280 Mr. R. Trimen on some New Species 



SATYRID^, Swains. 

 Genus Yphthima, Hiibn. 



Yphthima Hebe. 



Exp. 1 in. 4 lin. 



Ochreous-brown. Fore-wing: 2 silvery-centred, black ocelli in 

 orange rings near hind-margin towards apex ; before them, a 

 brown transverse streak ; beyond them, 2 sub-marginal, parallel, 

 linear, brown streaks. Hind-wing: a row of 5 similar, smaller 

 ocelli (3 next costa minute), parallel to hind-margin ; sub-marginal 

 streaks as in fore -wing. Underside. — Pale-yellowish, with red- 

 ochreous striae. Fore-wing: swelling of costal nervure at base 

 margined with red-ochreous ; 3 transverse striae, the outermost 

 bifid at summit, and reaching from sub-costal nervure to inner 

 margin; ocelli as above, but in additional outer rings of red ; sub- 

 marginal streaks as above. Hind-wing: 3 transverse striae; 

 2 other short striae in discoidal cell ; a row of 6 ocelli, parallel 

 to hind-margin (the 1st largest), like those in fore-wing; sub- 

 marginal streaks as in fore-wing. 



ffab. Port Natal (Plant).— Coll. Brit. Mus. 



LYCtENID^, Leach. 



Genus LycjEna, Fab. 

 Lyccena Methymna. 



Expands 1 in. 5 lin. — 1 in. 8 lin. 



$. Pale violet-blue; costa and hind margin bordered with 

 fuscous in both wings ; cilia conspicuously white, chequered with 

 fuscous. Fore-wing: a reniform fuscous spot closing discoidal cell ; 

 in some specimens, traces of a row of fuscous spots beyond middle. 

 Hind-wing: along hind margin a row of fuscous spots in bluish- 

 white rings ; the spot between 2nd and 3rd median nervules almost 

 black, bordered internally by a very indistinct yellowish lunule. 

 Underside. — Brownish-grey ; ocelliform spots darker-brown, white- 

 edged ; in both wings, the usual two rows (transverse) of ocelli- 

 form spots, to the inner of which rows the large discal spot is 

 sometimes united. Hind-wing : near base, from 2 to 6 round, 

 black, white-ringed spots ; a white-edged black streak, always 

 present, marking origin of costal nervure ; white edges of 2 rows 

 of ocelli suffused and filling up narrow space between rows ; spot 

 between 2nd and 3rd median nervules outwardly marked with 



