African species of the Lycaenesthes group) of Lycaenidac. 8!^ 
8 . Both wings mauve blue. Primaries with apex broadly dark 
brown gradually tapering along the termen to the tornus. Secondaries 
with termen narrowly brown with a dark line of subterininal 
dashes between the veins, costa brown above vein 8. Underside : 
both wings w^arm brown with the usual Triclema'pattevn. Primaries 
with the postmedian stripe reduced to a curved tapering confluent 
band to vein 2. Secondaries with the basal band divided into three 
sjrots touching each other. Postmedian band fractured thrice below 
each pair of spots, second pair shifted well out, third pair well in 
and almost unicolorous with the ground-colour, fourth angled pair 
shifted right below the spot closing the cell and almust confluent 
with it. 
ITah. Cameroons. 
Type in the Stockholm Museum. 
I am again indebted to Prof, Aurivilliiis for the loan of 
this species; it will be readily distinguished from all others 
of the genus by its pale mauve blue colour extending 
almost entirely over both wings. 
Species Omitted. 
I. liolcias, Westwood. 
The type of this species has not yet been discovered 
and as the late Hope Professor stated in his description 
“ cauda mdlaf I have no hesitation in eliminating it. 
L. yrammica, Smith and Kirby. 
I have seen this type, and it is a Castcdius. 
Since the foregoing paper went to press I have received, 
through the kindness of Herr Embrik Strand of the 
Berlin Zool. Museum, a copy of his paper describing three 
species of this group, and he has made for me accurate 
coloured figures now in my possession. I would tabulate 
them as follows— 
Lycaenesthes uhereiuensis, Strand 
I cannot regard this as otherwise than a variety of 
lernnos ; this species gradually changes as it approaches 
Equatorial Africa, and I have no doubt it is Hewitson’s 
insect. 
The however, is without any question ^ ligures. I 
have several exactly the same with their males from the 
Victoria Nyanza. 
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