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I have one male specimen taken by a native collector at a high elevation 

 on the platean to the north-west of Ta-chien-lu, which seems to belong to 

 this species. It agrees fairly well with specimens from Bogdo Ola in Eastern 

 Thibet sent me by M, Grum-Grshimailo. The ground-colour, however, 

 is more violet; the neuration and margins are blacker, and the marginal 

 spots are more distinct. On the under surface the red submarginal bands 

 are broader and brighter, and on the primaries extend as far as the inner 

 angle. 



Lycsena barine, sp. nov. (Plate XXXI. fig. 14, 6 .) 



iShining lilac-blue. Primaries have the costa from base to beyond the middle broadly bordered 

 with bluish grey ; the outer margin has a rather broad black border. Secondaries have the 

 costa and abdominal margin broadly bordered with black, and there is a series of large black 

 spots on outer margin. Fringes white, intersected with black at the ends of the nervules, 

 and preceded by a scries of black spots, each spot placed at the end of a nervule. Under 

 surface pale greyish white, tinged with greenish blue towards the base of secondaries : the 

 primaries have two black basal spots, a curved discoidal spot and a central series of eight 

 spots ; there is also a submarginal series of black spots, increasing in width towards inner 

 margin, and two series of small black marginal spots, those comprising the outer series 

 placed on the nervules : secondaries have two basal spots, an elongate discoidal spot, and a 

 central series of seven spots all black ringed with white ; there is a submarginal pale orange 

 baud bordered inwardly by a series of black luuulcs ; margiual black spots as on primaries. 



Expanse 44 millim. 



The specimen here described and figm'ed was taken by Pryer at Oiwake, 

 and I believe that it is the identical specimen figured in his ' lihopalocera 

 Nihonica,' pi. v. fig. 5, as Lyccena iburiensis, Butler, of which Pryer says that 

 lie had two worn specimens from Nambu, and one good si)ocimen from 

 Assama-Yama (Oiwake). On comparing the figure of this insect with that of 

 L. ihuricnsis in Watcrhouse's ' Aid ' it will be seen that the two species are 

 very distinct. 



Lycsena optilete. 



I'lijnlio (jplilvtr, Kiioch, Hcitr. Ins. i. p. 7G, pi. v. figs. .'5, G (1781). 

 Lycaena optilete, Lang, Butt. Eur. p. 106, pi. xxiii. fig. 3 (1884). 



" Expands 0*00 to M3 inch. The male has all Iho wings of rich dark purplish blue, unspotted, 

 with n narrow brown border along the entire length of the hind mfirgins. The female is 

 brown, gcnfTiilly dark blue or purple towards the ; Mic hind wings have two or throe 

 oranpo HpotH towards the nnal angle. Underside : In ownish-grey ; fore wings with a crescentic 

 diMcoidiil Bpot, a central row of six, and a double liiiid marginal row without any orango; the 

 bii«al hjK.U are ubttcnt. Ilind wings slightly blue at tlio base, witii three basal spots, an 



