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subsequently received specimens from Graham stown, 

 captured by Mrs. Barber, and from the River Tsomo, 

 taken by Mr. Bowker.- Of the special haunts or habits 

 of this LyecBna, I have no information. 



In the Collections of the South-African Museum and 

 R. Trimen. 



3. Lyccena Tsomo. 



Exp. 9i— 11 lin. 



$ . Pale sMning-hrown ; in each wing, the base nar- 

 rowly tinged with purplish-black, and a faint pinkish- 

 violaceous suffusion over median nervure and nervules, 

 extending into discoidal cell. Hind-iving : a blackish 

 hind-marginal spot between 2nd and 3rd median ner- 

 vules. C'i^m shining-grayish. Undeeside. — Pale oclireous- 

 cjray. Fore-iving : the usual disco- cellular spot and discal 

 macular band scarcely paler than the ground-colour, in- 

 completely bordered with whitish ; hind-marginal lunules 

 almost obsolete ; a whitish -ringed spot in cell, similar to 

 that at extremity. Hind-^ving : macular discal band re- 

 marliahly straight, externally bordered by a suffused whitish 

 band ; an indistinct transverse macular band before mid- 

 dle, but no separate spots ; hind-marginal lunules rather 

 more apparent than in fore-wing ; black spot distinct. 



? . I)arlier ; the violaceous suffusion much less, scarcely 

 perceptible in hind-wing. Undekside. — All the markings 

 more distinct. Hind-wing : a spot closing cell, imme- 

 diately before discal band. 



On the upperside, this Lyccena much resembles the ? 

 Lysimon, Ochs., but is widely different on the underside, 

 which is very like that of L. Bcetica, Linn., though on a 

 smaller scale. 



Mr. Bowker discovered this species in January, 1865, 

 near the River Tsomo. It was " very numerous,^' in 

 that month and the following, " in reedy, swampy spots 

 near water." 



In the Collections of the South -African Museum and 

 R. Trimen. 



4. Lyccena notoba. 



Exp. IH lin.— 1 in. 2 lin. 



$ . Shining opalescent-violaceous ; a very narrow hind- 

 marginal broivnish border to each iving; cilia whitish, broadly 

 interrupted ivith brownish. Underside. — Brownish-gray : 

 in each wing, usual spot at end of cell, and macular 



