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Show 254 DR. A. G. BUTLEB ON LEPIDOPTEEA [Mar. 19, a macular increasing band of the ground-colour, which commences below the last subcostal branch with the first of four tawny spots; below the second median branch, however, this band is much broader and unbroken ; apical half of costa, apex, and external border ferruginous : secondaries crossed beyond the middle by a tapering, more or less sinuated black band continuous with the discal band of primaries; a series of annular submarginal ocelloid markings, the first six of which are nearly of equal size, the last two smaller and dotted externally with, black pupilled with bluish white in the male, larger but confluent in the female : body tawny, the thorax slightly blackish. Under surface ferruginous, glaucous from the middle outwards, with dark brown markings as in G. nichetes on the basal half, traversed beyond the middle by a continuous, nearly straight, slate-black line, followed by an interrupted deep ferruginous zigzag stripe, which becomes indistinct on the primaries and is bounded externally towards the apex of the latter wings by whitish scaling; external border without gloss : secondaries traversed by a series of indistinct small ocelli, the last four of which (between the third median branch and the anal angle) are touched with black and pupilled with blue ; immediately beyond these ocelli is a lunulate ferruginous stripe partly confluent with a diffused marginal stripe; in the female all these markings are far less defined than in the male. Expanse of wings, <5 lb, 2 85 millim. One pair, Zomba. The allied C. nichetes appears to have been described by Dewitz as C. hamatus, and G. ogovensis by Dr. Holland; I cannot discover any characters by which to distinguish them. 13. CHAEAXES CANDIOPE. Nymphalis candiope, Godart, Enc. Meth. ix. p. 352 (1823). 2, Zomba. The single imperfect example obtained is very peculiarly coloured on the under surface, all the markings on the primaries being much less defined than usual and the secondaries being pearly dove-greyish with mere indications of the whitish markings, the postmedian lunulated band obliterated, but all the veins as usual bright green. This can, I think, hardly be more than an accidental variation, for the pattern of the upper surface is quite normal. G. viridicostatus of Aurivillius appears to be the same as C. candiope. 14. CHAEAXES GUDEEIANA. S . Nymphalis guderiana, Dewitz, Nova Acta Akad. Naturf. Halle, 1879, p. 200, pi. 2. fig. 18. 2 . Charaxes guderiana, Butler, P. Z. S. 1893, p. 648 ; Trimen, P. Z. S. 1894, pi. v. fig. 8. 2 > Fwambo. One brightly coloured female was obtained; males were also in the collection, but were not required for the Museum. |