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and white : the club is black, tipped with orange, and preceded (in the female only) by a long 

 white spot on the underside. 



Exp. 1 inch. 



In the Collection of Dr. Staudinger, from Malacca. 



Not closely allied to any known species. — W. P. K.] 



26. Hypolycsena Aruma. Plate (Suppl.) V. b. figs. 47, 48. 

 Hypolycaena Aruma, Hewitson, Entom. Month. Mag. x. p. 124 (1873). 



Upperside. Male. — Anterior wing purple, with a scarlet spot on the inner margin a 

 little below the base. Posterior wing scarlet, with one tail : the costal margin purple, the 

 outer margin black, narrow. 



Underside white, with the outer margins pale brown. Both wings crossed by a straight 

 rufous band. Posterior wing with a large orange spot marked with black at the base of the 

 tails : the lobe and a spot near it black, crowned with pale blue. 



Exp. 1-pj inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from West Africa (Gaboon, Rogers). 



On the underside this, the most beautiful species of the genus, resembles H. Eleala. 



27. Hypolycaena Mera. Plate (Suppl.) V. b. figs. 49, 50. 

 Hypolycaena Mera, Hewitson, Entom. Month. Mac/, x. p. 124 (1S73). 



Upperside. Male. — Ultramarine-blue. Anterior wing with the base, the costal and 

 outer margins (which are broad), and a band at the end of the cell dark brown. Posterior 

 wing with one tail : the nervures and the outer margin (which is very narrow) black : the 

 lobe black, decorated with scarlet and blue. 



Underside white. Both wings crossed by a broad rufous band. Anterior wing with 

 two submai'ginal bands of pale brown spots. Posterior wing with a large orange-yellow spot 

 at the base of the tails, marked by a large black spot and a small spot of the same colour 

 irrorated with silvery blue : lobe black, bordered above and below with silvery blue. 



Exp. T 9 „ inch. 



In the Collection of W. C. Hewitson, from West Africa (Angola, Rogers). 



28. Hypolycffiiia Naara. Plate (Suppl.) V. b. figs. 51, 52. 



Hypolycaena Naara, Hewitson, Entom. Month. Mag. x. p. 125 (1873). 



Upperside. Male. — Dark blue. Anterior wing with the costal and outer margins dark 

 brown ; a brown discal spot as in the Thecla?, but placed lower down upon the median nervure. 



