78 Mr. Koland Trimen on some New 



distinct Lycxna best agrees with L. lucida, Trim., in its 

 under-side markings, though with a rather more yellowish 

 tint and fainter spots in the hind-wing ; but the upper- 

 side is totally different, not only from lucicla but also from 

 all its congeners, being blackish with many sub-annular 

 and other white spots arranged in correspondence with 

 those of the under-side. 



The original discovery of this interesting form near 

 Burghersdorp, N.E. Cape Colony, by Dr. D. R. Kanne- 

 meyer in 1882-83, was followed in February 1892, by Mr. 

 F. Graham's capture of thirty-six specimens at Holspruit 

 about 21 miles from Dordrecht in the Wodehouse district. 

 Mr. Graham's observations fully confirm Dr. Kannemeyer's 

 regarding tlie extremely local habit of Z. sfcllafa, and its 

 abundance where it does occur. The places named are 

 both in the Stormberg range of mountains, and remained 

 the only recorded habitats until 1900, when at the Tring 

 Museum I found a long series of the species from so 

 distant a region as British Central Africa, in an extensive 

 collection formed by Dr. Ansorge at various localities 

 between the coast and Lake Nyassa. 



Both surfaces of the wings seem to be remarkably con- 

 stant in tint and markings. The paired sexes were taken 

 by Mr. Graham near Dordrecht in February 1892 ; the $ 

 was 83 lines in expanse, but the $ — the smallest I have 

 measured — scarcely over 6 lines. Both Dr. Kannemeycr 

 and Mr. Graham observed that the insect was only in 

 abundance about damp ground near water, active on the 

 wing, and constantly settling on flowers ; on one occasion 

 Mr. Graham found at least a dozen upon fresh cow- 

 dung. 



The ^ and $ figured are from Mr. Graham's Dordrecht 

 series. 



LYCiENA METOPHis, Wallengr. (Plate VI, figs. 16, 16a.) 



Lycmna mctophis, Wallengr., Wien. Ent. Mouatschr. 1860, 

 ' p. 37, n. 17 ; and K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Forhandl., 1872, p. 

 48, n. 21. 



Since I described (S.-Afr. Butt., ii, pp. 55-6) the dis- 

 tribution of this Lyccvna, its kno\An range has been 

 extended to Natal, where it has been taken at Estconrt, 

 Weenen county, by Mr. J. M. Hutchinson and Mr. G. N. 

 Barker, as well as by Mr. G. A. K. Marshall, who has 



