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I have examined in this family, unless it be that of the aberrant 

 Pentila (Tingra, Bd.) tropicalis, Bd. ; indeed, D'Urbania seems 

 more nearly allied to Pentila than to any other genus of Lyccenidce, 

 but is at once recognized by the much longer palpi and short 

 abdomen (which latter is elongate in Pentila, and thickened at its 

 extremity), I was inclined to refer this curious insect to the 

 Erycinidce ; but the antennae, the palpi, and the semi-complete 

 fore-legs of the $ , seem so decidedly Lycaenideous that I think it 

 right to include it in the latter group. As frequently happens in 

 cases of this nature, the habits of this genus tend to support its 

 analogy with the Satyridce, Mr. D'Urban having constantly taken 

 it settling on rocks and large stones, — not on flowers, like the great 

 majority of the family. 



D'Urbania Amakosa, 



Exp. 2 in. 2 lin. — 2 in. 6 lin. 



Dark-brown, inclining to fuscous: each wing with a sub-mar- 

 ginal, curved, transverse row of orange-yellow spots. 



$ Fore-wing : row of six spots, forming almost a semicircle, 

 extending from sub-costal to sub-median nervure, — sometimes in- 

 distinctly marked. Hind-wing: somewhat paler than fore-wing; 

 only four spots in transverse row, which is not markedly curved, 

 extending from 2nd sub-costal to '3rd median nervule. Cilia of 

 both wings conspicuously chequered brown and white. Under- 

 side. — Fore- wing : before transverse row of spots thinly, beyond 

 it thickly, irrorated with whitish ; row of orange spots increased 

 to a broad macular stripe ; the irrorations immediately succeeding 

 stripe forming a series of acute, rather indistinct lunules. Hind- 

 wing : universally and densely irrorated with whitish ; the po- 

 sition of the transverse row of upper-side faintly indicated by 

 some scarcely distinguishable whitish spots, followed by some 

 indistinct fuscous lunules. Cilia not so conspicuously chequered 

 as above. 



¥ Orange spots in both wings enlarged and confluent, forming 

 a broad band, which in fore-wing widens at its lower extremity. 

 Cilia as in S • Under-side. — Quite similar to that of ,J : orange 

 band of fore-wing paler, and narrower than in $ . 



" King William's Town and Windvogelberg ; November and 

 January. Common, sitting on rocks and stones." — D'Urban, 

 in litt. 



Mr. Bowker has since forwarded D. Amakosa from Kafiraria 

 Proper, and notes it as " rare ; found in open on rocky hills ; 

 easily caught." 



