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Show 1893.] BUTTERFLIES FROM TnE ISLAND OF ST. THOMAS. 557 Underside similar to the male, though somewhat more plainly marked. Hab. St. Nicolau. Exp. of male 1*3 inch ; female 1*2 inch. Subfam. PIERIN^E. MYLOTHRIS BERNICE. Tachyris bernice (Hew.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. Nr CHITON A NUPTA. Nychitona nupta, Butl. Cistula Entomologica, i. p. 175 (1873). TERIAS SENEGALENSIS. Terias senegalensis, Boisd. Hist. Nat. Spec. Gen. Lepid. p. (1836). Fam. PAPILIONID,E. Subfam. PAPILIONIN^E. PAPILIO DEMOLEUS. Papilio demoleus (Linn.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. PAPILIO BROMIUS. Papilio bromius (Doubl.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. Fam. HESPERID^E. EHOPALOCAMPTA FORESTAN. Ismene forestan (Cram.) ; Kirby, Syn. Cat. Diurn. Lepid. p. EHOPALOCAMPTA BOCAGII, sp. n. The under surface is similar to that of R. keithloa, Wallgr. (R. stella, Trimen), but is at once distinguished by the blue upper-side. Fore wing metallic violet-blue with black indentations along the hind margin, which has a broad black border extending also along the costa, but not quite to the base of the wing. Hind wing similar to the fore wing, but the black border is much broader at the apex and extends also along the inner margin, though somewhat lighter in tint. Underside. Fore wing entirely brown, with a slight lustre of metallic blue, becoming rather greener near the base. Hind wing brown, but relieved by a somewhat triangular-shaped spot of bright orange-red, with three large black spots in the centre of the orange patch between each of the following nervules. The first spot between the submedian nervure and the first median nervule, a second between the last-named nervule and the second nervule, and a third spot between the third median and second subcostal nervules. There is a small patch of bright orange colour just below this larger patch, with a narrow band |
