102 THE ENTOMOLOGIST. 



51. Spindasis NiLus (Hewits.). — a, ^. Ilo ; February, 1899. 

 This is a very interesting species, hitherto represented by a 



female in the Hewitson Collection in the British Museum from 

 the White Nile. 



52. AxiocERSES PERioN (Cram.). — a, h, 3' ■ Ho ; January. 

 c, ? . Lokoja ; May. d-f, 3 . Ilo ; March, 1899. 



53. Lyc^nesthes amarah (Guer.). — a, ? . Ilo ; January, 

 1899. 



54. Lyc^nesthes adherbal, Mahille. — a, 3' . Lokoja ; May. 



55. Lyc^nesthes LARYDAS (Cram.).— a, $. Lokoja. 



56. Cacyreus lingeus (Cra??i.). — a-c, <? . Jebba ; September, 

 1898. 



57. Tarucus plinius (Fabr.). — a-d, 3- Jebba; May, Sept- 

 ember, November, 1898. e, $ . Sierra Leone ; February, 1898. 

 f-i, 3 . Kabba ; November. 



58. PoLYOMMATus B^Ticus (Linn.). — a, e, 3 ?. Jebba; Nov- 

 ember. /, 3 . Boussa ; December, cj, $ . Eabba ; November. 



59. Catochrysops fumosus. Bull. — a. Lokoja. 



60. Catochrysops OSIRIS (Hoijff.).—a, 3- Leaba; December, 

 1899. h, <y . Shonga; August. 



61. EucHRYSOPS NiGERiiE, sp. n. — Primaries: General colour 

 bright azure blue ; the apex and hind margin narrowly lined 

 with greyish brown ; cilia dirty white. Secondaries similar to 

 the primaries ; the hind margin narrowly edged with greyish 

 brown, the cilia nearly white ; a submarginal row of white spots 

 with more or less obsolete dark centres, the darkest and largest 

 spot situated between the first and second median nervule ; near 

 the anal angle a second row of faintly indicated white spots. 

 Underside similar to that of Catochrysops contracta, Butler. An 

 extra row of spots on the marginal area of both wings, these 

 spots being larger and more compact than in the above-named 

 form, and consisting of four narrow lines of brown, with white 

 spots on either side situated between the nervules ; the basal 

 area of the secondaries relieved by the usual three black dots ; 

 the distinct black spot on the hind margin edged on its lower 

 side with metallic silver ; one spot between the second and third 

 median nervule and two spots on the anal angle being of the 

 same metallic colour. Expanse, '8 in. 



Hah. $ . Ilo ; February, 1899. Type. 



62. Lampides HIPPOCRATES (Fabr.). — a, b. Jebba ; September, 

 1899. 



63. Neolyc^na cissus (Godt.). — a-e, <? . Shonga; August. 

 /, ? . Jebba ; November. 



64. Zizera knysna {Trimen). — a-d, 3 ? • Jebba ; Sept- 

 ember and October. 



