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XX XV] IT. — Descriptions of some new Genera and Species of 

 West-African Lyc^nidffi. By Hamilton H. Dkuce, F.E.S. 



Amongst a large collection of butterflies lately obtained I 

 find the two following apparently undescribed species of 

 Lycsenidse ; and as they do not seem to me to be properly 

 referable to any known genera, I venture to describe them. 

 The collection contains a good series of both. I also include 

 descriptions of two genera for two well-known West- African 

 Lycgenidse which cannot now be referred to their original 

 genera, viz. Myrina and Hypolyccena. 



Hypomyrina, gen. nov. 



Allied to Hypolyccena ; costa more arched and outer margin 

 more rounded, and with an additional subcostal nervule, which 

 is emitted rather beyond the middle of the third. Hind wing 

 with the lobe distinct and more produced, and with one short 

 linear tail on the lower median nervule. Palpi Avith the 

 terminal joint long, slender, and pointed, almost as long as 

 second ; legs normal. 



There are no secondary sexual characters. 



Type Myrina. nomenia^ Hewitson. 



V\'^e have specimens of this species as noted by Mr. Kirby 

 (Hew. 111. Uiurn. Lep., Lycaen., Supp. p. 26) from Sierra 

 Leone and Lagos, together with the typical form ; and I find 

 that a good series shows very slight variation and they will 

 probably prove to belong to a distinct species. 



Hypokopelates, gen. nov. 



Allied to Hypomyrina, having the venation much the 

 same, but with the terminal joint of the palpi much shorter 

 and with secondary sexual characters. The lobe very small 

 and one short linear tail on the lower median nervule. 



Type Hypolyccena mera, Hewitson. 



KOPELATES, gen. nov. 



Allied to Hypohopelates, but with the first subcostal nervule 

 bent towards the costal nervure and distinctly touching it for 

 some considerable distance. Palpi : second joint long and 

 robust, terminal joint very small. Head very large ; anteimas 

 rather long, very slender, with rather lengthened abrupt club. 



Type Kopelates lirfjata, mihi. 



