LYC^ENIDJE. 257 



Argus Lysimon, Boisd., Faune de Mad., &c., p. 23. 



Lycaena Gaika, Trimen, Tr. Ent. Soc. 9 3rd Series, I, 



[p. 403. 



Exp. 8 10J lin. 



$ . Pale-blue ; a brownish-grey border of variable width on 

 hind-margins; cilia whitish. UNDER-SIDE. Whitish-grey; 

 with minute, whitish-ringed, blackish spots ; in both wings a 

 thin, greyish, whitish-edged mark closing discoidal cell ; a 

 transverse row of spots beyond middle (that of fore-wing 

 curved, commencing with two minute spots on costa before 

 middle, and reaching to submedian nervure ; that of hind-wing 

 sharply angulated, composed of eight spots, from costa about 

 middle to inner-margin) ; two dentate, submarginal, lunular, 

 greyish, whitish-edged lines ; and a thin, black, bounding 

 line immediately within cilia. Hind-wing : a basal black 

 spot ; before middle a transverse row of three spots ; no 

 metallic-centred spots near anal angle. 



$ . Dull-brown. UNDER-SIDE. As in $ : spots more 

 distinct. 



Since learning that Lysimon was found in South Africa, I have seen no- 

 authentic specimens of the species j but, after a careful investigation of the 

 descriptions within my reach, have come to the conclusion that the insect 

 described by me in the Entomological Transactions under the name of 

 Gaika is really the $ of Lysimon. This species is of very slender structure, 

 and has more elongate wings tban most of the Lyccenoe. The under-side 

 markings much resemble those of Z. Knysna raihi, but are thinner and more 

 distinctly white-edged, the row of spots beyond middle being much more 

 sharply curved. None of the seven specimens I have seen possess any spots 

 on under-side of fore-wing between base and discoidal lunule ; but Godart 

 states that he has seen examples in which the two spots were obsolete, and 

 Wallengren makes no mention of these spots in his description. 



"March 30th, 1861." D'Urb., in litt. 



King William's Town. Coll. W. D'Frban. 



Bashee River, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker). Damaraland 

 (Mrs. Latham). Coll. Tri. et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



Ceylon. Coll. E. L. Layard. 



South Europe. Coll. Brit. Mus. 



" Cape. Querimba. Senegal. Egypt. Spain. Portugal. 

 Madagascar. East Indies." Hopffer, in Peters' Reise. 



159. Lycsena Mahallokosena. 



Lycsena Mahallokoaena, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 



[41, n. 16. 

 Exp. 11 lin. 1 in. 



$ . Blue-violaceous (nearly as in L. Aquilo, Boisd.) whole 

 disc and submedian nervure of fore-wing fulvous-yellow, disc 



