404 Mr. R. Trimen on some Nem Species of 



ing with two minute spots on costa before middle, and reaching to 

 sub-median nervure ; — that of hind-wing composed of 8 spots, from 

 costa about middle to inner margin) ; two dentate, sub-marginal, 

 lunular, greyish, whitish-edged lines ; and a thin, black, bounding 

 h'ne immediately within cilia. Hind-wing: a basal black spot; 

 before middle a transverse row of 3 spots ; no metallic-centred 

 spots near anal angle. 



This Lyccena seems allied to L. Acca, Westw., but the wings 

 are longer and of more delicate texture, and the abdomen also is 

 more slender and elongate than in most of the genus. 



"King William's Town, March 30th, 1861."— D'Urban, in litt. 



Three specimens of this butterfly, in the South African Mu- 

 seum, were forwarded with other insects collected by Mrs. Latham 

 in Damara-land. 



Family HESPERIDiE, Leach. 



Genus NisoNiADEs, Hiibn. 



Nisoniades Pato. 



Exp. 1 in. 3 lin. 



Shining grey-brown, indistinctly varied with yellowish ; marked 

 with vitreous spots. Fore-wing : a reniform vitreous spot closing 

 discoidal cell; a smaller, rounded spot just above it; 3 minute, 

 contiguous spots forming a short transverse line, on sub-costal 

 nervules near apex; between 1st and 3rd median nervules 2 good- 

 sized spots, the lower one the larger. Hind-rving : an ovate 

 vitreous spot closing discoidal cell. Underside. — Vitreous spots 

 as on upperside ; yellow variegation much more conspicuous, es- 

 pecially in hind-wing. Fore-wing : base yellow-dusted ; an indis- 

 tinct yellow mark immediately above spots on median nervules ; 

 along hind-margin a yellow, sub-macular band. Hind-wing : 2 or 

 3 yellowish spots near base ; about middle, an irregular, macular, 

 yellow streak ; beyond it, another similar streak, merged with 

 hind-naarginal yellow except near apex. 



This species, of which Mr. D'Urban possessed but a single 

 specimen, is allied to N. Sabadius, Boisd., found in Mauritius 

 and Bourbon, and also in South Africa. The yellow variegation 

 and the vitreous spot in hind-wing suffice at once to distinguish 

 N. Pato. 



" Pluto's Vale, Fish River Bush, April 4th, 1861." D'Urban, 

 in litt. 



