Mr. W. C. Hewitson on new Species o/* Hesperidse. 453 



Hesperia Lacida. 



Alls supra fuscis : anticis punctis octo hyalinis : posticis puncto hya- 

 line : his infra albis punctis maculisque fuscis notatis, margine 

 postico lilacino punctis nigris notato. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with eight trans- 

 parent pale yellow spots — one in the cell, two below this, 

 three near the apex, and two below them. Posterior wing 

 with one ti'ansparent spot. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing is much 

 paler towards the apex. Posterior wing white, with a spot at 

 the base, a spot on the costal margin, a spot on the inner 

 margin, some smaller spots in the middle : the outer margin 

 broadly grey marked by several brown spots, the anal angle 

 brown. 



Exp. l^^o- inch. 



Hah. Gaboon {Rogers). 



Hesperia Soritia. 



Alls utrinque fuscis : anticis punctis novem hyalinis : tribus in 

 medio, quinque sub apicem positis : posticis infra punctis septem 

 indistinctis albis. 



Upperside dark brown. Anterior wing with nine pale 

 yellow transparent spots — three at the middle, one below 

 them, three near the apex, and two below these. 



Underside as above, except that the posterior wing is tinted 

 with purple, and is marked by two pale spots in the cell, 

 followed by a transverse series of five or six minute white 

 spots. 



Exp. 1^ inch. 



Hah. Gaboon {Rogers). 



Hesperia Dacena. 



Alls utrinque fuscis : anticis punctis sex minutis hyalinis : pos- 

 ticis margine postico albo : his infra punctis duobus minutis. 

 Upperside dark brown. Anterior v/ing with the usual three 

 spots at the apex, and three very minute below them. Pos- 

 terior wing with the margin white, indented at the nervures. 



Underside as above, except that the anterior wing has a 

 minute spot within the cell, and that the posterior wing is 

 tinted with purple and has two minute white spots in the 

 middle. 



Exp. \^ inch. 

 Hah. Gaboon {Rogers). 



This species and //. Corduba^ both from the Gaboon, differ in 

 form from the typical Hesperice. 



