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Show 1891.] FROM SOUTH-WESTERN AFRICA. 83 52. LYCCENA JESOUS (Guerin). 8. Polyommatus jesous, Guer., Lefebv. Voy. Abyss, vi. p. 383, pi. 11. ff. 3, 4(1847). Ehanda (September), Humbe (October), and Omaramba-Oamatako (January). Seven specimens ; six males, one female. 53. LYCCENA MORIQUA, Wallengr. 8 . Lyccena moriqua, Wallengr. loc. cit. p. 39 (1857); 8 2, Trim. S.-Afr. Butt. ii. p. 75. n. 157, pi. 8. ff. 5, 5 a (1887). Ehanda (August-September). Two male examples. 54. LYOENA CALICE, Hopff. Lyccena calice, Hopff. loc. cit. 1855, p. 642. n. 18 ; and op. cit. p. 405, t. xxvi. ff. 4, 5 (1862). Omrora (August) and Ehanda (August-September). Three examples ; a male and two females. These specimens of L. ccdice are rather larger than the type figured by Hopffer, and have on the upperside the basal and marginal black clouding in both fore and hind wings less strongly developed ; while on the underside all the black markings are more attenuated. 55. LYC^NA MEMNA, Trim. Lyccena melcena, Trim. S.-Afr. Butt. ii. p. 82. n. 161 (1887). ; Omrora (August), Ehanda (August-September), and Okavango River (December). Six examples ; four males, two females. All these specimens are rather smaller than usual, their upper-side is typical in character, but the underside markings (as in the closely allied L. calice) are more attenuated. 56. LYCCENA SYBARIS, Hopff. 8 2' Lyccena sybaris, Hopff. Monatsb. Preuss. Akad. Wissensch. 1855, p. 642; and op. cit. p. 408, t. xxvi. ff. 6-8 (1862). Omrora (August), Ehanda (September), Otiembora (November- December). Six examples ; five males, one female. Genus LYCENESTHES, Moore. 57. L Y C E N E S T H E S A M A R A H (Guerin) 2 . Polyommatus amarah, Guer., Lefebv. Voy. Abyss, vi. p. 384, pi. 11. ff. 5, 6 (1847). Omaramba-Oamatako (January). One male example. 58. LYC^ENESTHES OTACILIA, Trim. 8 . Lyccenesthes otacilia. Trim. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1868, p. 90; and S.-Afr. Butt, ii.' p. 102. n. 171, pi. 7. f. 8 (1887). Ehanda (September). One female example. 6* |