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inner angle ; those of tlie secondaries white, with some darker scales at tho extremities of 

 the nervulcs, giving a slight chequered appearance. Under surface pale grey. Primaries 

 with an elongated discoidal and a central series of six black spots ; the last is linear, and all 

 are surrounded with whitish. On the outer margin is a series of black marks more or less 

 V-likc in shape ; these are bordered on each side with whitish, and precede a black lino 

 interrupted by the nervules. Secondaries : three basal spots, that on the anterior margin 

 being large and somewhat triangular in shape, whilst the third is dot-like, and situated 

 on the extreme edge of abdominal fold ; an elongated discoidal and a central series of 

 seven spots, tho initial one being large and almost round, third and sixth oval — these, as 

 also one between the discoidal and tirst spot of the central series, are black. A submarginal 

 series of y-shaped black marks, a row of marks, chiefly small and linear, but including 

 one large round spot, edged internally with orange, between the submedian nervure and 

 first median nervule. Fringes grey, with a black line at their base. 



Female. Same as male in colour and arrangement of markings, but the spots on under surface are 

 larger, especially those of central series on secondaries. 



Expanse 29 millim. 



Though not closely allied to any known species, this insect has a super- 

 ficial resemblance to Everes {Lyccena) fischeri, Eversmann, but the absence 

 of any caudal appendage at once separates it from that species. The 

 arrangement of spots on under surface is also very different. From Taraka 

 [Miletus) hamada, Druce, which it agrees with on the upper surface, it may 

 be distinguished by the very diff"erent maculation of the under surface and 

 the less chequered fringes. 



The spots on the under surface vary in size and shape. In one specimen 

 from Kiukiang the spot between the discoidal and first spot of central 

 series is only present on the right secondary. 



Occurs in Central China at Kiukiang, from whence the types were 

 received, and more commonly at Chang-yang in June and July. This species 

 has so far not been received from Western China. 



Lycsena lycormas. 



PoJyommatus lycormas, Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc, Zool. ix. p. 57 (1868). 

 Li/cana lycormas, Pryer, Rhop. Nihon. p. 18, pi. v. figs. 3 c, 3 ^ (1886). 

 Lyccena scijlla, Stauclinger, MS., Oberthiir, Etud. d'Entom. v. p. 2,2 (1880). 

 Lyccena scylla,. Stauclinger, Rom. sur Lep. iii. p. 139, pi. xvi. fig. 7 (1887). 



" c? . Alae supra coeruleae, nigro marginatte, ciliis albis. Corpus CDerulco-cinereum ; antennis 

 nigris, albo fasciolatis. 



" Alae subtus pallide cinereag, basi cseruleo-virides ; anticse serie macularum septem nigrarum 

 albo cinctarum apud marginem posticum. Posticae apud basim macula una, fascia irregulari 

 punctorum nigrorum albo cinctorum de costa ad marginem posticum currente. Corpus 

 pallide cinereum. 



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