338 Mr. R. Trimen’s Notes on 
almost confined to gardens, where it kept about the cultivated 
pea. I met with it at Port Louis, Réduit, Pamplemousses and 
Riversdale. M. Maillard notes the insect as occurring in Bour- 
bon, and Boisduval states that it also inhabits Madagascar. 
20. Lycena Telicanus, Herbst. 
Far more abundant than LZ. Betica. Lawns in gardens are 
quite alive with this insect in the early forenoon; and I noticed 
the species in every locality I visited. The great majority of 
Mauritian examples consists of individuals considerably smaller 
and darker than those generally met with in South Africa. The 
range of the species is almost identical with that of Betica, though 
the latter occurs further to the North. 
21. Lycena Lysimon, Godt. 
This is the third very widely distributed Lycena that inhabits 
Mauritius, and to it I refer a butterfly that I found very common 
in the island; though, in the absence of any careful figure or 
minute description of Lysimon, I cannot positively affirm it to be 
that species. The specimens exactly resemble others from dif- 
ferent parts of South Africa and from Ceylon. Numerous ex- 
amples were met with in waste ground in all parts of the island. 
22. Pamphila Borbonica, Boisd. 
Syn.—P. Fatuellus, Hpfr. (Peters’ “Reise nach Mossambique,” 
Ins. p. 417, pl. xxvii. figs. 3, 4). 
An abundant insect, frequenting flowers in gardens. Found at 
Port Louis, Réduit and Riversdale. Boisduval observes that this 
species is known in Bourbon as Hesperia Mathias, but at the 
same time remarks that the Fabrician Mathias inhabits Coro- 
mandel, and that Fabricius’s description “ convient moins a notre 
Borbonica qu’a trente autres espéces différentes.” On examining 
Latreille’s description of Mathias, Fabr., I find that there are two 
points of distinction from Borbonica, viz., the possession of “ eight 
or nine”’ vitreous spots in the fore-wing, while Borbonica has but 
seven at the most; and of five white spots on the underside of 
the hind-wing, while the number in Bordonica is constantly three. 
The Mauritian insect inhabits South Africa, and is there asso- 
