28 Mr. H. H. Druce on new Species o/'Lycainiclte. 



three indistinct black marginal spots, bordered inwardly with 

 white, towards the anal angle ; the inner margin brownish, 

 clothed with white hairs. 



Underside brownish white, with a brown band and markings 

 arranged as in H. hatita, Hew. ; but, in addition to these, a 

 short distinct brown line at the end of the cell in the fore 

 wing and a small brown spot on the costal margin near the 

 base on hind wing ; fringe white ; tails considerably shorter 

 than in //. hatita. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen brownish j legs and antennas 

 whitish, annulated with black. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hah. W. Africa, Lagos. 



This species, which somewhat resembles //. Buxtoni on 

 the upperside, would appear to be intermediate between If. 

 hatita, Hew., and H. philippus, Fabr., on the underside. 



9. Deudorix ccerulea, sp. n. 



S • Upperside. — Fore wing glossy blue, with a darker patch 

 at the end of the cell ; the apical third and the costal margin 

 blackish brown. Hind wing glossy blue, with the costal 

 margin blackish brown and the inner margin greyish. 



Underside light brown, with indistinct markings arranged 

 as in D. diylhis, Hew., and a jet-black mark on the fore 

 wing just above the centre of the submedian nervure. On 

 the hind wing a black spot, bordered inwardly with yellow, 

 between the first and second median nervules ; lobe black, 

 with yellow above ; the tuft of hairs attached to the inner 

 margin of the fore wing below is black. 



$ . Upperside. — Fore wing dull light violaceous blue, the 

 costa, apex, and outer margin broadly brown. Hind wing 

 blue; costal margin and apex broadly, and outer margin nar- 

 rowly, brown ; lobe black, bordered above with yellow. 



Underside as in male. 



Head whitish ; antennas black, annulated with white ; legs 

 white, spotted in front with black. 



Expanse, $ $ 1^ inch. 



Hab. W. Africa, Lagos. 



On the underside this species is allied to D. diyllus, Hew., 

 which also has the black mark as described above. Hewit- 

 son's figure (71) on pi. v. b of the Supplement to his Lycasnidas 

 is almost unrecognizable. On the upperside it is distin- 

 guished by the much larger areas of blue, the blue of D. 

 diyllus being of a greenish hue. The hairy tuft on the inner 

 margin of the fore wing below is yellow in D. diyllus. 



