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Show 1885.] LEPIDOPTERA F R O M SOMALI-LAND. 763 line at the extremity of interno-median area; a blackish marginal line ; fringe partly whitish. Wings below pale stone-grey, with markings below nearly as in C. pandava of India, the primaries having a white-edged brown spot at the end of the cell; a discal band similarly coloured, oblique from costa to second median branch, then a little receding and divided below the second median into two sections ; the usual ocelloid marginal spots composed of alternate white and brown lunules and spots; secondaries crossed near the base by three white-edged black spots, that on costa largest; a white-edged brown discocellular lunule ; an arched and somewhat sinuous discal series of white-edged spots, the first on costa black, the others slightly separated from it brown, the series almost interrupted below the second median branch ; the usual marginal ocelloid spots bounded internally by broad white crescents, the two nearest to the anal angle black : body below white. Expanse of wings 25 millim. One male. Bunder Maria, 27th April, 1884. - Yerbury. I have been unable to find any described species at all closely allied to this; the nearest species, though wholly differing on the upper surface, is C. pandava, but even on the under surface, though agreeing in general pattern, the outline of the markings does not correspond in detail; the anal ocelli also are simply represented by black spots, upon each of which, with the help of a lens, I discovered a single silver scale. The venter in the type is tinted with gamboge-yellow, but I believe that it is stained ; if natural, this would be a most unusual colour for any genus of the group allied to Lycana. 18. AZANUS ZENA. Lycana zena, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 505, pi. 31. fig. 9. One male.-Thrupp. 19. AZANUS JESOUS. Polyommatus jesous, Lefebvre, Voy. Abyss, vi. p. 383, pi. 11. figs. 3, 4 (1847). d 2 • December 23rd.-Thrupp. 20. TARUCUS PULCHER. Lycana pulchra, Murray, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 524, pi. 10. figs. 7, 8. o* 2- December 23rd.-Thrupp. 21. TARUCUS SYBARIS? Lycana sybaris, Hopffer, Ber. Verh. Ak. Berl. 1855, p. 642, n. 19 ; Peters' Reise n. Mossamb., Zool. v. p. 408, pi. 26. figs. 6-8 (1862). One male. Duderi, 26th April, 1884.-Yerbury, The single example obtained differs very slightly from Hopffer's figure, and is apparently referable to the above species. |