](iS62). 



UxjJ. al., {$) lU lin. ; ($) i in. i lin. 



White, with Hack margins and sjjots ; in each wing, a wide basal 

 black suffusion ; a broad costal, apical, and hind-marginal border ; a 

 terminal disco- cellular black lunulo ; and a broken irregular discal row 



^ Mr. Chr. Aurivillius, of the Stockholm Museum, to whom I referred the point, informs 

 me that the llosimon of Wallengi-en is undoubtedly = Il'mtza, Trim. 



