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We have in our possession the types of the various species of 

 LyccB7iidce described by Herr Geo. Semper in the ' Journal des 

 Museum Godeffroy,' xiv. pp. 154-168 (1878). Many of these are 

 very little known, and I propose to review them here and to give 

 figures of some which are of interest. I take them in the order 

 in which they were published, viz. : — 



Danis macleayi, p. 155. 

 Lampides duhiosa, p. 159. 

 Holochila marginata, p. 161. 

 ,, helenita, p. 162. 

 ,, hyacinthina, p. 162. 

 ,, cmita, p. 163. 

 lalmenus ddmeli, p. 167. 

 The types of two others described, viz. : 



Lyccena sylvicola, p. 159, 

 LyccBnesthes godeffroyi, p. 165 

 are in the Godeffroy Museum. I do not know them. 



ThYSONOTIS MACLEAYI. 



Danis macleayi Semper, Mus. Godeffr., Lep. xiv. p. 155. 

 Easily distinguished from T. taygetus Feld. by the paler blue in 

 the male, and by the chequered cilia in both sexes, 



IS'acaduba dubiosa Semper. 



Lampides dtthiosa Semper, Mus. Godefii'., Lep. xiv. p. 159 (1878). 



The type of this species consists of the four wings only, the other 

 parts of the insect having been lost. These wings are, however, 

 quite perfect enough to enable it to be determined. It is at once 

 distinguished from N. herenice Hei-r.-Schafi'. by the ultramedian 

 band on the fore wing below being more continuous, i. e. the 

 lower half not being placed further inwards than the upi)er half. 



It has no tail as in R. herenice. 



Candalides MARGARITA Semper. 



Holochila margarita Semp. Mus. GodefFr., Lep. xiv. p. 161 (1878). 



This species is very close to C. ahsimilis Feld. ; indeed, the only 

 difference I can detect is the shade of blue on the upperside, 

 which is considerably greyer. This of course may only be seasonal. 



Candalides helenita Semper. (Plate XI. figs. 7, 8.) 

 Holochila helenita Semp. Mus. Godefir., Lep, xiv. p. 162 (1878). 

 I exhibit figures of the type (S and $ of this species, and an 

 examination of them will show that the $ is rather more strongly 

 marked below than the S , but that the markings are traceable 

 in the latter sex. H. ( = C'.) androdus Miskin, P. L. S. ISr.S.W. 

 ser. 2, V. p. 41 (1890), appears to be very closely allied, if indeed 

 it is distinct, Mr. Miskin does not, however, mention the darker 

 and difierently placed scales which appear to be on the median 

 nervules of the fore wing of the type S • 



