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10.— C. agricola. 

 This insect I "believe I have also, but it is not common here. 



11.— C. adamapuncta. 



This is another insect that I think I can recognise, but Mr. 

 Tepper appears to have only the female. The male is exactly 

 the same size, but of a beautiful rich plum colour. 



I once found both sexes of this swarming in extraordinary 

 numbers round the white flowers of a shrub called here the 

 box tree. This was in January ; but I have on two or three 

 occasions taken the female sitting half asleep on grass-stems 

 in May. It evidently hybernates, and is seen in a tattered 

 state in October. 



The other species of this family in my collection I cannot at 

 all identify from either the plates or diagnoses of Mr. Tepper. 

 I have, I think, two species of Lycsena, and one of Cupido, 

 that do not agree with any of his. 



12.— Cupido molybdena, spec. nov. 



It bears a distant resemblance to C. fasciola, Tepper, but the 

 markings do not agree, and the male, though smaller, is much 

 lighter coloured than the female ; the superior surface of the 

 wings of the female being of a very dark burnt amber brown, 

 with a white fringe interrupted with dark brown spots. The 

 under sides of the wings agree pretty fairly with those of C. 

 fasciola. 



13. — Lycaena pervulgatus, spec. nov. 



Strange to say, this is the very commonest insect we have. 

 There are at least three broods of it, and it may be taken all the 

 year round, even in the depth of winter if the sun should shine 

 out warm for two or three days together. It approaches 

 nearest to Cupido delicatus, Tepper, but there is no sign of the 

 appendage or black spot in either sex, otherwise in size and 

 colour it agrees pretty well. I possess also what I suppose to 

 be a dwarf summer brood of this, for I can see no specific 

 difference, that is only three-fourths of an inch across the wing. 



14. — L. paradoxa, spec. nov. 

 This is a very singular insect, but unfortunately very rare ; 

 size, li inch. Both sexes nearly alike. Colour, rich bronze, 

 shot with plum colour ; this last rather more prenoncce in the 

 male. There are no spots or markings of any kind, excepting 

 that the wing rays are yellowish brown. Fringe, bluish 

 white. Underneath, the entire surface of both wings is shiny 

 w^hite, with the least possible tinge of blue, without markings 

 of any kind, excepting a row of very minute jet black specks 

 along and close to the outer margin of both wings. Body and 

 thorax coloured both above and below, the same as the wings. 



