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Show 1884.] LEPIDOPTERA FROM ADEN. 483 7. HYPANIS ILITHYIA. Papilio ilithyia, Drury, 111. Exot. Ent. ii. pi. 17. figs. 1, 2 (1773). 8, Huswah, 24th June, 1883. 1 " Common at Haithalkim in March 1883; none to be found early in April 1884."-/. W. T. LYCENID^E. 8. POLYOMMATUS B^ETICUS. Papilio bceticus, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. 2. p. 7S9, n. 226 (1767). 2, Shaik Othman, 18th January; 8, Aden, 8th January; 8 2, 4th February ; $ , 27th March," 1884. " Generally distributed."-/. W. Y. 9. CATOCHRYSOPS ASOPUS. Lyccena asopus, Hopffer, Ber. Verh. Ak. Berl. 1855, p. 642, n. 22 ; Peters' Reise nach Mosambique, Zool. v. p. 410, pi. 26. figs. 13-15 (1862). Three females, Aden (without date). 10. AZANUS AMABAH. Polyommatus amarah, Lefebvre, Voy. Abyss, vi. p. 384, pi. 11. figs. 5, 6 (1847). Aden, 5th January, 18th February, 15th April; Shaik Othman, 15th January, 20th April, 1884. Occurs also at Huswah according to Major Yerbury. 11. AZANUS ZENA. Lyctena zena, Moore, P. Z. S. 1865, p. 505, pi. xxxi. fig. 9. Huswah, 2nd March and 9th September ; Aden, 7th March, 20th June, 5th September, and 8th November, 1883. " Generally distributed." W e have specimens of this species received by Mr. Moore from Kutch; it occurs also at Kurrachee, and, on account of its affinity to A. ubaldus, has been recorded under the latter name. Col. Swinhoe has specimens of the allied Abyssinian species A. siyillata collected at Aden in January and February. 12. TARUCUS PULCHER. Lycana pulchra, Murray, Trans. Ent. Soc. 1874, p. 524, pi. 10. figs. 7, 8. 8 2, Aden, 18th and 29th February, 4th March; Lahej, 3rd April; Huswah, 2nd and 14th March, 1884. 1 In bis notes on Aden Butterflies Major Yerbury refers to two species. I only found one specimen (from Huswah) among his Aden specimens, and the note to this states that it is the only one ever seen; the specimens from Haithalkim are probably the same, however. |
