African species of the Lycaenesthes group of Lyeacnidac. 29 
with whitish, less broadly externally ; a black spot with bluish scales 
on the margin between veins 2 and 3, edged above with deep yellow, 
a small double spot at the angle similarly scaled and edged. There 
is a considerable amount of pale fine irrorations over a good deal of 
the secondaries. 
Expanse 30 mm. 
Hal. Albert Edward Nyanza, October; Entebbe, 
Uganda ; Congo (Makala); Angola. 
Type in my collection from Makala, and in the British 
Museum from Entebbe (coll. Minchin). 
This is exceedingly close to the preceding species above, 
but below it is more easily recognisable; the pattern is 
decidedly larger, the postmedian stripe being very broad, 
the fractures being different and the spots darker. 
Lycaenesthes lasti, Smith and Kirby. 
L. lasti, S. & K., Rhop. Exot., p. 109, PI. 24, ff. 1, 
2 (1894); id. Auriv., Rhop. Aethiop., p. 348 (1898); id. 
H. H. Druce, Trans. Ent. Soc. Bond., 1905, p. 253; L. 
rubrimacidata, Strand, Ent. Zeitsch., xxiii, p. 129 (1909). 
The upperside of .this species would be most nearly described as 
plum colour; it is a distinct tone from other species. The underside 
is pale grey with two red costal spots, and two red spots on the 
abdominal margin, the upper one of which is sometimes inclined to 
obsoletion. These characters will enable the insect to be easily 
identified. The female is brown above in both wings ; the primaries 
with a greyish white patch in the fold and the lower radial area ; 
the secondaries with a similar stripe in postmedian area. The 
Kambove form, as brought home by Mr. Neave, has the red spots 
much reduced both in size and colour, the one at the beginning of 
the postmedian line of the secondaries being often plain, not red. 
Hal. Mombasa ; Chirinda Forest, Gazaland, 
3,600 feet, October; Rhodesia, Kambove, 
Type in coll. Grose-Smith. 
Genitalia. —Harpago broad, evenly curved below, highly curved 
above for its basal two-fifths, then nearly straight to the apex, which 
is produced into two very strong teeth, the lower extremity being 
produced into a three-toothed process. Cingula well produced 
backwards at its base, with narrow arms of moderate length ; 
tegumen with dorsum weakly developed, excavated in front, cheeks 
very ample, with evenly curved front edge; falces very broad 
