oe Mr. G. T. Bethune-Baker on new 
Lycenesthes subnitens, sp. n. 
g. Upperside: both wings blackish. Primaries with the 
inner margin covered for the basal three quarters of its length 
with shining deep violaceous-blue scales extending slightly 
into the cell. Secondaries with the discoidal area and half of 
the median area covered with the same coloured shining 
scales; this lustrous area is of a peculiarly deep tone of 
colour, and at a certain angle is hardly visible. Underside: 
both wings blackish brown, with various spots and marks 
defined by white lines. Primaries with a triangular dark 
mark near the base, edged laterally with white, followed by 
a broadish irregular dark band inclined in the opposite 
direction, as the two sides of an, edged with white; beyond 
this a transverse fascia from the costa, angled above the third 
median vein, whence it rapidly tapers to a point touching a 
largish spot in the inner angle, both the fascia and the spot 
being edged with white; from near the apex there is a sub- 
marginal band confluent with the afore-mentioned spot, edged 
with white, a fine dark marginal line; extreme posterior 
margin itself white, intersected at the veins. Secondaries 
with a broad basal laterally white-edged mark, which appears 
confluent with the triangular mark of the primaries; beyond 
this and adjoining it is another irregular curved fascia, edged 
with white all across the wing; touching this on the costa is 
a large spot, below which is a large double spot projected 
outwards, below which is another double spot projected 
inwards, adjoining an angled spot on the inner margin; 
outside this row of spots is a submarginal band, followed by 
a marginal row of white spots pupilled with blackish, two 
black anal spots more or less irrorated with metallic scales, 
the upper one with a deep orange-coloured iris. 
Female precisely like the male above and below, the only 
difference being that the lustrous blue area of the primaries 
is a much greyer blue though not less shining. 
Exp. alar., ¢ 2, 22 millim. 
This species, which flies in January, is nearest L. Staudin- 
geri, 5. & K., but the blue of the primaries is much less in 
extent, deeper in colour, and more lustrous, whilst Staudingert 
has no blue at all on the secondaries. 
Lycenesthes Marshall, sp. n. 
3. Upperside: both wings entirely brown. Secondaries 
with three very fine, shortish, white tails; posterior margin 
black, finely edged internally with white; on the margin 
between the lower median veins are four black spots edged with 
white, one between each two veins, the size of each increasing 
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