Af rican species of the Lycaenesthes grovp of Lycaenidae. 53 
margin of the cell to the costa, curved at the costa ; sub-basal dash 
broad, suddenly contracted about vein la ; cell closed by a narrow 
spot ; postmedian stripe with the first spot large and dark, second 
much smaller and not so dark, third and fourth confluent dark shifted 
right outwards, fifth and sixth confluent darkish shifted inwards, 
seventh and eighth angled shifted right inwards ; subterminal line 
strongly marked followed by the least trace of a preterminal 
interrupted line, a black terminal spot between veins 2 and 3, and at 
the angle with metallic-bluish scales, the former also edged finely 
with yellowish. 
Expanse 28 mm. 
Hah. Kampala ; Uganda, April. 
Type in my collection. 
Lycaenesthes lychnides, Hew. (Plate II, fig. 13.) 
Ij. lyehnidcs, Hew., Ill. D. Lep., p. 224, PI. 91, f. 32, PI. 
92, f. 38 (1878); id. Auriv., Rhop. Aethioj), p. 351 (1898). 
^. Upperside uniformly brown in both wings. Underside similar 
to L. lachares. Hew. 
? • Upperside uniformly brown above in both w'ings. Primaries 
with a yellow dash between veins 1 and 2. 
This species has not been recorded again since the 
original description ; it is near to lacharcs, but its male 
may be recognised by being brown above, not blue; whilst 
the female has much less white on its underside than is 
usual in the female of lacharcs. 
Hah. Old CalabaPv. 
Type in the British Museum. 
Lijcaenesthes fiavomaculatus, Smith and Kirbj''. 
(Plate IX, fig. 25.) 
Tj. fiavomaetdatus, S. & K., Rhop. Exot., p. 104, PI. 
XXIII, ff. 7, 8 (1893); flavoniaculata, Auriv., Rhop. 
Aethiop., p. 351 (1898). 
$. Upperside : both wings darkish brown with darker spots and 
dirty yellowish-creamy small patches. Primaries with a spot closing 
the cell; postmedian stripe broken up into three nearly detached 
parts, viz. a very oblique costal dash, two spots below it shifted 
right inwards, and edged outwardly by a dirty deep creamy patch, 
the third part being a single spot shifted right in and edged on 
