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L. ruwenzorica Griirib. is evidently closely allied to the two species mentioned last and may be identical ruwenzori- 
with alberta (71 a) originating from the same district. The description does not suffice in order to decide this ca 
question; it runs as follows: ,,Allied with L. ligures Hew. and ukerewensis Strand. <$. Wings above with an 
intense dark violet reflection, with a narrow, distinct, jet-black marginal band, being expanded to tiiangular 
spots at the anal angle of the hindwing in the areas 2 and 1 c; marginal scales and small tails of the hindwings 
light greyish-brown; ground-colour beneath light brownish-grey, bands and distal margin darker greyish- 
brown with a distinct ferruginous tinge; markings similar as in ligures, but more diffuse, the dark bordering 
only faintly traceable, the light borders neither much developed; discal band in the forewing as far as vein 2 
more rectilinear, less interrupted; the light-bordered basal dots in the hindwing indistinct or quite-diffuse; 
anal spots in the hindwing light ferruginous, the black pupilled spots separated from the margin, rather small, 
strewn with lustrous blue scales. — upper surface (somewhat rubbed off) dull blackish-brown, without a 
black marginal band; marginal scales whitish; in the hindwing between the veins 1 b and 6 a narrow white 
line before the margin, a whitish submarginal band only faintly traceable; the triangular black marginal spot 
in area 2 proximally indistinctly bordered with yellow; under surface white with a greyish-brown marking, 
being especially in the hindwing quite faded; the yellow anal spots pale and faded, the black pupilled spots 
distinct. Length of forewing: $ 15 to 17, $ 15 mm; expanse of wings: 27 to 30%, $ 28 mm.“ Lake 
Albert Edward and Ruwenzori. 
L. definita Btlr. ( = nigrocaudata Pag.) (71 e). Butler in 1899 gave this name to the species which definita. 
Trimen described and figured at first as emolus (1866) and then as liodes (1887). In spite of this, Bethune- 
Baker in his Revision placed Trimen’s species to liodes Hew. and not to definita, which must of course be 
incorrect, definita is a species closely allied to ligures (71 f) and distinguished by the light whitish under surface 
and the distinctly marked upper surface of the $. <$. Wings above dark violettish-blue with a fine black 
marginal line and generally with black basal dots or streaks in 1 c and 2 of the hindwing; under surface light 
whitish, so that the white border-lines of the central and discal spots often disappear altogether; the discal 
spots 3 to 6 and 8 form a coherent, almost straight band, and the spot in 2 is also placed slightly more towards 
the base; the spot in 1 b, however, is narrow and placed so far proximally that it does not touch the 
spot 2; hindwing with a dull brown basal spot in area 7 and also in the cell with such a spot which, however, 
is often quite indistinct or even not at all noticeable; at the margin in lb, 1 c and 2 one black, blue-scaled 
dot each, bordered with reddish-yellow. The $ deviates from all the other $$ of Lycaenesthes known to 
me by both wings above showing distinctly defined, quadrangular, black spots (central spot and 4 to 6 discal 
spots); both wings above light whitish grey with a light bluish reflection being more intense towards the 
base; costal margin as far as the discal cell and an about 2 mm broad marginal band blackish; the marginal 
band is on the hindwing and in the areas 1 b and 2 of the forewing often parted by an undulate white line; 
under surface almost as in the but with a distinct basal spot in the discal cell. In South and East 
Africa from Cape Colony to British East Africa and Uganda. — Trimen describes the pupa to be abo’ve light 
yellowish-green, beneath much paler lustrous whitish green, semi-transparent; on the dorsum a fine dark median 
line exhibiting at the border between the thorax and abdomen a distinct, salmon-coloured spot surrounded 
with brown. 
L. rubrimaculata Strand (72 a, b). ,,Above blackish-brown, at the base with some bright blue scales rubrimacu- 
(the specimens not excellently preserved!), marginal line black, at the margin of the hindwing in area 2 a round, 
jet-black spot proximally bordered with orange and behind it another black, transversely placed, indistinct, 
proximally not orange spot. Under surface whitish-grey with indistinct grey markings bordered with whitish, 
mainly consisting only of lines indicating the contours of the usual spots and bands; the transverse band is 
removed far towards the margin and at the veins 2 and 4 so sharply broken that the proximal side of the prece¬ 
ding part almost coincides with the distal side of the following. At the margin a grey band of 1% mm 
width, which is parted by a white transverse line being interrupted at the veins and situate the nearest to 
the proximal margin of this band. Marginal lines on both wings distinctly marked, brown. On the hindwing 
are most remarkable three bright orange-red or hemochrome, distinctly marked subbasal spots being situate 
in a transverse row feebly curved towards the margin, the anterior one of which is about l 3 / 4 mm distant from 
the base of the wing and 2 mm distant from the following spot, whilst the two posterior ones are 2% mm 
distant from each other. A similarly coloured, though larger and quadrangular spot is at the costal margin 
5 mm distant from the base, and at the middle of the proximal margin a slightly more distinct, similarly 
coloured oblique spot, both spots forming the ends of the very indistinct transverse band. The grey markings 
are similar as on the forewing and all rather indistinct and irregular. The part of the margin on the hindwing 
bearing the three hair-pencils is most characteristically somewhat extended (prolonged), so that the middle 
of the black, greenish scaled eye-spots being situate there and proximally bordered with orange is on a level 
Avith the margin of the areas 3 and 4. Expanse of wings 24, length of wings 13 to 14 mm.“ A $ before 
me certainly belongs to this species. Wings above blackish-brown; forewing not marked; hindwing at the 
margin between the veins 1 b and 6 with two fine white lines enclosing black marginal spots, the marginal spot 
in area 2 larger and proximally bordered by a thick, orange bow; under surface purely white; the white bordering 
of the spots has therefore vanished, and the discal spots are often only indicated by their distal dark bordering:; 
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