524 Rev. K. P. INIurray's descriptions of 



Lycana pulchra, n. sp. (PI. X. figs. 7, 8.) 



$ . Violet-blue with a narrow brown edging along the 

 hind-margin of forewing, which is replaced in the hind- 

 wing by a distinct dark brown line, edged internally 

 towards anal angle by a white line. Inner margin of 

 hindwing white. Two or three blue-black dots towards 

 anal angle of hindwing. Fringe dirty white. Hindwings 

 with a rather long filiform tail, tipped with white. 



On the underside this insect closely resembles African 

 specimens of X. Telicanus, — indeed it is not easy to discover 

 any constant differences. The ground colour of the wing 

 seems, however, whiter, and the fulvous crescents sur- 

 mounting the metallic spots at anal angle of hindwing 

 more conspicuous than in that species. 



? . Brown, shot with blue over the bases of wings. 

 Forewing : a conspicuous spot closing cell, and a some- 

 what angulated row of spots beyond it, one of which is 

 situated almost immediately below the disco-cellular spot. 

 All these spots are edged on both sides with white. 

 Between the disco-cellular spot and the uppermost of the 

 row of spots is a small brown cloud. 



Hind icing : a basal transverse band and large disco- 

 cellular spot, both edged with white: a band of white 

 lunules beyond middle, and a marginal series of brown 

 lunules (the two next anal angle black and conspicuous), 

 surmounted by whitish crescents. Underside as in $ . 

 xpands: d 11 — 1 1 ; $, 1 1 — 1 2 . 



Ilab. — West Africa. 



This form so closely resembles on its underside the 

 very variable Lt/c. Telicayius, Lang., that I was for a 

 long time doubtful of the propriety of describing it as 

 a separate species, but the great diflference in the colouring 

 of the upper side of the male, combined with the constant 

 smaller size of the specimens, and some difference, difficult 

 to describe, in the shape of the wings, have now led me to 

 consider it as distinct. 



The foregoing description has been made fi'om 3 $ and 

 2 ? specimens in my collection. 



LyccBna lineata, n. sp. (PI. X. fig. 9.) 



Closely allied to L. Palmyra, Feld., from which it 

 hardly differs on the upper side, excejit in having the 

 fringe unspotted. 



