VIII. On some new or imperfectly-known species of South 
African butterflies. By Rouanp Tren, F.R.5., 
F.L.S., &c., Curator of the South African Museum, 
Cape Town. 
[Read February 8th, 1893. | 
Puate VIII. 
The butterflies described in this paper are as follows, vid. :— 
LYCAHNIDA. 
Lycena Grahami, n.sp. 3, 9. Cape Colony. 
»  procera,n.sp. g,9. Natal. 
‘ Osiris, Hopff. 9. Natal. 
3) Sankeri,n.sp. ¢), 2. Natal: 
Lycenesthes neglecta, Trim. ¢?. Natal. 
om Millari,n.sp. g. Natal. 
op minima,n.sp. g, 2. Natal. 
Zeritis simplex, u.sp. g, 9. Cape Colony, Damaraland, &e. 
PAPILIONIDA. 
Papilio Junodi,n.sp. 3g, 9. Delagoa Bay. 
HESPERID. . 
Pamphila Roncilgonis, Plétz. g, 9. Delagoa Bay and Angola. 
a detecta,n.sp. g,9. Natal. 
Hight of these eleven species are forms apparently undescribed hitherto; 
and of the remaining three species, two have been known in the male 
sex only, while another has been insufficiently described. 
Family LYCAANIDA. 
Genus Lycmna, Fab. 
Lycena Grahami, n. sp. (Pl. VIIL., figs. 1 (3), 2 (¢). 
Exp. al. (g‘), Lin. 4—5 lin.; (@), 1 in. 6 lin. 
3. Glossy, rather deep violaceous blue (not so pale as in 
L. patricia, Trim., or so glittering as in L. Caffrarie, Trim.), with 
narrow but pronounced fuscous hind-marginal edging; cilia 
white, shining, more or less completely interrupted with fuscous 
at ends of nervules. Fore wing; Terminal disco-cellular fuscous 
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