282 Mr. R. Trimen on some New Species 



This liandsome species is very constant in colour and marking. 

 The $ resembles, save for its much larger size, the $ of L. Acca, 

 Westw., a very common South African species. L. Catharina was 

 common at Knysna, frequenting open ground, and seeming to 

 prefer grassy places. 



Hab. Knysna; Coll. mihi. — King William's Town, British Kaf- 

 fraria; Coll. W. S. M. D'Urban.— Butterworth, Kaffraria (J. H. 

 Bowker); Coll. South Afr. Mus. 



Lyccena N'lohe. 



Exp. 1 in. 2 lin. — 1 in. 5 lin. ^ 



$. Dull cupreous-violaceous ; base purplish, and hind-margin 

 rather widely bordered with reddish-brown in both wings ; spot- 

 less ; cilia brownish in fore-wing, but white at apex, in hind- 

 wing brownish, with white tips throughout. Underside. — Dusky 

 brownish-grey ; ocelh'form spots black, with pale-grey rings, 

 arranged as in L. Catharina, but no ocellus in discoidal cell of 

 fore-wing, and the outer row of spots hardly visible in either 

 wing ; space between the two rows marked by a hoary-greyish 

 band ; close to hind-margin, a row of very indistinct, darker, 

 lunular spots. Hind-wing : between 2nd and 3rd median nervules, 

 close to hind-margin, a narrow, blackish dot, tipped with ferru- 

 ginous internally, with greyish-blue externally ; row of ocelli 

 interrupted, in one specimen nearly obliterated. 



9. Violet brighter and better defined than in $, forming a 

 patch on inner marginal half of both wings, rising very little above 

 median nervure, and extending a little beyond middle. Under- 

 side. — As in $ ; spots more conspicuous, especially that between 

 2nd and 3rd median nervules of hind-wing, in which the ferru- 

 ginous and blue colouring is distinct. 



Allied to L. Catharina, but very readily distinguished by its 

 sombre colouring and lack of orange limules in hind-wing. This 

 is a rare and local insect, three specimens taken at Knysna being 

 the only examples I know of. It frequents hill-sides, and in flight 

 and appearance resembles a small Satyrus. 



Hab. Knysna. — Coll. mihi. 



Lyccena Knysna. 



Exp. 10 lin.— 11 lin. 



$. Dull-violet, with a silky gloss ; hind-margin of both wings 

 rather widely bordered with blackish ; cilia broad, whitish. Fore- 

 wing : costa very narrowly edged with a white line. Underside. — 

 Whitish-grey ; ocelli blackish, whitish-ringed ; in both wings a 



