. The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. 307 Six New Southern African Butterflies By C. G. C. Dickson, *(Nos. 36-41)LYCAENIDAE(Concluded from page 280)Male (Upperside) Forewing. Silvery-blue so extensive as to reach or coverpartially the black spotting and orange-red spaces in the sub-apical portion of the wing, and is also fully in contact with atleast the lower two-fifths of black distal border. Due to expan-sion of the black marking in the apical and subapical areathis marking tends to coalesce and to reduce greatly theorange-red colouring, in most specimens; and in extreme
. The Entomologist's record and journal of variation. 307 Six New Southern African Butterflies By C. G. C. Dickson, *(Nos. 36-41)LYCAENIDAE(Concluded from page 280)Male (Upperside) Forewing. Silvery-blue so extensive as to reach or coverpartially the black spotting and orange-red spaces in the sub-apical portion of the wing, and is also fully in contact with atleast the lower two-fifths of black distal border. Due to expan-sion of the black marking in the apical and subapical areathis marking tends to coalesce and to reduce greatly theorange-red colouring, in most specimens; and in extreme casesthe expansion is such that the area concerned is solidly The solid blue reaches at least most of theblack discal spots, with its outer margin fairly evenly marginal edging either virtually continuous or withsome breaks between certain of the veins. Cilia variegated asregards the light spaces, in some specimens, in which there isadmixture of the white, with orange colouring. Underside Forewing. The characteristic sp
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