South-African Lepidoptera-Rhopaloccra. 349 



strongly incurved on 2nd median nervule. Hind wing : 

 A spot at base ; a transverse row of four spots before 

 middle ; discal row strongly elbowed on 2nd subcostal 

 nervule ; a straight white ray runs longitudinally along 

 radial nervule from disco-cellular terminal lunule as far 

 as row of sagittate white marks ; near anal angle, two 

 small blackish spots enclosed by lunules of the two 

 hind-marginal rows. 



? . Dark brown, usually more or less marked with 

 violaceous on lower part of discs and towards bases. 

 Hind wing : Dusky spots of hind-marginal row, as in 

 male, more or less apparent in violaceous-marked speci- 

 mens. Under side : Usually a little more brownish 

 than in male ; the spots even more distinct, and the 

 white ray of hind wing broader. 



This insect may be distinguished from L. Lysimon by 

 the much more conspicuous spotting of the under side 

 with the white ray exhibited by the hind wing. The male 

 also differs in the decided pink tinge of the upper side, 

 and in the absence of the dusky border of the hind 

 wing. The female has the upper side much darker than 

 in L. Lysimon, and the violaceous colouring is deeper and 

 not of so blue a tint. 



Hab. Cape Colony, Kaffraria Proper, Natal, and 

 Transvaal. 



Lycana stellata, n. s. 



Exp. al. 7—9 lin. 



Greyish fuscous, with numerous subannular and other 

 white spots arranged in correspondence with those of 

 the under side. Fore wing : Terminal disco-cellular 

 annulet, and discal inferiorly much-incurved band of 

 annulets, enclose spots somewhat darker than ground 

 colour ; two similar annulets near base, one in cell, the 

 other below it ; a submarginal row of six minute white 

 spots ; cilia broad, fuscous, with narrow but very dis- 

 tinct white internervular interruptions, those close to 

 apex and to posterior angle wider than the rest. Hind 

 wing : An indistinct annulet near base below cell ; other 

 markings as in fore wing, but not so pronounced ; in 

 submarginal row of small white spots the first is con- 

 siderably larger than the others ; cilia broad, white, 

 with imperfect fuscous nervular interruptions. Under 

 side : Pale brownish grey, the white annulets enclosing 



