304 LTCENID^. 
I have one male specimen taken by a native collector at a high elevation 
on the plateau to the north-west of Ta-chien-lu, which seems to belong to 
this species. It agrees faMy well vidth specimens from Bogdo Ola in Eastern 
Thibet sent me by M. Grum-Grshimailo. The ground-colonr, 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, d .) 
Shining 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 uervules, 
and preceded by a series 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 diacoidal 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 
band bordered inwardly by a series of black luuules ; marginal black spots as on primaries. 
Expanse 44 millim. 
The specimen here described and figiued was taken by Pryer at Oiwake, 
and I believe that it is the identical specimen figured in his ' Ehopalocera 
Nihonica,' pi. v. fig. 5, as Lyccena ihuriensis, Butler, of which Pryer says that 
he had two worn specimens from Nambu, and one good specimen from 
Assama-Yama (Oiwake). On comparing the figure of this insect with that of 
L. ihuriensis in Waterhouse's ' Aid ' it will be seen that the two species are 
very distinct. 
Lycsena optilete. 
Fapilio optilete, Kuoch, Beitr. Ins. i. p. 76, pi. v. figs. 5, 6 (1781). 
Lyccena optilete, Lang, Butt. Eur. p. 106, pi. xxiii. fig. 3 (1884). 
"Expands 0-90 to 1-13 inch. The male has all the wings of rich dark purplish blue, unspotted, 
with a narrow brown border along the entire length of the hind margins. The female is 
brown, generally dark blue or purple towards the base ; the hind wings have two or three 
orange spots towards the anal angle. Underside; brownish-grey; fore wings with a crescentic 
discoidal spot, a central row of six, and a double hind marginal row without any orange ; the 
basal spots are absent. Hind wings slightly blue at the base, with three basal spots, an 
