Plate III. fig. 2, 3.
ORDER Lepidoptera. SECTION: Diurna. FAMILY: Lycænidæ, _Leach_.
GENUS. THECLA, _Fabr._ Polyommatus p. _Latr. & God._ Hesperia p. _Fabr.
olim._ Papilio (Pleb. ruric.) _Linn. Drury._
THECLA SYLVANUS. Alis suprà maris obscurè violaceis, feminæ albido
coerulescentibus; subtus fuscis, annulis numerosis albis seu albidis;
posticis ocellis duobus anguli ani argenteis rufo cinctis. (Expans. Alar.
1 unc. 3 lin.)
SYN. Papilio (Pleb. rur.) Sylvanus, _Drury_, _App. vol._ 2.
Pap. Larydas, _Cramer_, _pl._ 282. _fig._ H. _Herbst. tab._ 290. _f._ 1.
_Latr. & God. Enc. Méth._ ix. 619. (Polyommatus Larydas.)
HABITAT: Sierra Leone.
_Upper Side._ Head, thorax, and abdomen black. Wings of a dark mazarine
blue, tinged with brown; immaculate. Posterior wings with three small
narrow tails to each, which appear to be clusters of small hairs,
extending from the wing below the cilia.
_Under Side._ Palpi, breast, and thighs grey. Wings russet or
hair-coloured. Anterior near the tips with a few faint markings.
Posterior wings irregularly spotted with black, dark brown, and whitish
{6}spots and marks; two black ones being situated next the abdominal
corners, and sparkling with small sapphire-coloured specks placed
thereon, being scarcely discernible. All the wings are entire.