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Fore-iving : border commencing very narrowly on costa beyond middle, 
but immediately becoming broad at apex, and thence gradually narrow- 
ing along hind-margin almost to a point at posterior angle. Hind- 
iving : costa narrowly greyish ; inner-margin greyish mixed with white ; 
border of moderate width at apex, but suddenly narrowed on second 
subcostal nervule, and thence almost linear to anal angle ; hind-mar- 
ginal spot between first and second median nervules rather large, 
round, black, conspicuous ; no tail. Under side. — Bull yellowish- 
grey, slightly browner than in L. Tsomo, Trim., but loith the mark- 
ings almost identical luith those in that species, only their white edges 
being better marked. Fore-iving : discal band more incurved at its 
lower extremity. Hind-iuing : discal band straighter inferiorly ; white 
band beyond this not so suffused inwardly, so that its component 
lunules are distinct ; hind-marginal black spot larger, rounder, its 
outer portion with a few bluish-silvery scales. 
$ Pale hroiun with a reddish tinge; a small hasi-inner-margiiial 
violaceoics-Uue space in fore-iuing, and a very small basal one in hind- 
wing. Fore-wing : blue extends from base over inner-marginal border 
to a little beyond middle, occupying lower part of discoidal cell, and 
extending thinly over median nervules near their origin. Hind-iuing : 
blue almost limited to discoidal cell, there being only a few scattered 
blue scales over lower discal area; hind-marginal black spot ringed 
with bluish-white ; above it, traces of two imperfect smaller similar 
annulets on hind-margin. Under side. — As in 
Though so intimately related to L. Tsomo, this species differs so 
very widely from it on the upper side, especially in the J, that it is 
recognisable at the first glance. The dark-bordered blue upper side of 
3", and the brown partly blue one of the indeed much more resemble 
those of the respective sexes of Lysimon, Htibn., than the subcupreous 
tints of Tsomo. 
The first example I received was taken by Mr. W. Morant, on 14th 
September 1870, in the Upper Districts of Natal,^ and is the only $ I have 
seen. A worn $ reached me in 1878 from Colonel Bowker, who took it 
near Maritzburg; but it was not until the end of 1884 that I received from 
him four s in good condition, taken at the Howick Falls of the Umgeni 
on the 26th November 1884. He noted the insect as numerous about two 
small swampy spots some four hundred yards above the Howick Bridge, and 
as having quite the same habits as Tsomo. The specific name given to this 
Lyccena is a slight modification of what Colonel Bowker informs me is the 
Kafir name for the Umgeni Falls. 
Localities of Lycmna Noquasa. 
I. South Africa. 
E. Natal. 
h. Upper Districts. — Maritzburg and Howick (/. H. Boiulcer). 
" Curry's" {JF. Morant). 
1 Mr. Morant's ticket hore the locality " Curry's," but I have not been able to ascertain 
where the place intended is situated. 
