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New species : — 
Mycalesis. Ilewitson describes tbe following new species of this genus 
(Exot. Butt. Oct. 1864, Mycalesis, pis. 6 & 6) : Mycalesis maianias, pi. 5. 
figs. 27 & 28, from Malacca and Sarawak j M. mynois, 1. c. figs, 29 & 30, from 
Timor 5 M. dinon {—M. dexamenm $, var., Hewits.), 1. c. fig. 31, from Ma- 
cassar ; M. mnasicles, 1. c. figs. 32 & 33, and M. or sets, pi. 6, figs. 36 & 37, from 
Sumatra ; M. milyas, 1. c. fig. 34, from the White Nile ; M. lalassis, 1. c. fig. 35, 
from Gilolo; M. oroatis, 1. c. figs. 38 & 39, from Javaj and M. onatas, 1. c. 
fig. 40, from the Neilgherries. 
Erehia sahacus, Trimen, Ent. Trans, l.c. p. 176, from Cape Colony and Caf- 
fraria. 
Lasiommata lasus, Hewitson, Ent. Trans. 1. c. p. 248, pi. 16. fig. 5, from 
Australia ; L. leprea, Hew. 1. c. p. 249, pi. 16. figs. 6 & 7, from Australia. 
PronopJiila Icetijica, Bates, 1. c. p. 164, from Guatemala, 
Erycinides. 
The larva of Nemeohius lucina is described by Newman, Entomologist, 
vol. ii. p. 113. 
Lyccmides. 
A variety of the male of Lyccem alexis is described and figured by Sauyeur, 
Ann. Soc. Ent. Beige, tome vii. p. 120, pi. 3. fig. 1. 
Bellier de la Chavignerie describes a variety of the S of Lyccena escherif 
Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. lii. 
E. Newman (Entomologist, vol. ii.) describes the larvoe of Polyommatus 
hippothoe (p. 90) and P. pldccas (p. 121). 
Liphyra, g. n., Westw. Proc. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1864, p. 31. Body short and 
thick ; eyes large ; palpi minute, last joint oval, acute ; antennae gradually 
clavate from the middle; legs all perfect, tibiae without spurs, claws entire; 
wings large, obtuse, postcostal vein in anterior 4-ramose, two branches before 
the apex of the discoidal cell, the other two between the cell and the apex of 
the wing; cell closed. L. hrassolis, sp.. n., Westw., from Assam and Sin- 
gapore. ' 
New species ; — 
Lyccena echo, Edwards, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vol. ii. p. 606, from Califoinia ; 
L. lycea, Edw. /. c. p. 607, from the Rocky Mountains ; X. hintza, Trimen, Ent. 
Trans. 1. c. p. 177, from Caffraria. 
Zetitis chrysaor, Tiimen, 1. c. p. 177, from Cape Colony and Caffraria; Z. 
pyroeis. Trim. 1. c. p. 178, from Cape Town ; and Z. phosphot', Trim, ibid., from 
Caflraria. 
lolam sidits. Trimen, 1. c. p. 176, from Caffraria and Natal; Z bowheri, 
Trimen, ibid., from Caffraria. 
Thecla maHialis, H.-Schaffer, Regensb. Corr.-Blatt. 1864, p. 164, from Cuba. 
Hesperiides. 
Bellier de la Chavignerie describes a variety of Hespena comma . Bull 
Soc. Ent. Fr. 1863, p. lii. 
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