112 MR. H. n. DRUCE ON NEW AND LITTLE-KNOWN [Juiie 3, 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



PlATE IX. 



Teeth of Sippopotamus jjiinutus Blainv., from the Pleistocene of Cj'priis. The 

 originals of figs. 1-5 are from the Cave of Haghios Jannos, Cape Pyla (south coast) ; 

 the canine figured, figs. 7 & 8, is from the ossiferous breccia of Chrysostomo, near 

 Kythraea (district of Nicosia). — All figures of the natural size, except fig. 6. 



Pig. 1. Fragment of the right mandibular ramus of very young specimen, showing 

 the two posterior deciduous molars (d 1, d 2) scarcely worn, and behind 

 them the anterior portion of the first true molar (m 1), which has not yet 

 completelj' protruded. 



2. Anterior portion of the left mandibular ramus of another very young in- 



dividual, upper view — exhibiting the cauine (c) ; the much-worn outer 

 deciduous incisor (id 3), without any trace of enamel coating left ; and the 

 inner permanent incisor (i 1), which has not yet completely protruded. 



3. Anterior portion of the right mandibular ramus of an individiial slightly 



older than the preceding. Upper view. The canine (c), broken at the level 

 of the alveolus, exhibits an almost horizontal section. The outer permanent 

 incisor (i 3) has not yet cut the gum ; the inner incisor (i 1) is more 

 advanced. 



4. Same specimen as fig. 2 ,• lower view. 



5. The same; outer ^-iew. 



6. Much enlarged view from a portion of the outer enamel coating of the lower 



canine (fig. 5) near its base ; to show the enamel sculpturing. 

 Figs. 7 & 8. Middle-sized lower canine, probably $ ; right side. Fig. 7, inner ; fig. 8, 

 outer view. — The dimensions in millimetres are : — 



Length, following the posterior curvature 132 



Width of inner side 16"5 



„ „ outer side 12 



The largest canine of the collection presents the following dimensions as above : — 

 195—24—18. 



Plate X. 



Portions of skull and molar teeth of Hippopotamus minutus Blainv., from the 

 Pleistocene of Cyprus. Figs. 1-4 & 6, nat. size ; fig. 5, | uat. size. — All the figures 

 have been reversed on the Plate. 



Fig. 1. Lacrymal region of an incomplete skull ; right side. /r.=fi-ontal, w.=nasal, 

 Za.=lacrymal, mx.=m2i\\l\-AYy, wa.=malar. Cave Dikomo Mandra, near 

 Nicosia. 

 2. Right upper true molars of skull, fig. 1 ; outer view. 



Figs. 3 & 4. First and second lower true molars ; right side. Fig. 3, outer view ; 

 fig. 4, upper view. Chrysostomo. 



Fig. 5. Upper view of incomplete skull, from the Cave of Haghios Jannos, Cape Pyla. 



Fig. 6. The same as fig. 2 ; lower view. 



6. On some new and little-known Butterflies o£ the Family 

 Lyccenidce from the African, Australian, and Oriental 

 Regions. By Hamilton H. Deuce, F.Z.S., F.B.S. 



[Received May 14, 1902.] 

 (Plates XI. & XII.^) 



The following notes and descriptions ai-e suggested by the study 

 of some specimens of Lycsenidse in oui- own collection, and of some 

 in the Hope Museum at Oxford. 



The types of the Australian species described by Herr Semper, 

 and Avhich are now in our possession, have been carefully com- 



1 For explanation of the Plates, see p. 121. 



