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Show 256 DB. A. G. BUTLEE ON LEPIDOPTEBA [Mar. 19, interspaces ; the inferior extremity of the belt abruptly a submarginal series of white spots, or grey spots with white centres, the last two bordered externally with lilac; still nearer to the margin an interrupted blue-edged red stripe changing to olive-green at anal angle. Below, rather more silvery than in the male and crossed by a broad white belt as above, but the angular series of spots on the primaries forming a continuous band, bounding the outer edge of the belt to submedian vein and only divided by the dark nervures ; markings beyond the belt on the secondaries better defined than in the male. Expanse of wings 67-69 millim. Two females, Zomba. 18. CHAEAXES ACHCEMENES. Charaxes achcemenes, Felder, Eeise der Nov., Lep. iii. p. 446. pi. 59. figs. 6, 7 (1867). One much damaged example, Zomba. It being generally decided that my name of C. jocaste has no claim to recognition, I yield the point rather than show myself eccentric ; so long as all are agreed, it matters little what name a species is known by. 19. CHAEAXES CITH^EON. Charaxes cithceron, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. 308, pi. 8. figs. 2, 3 (1859). 3 2 * Zomba. 20. CHAEAXES BOHEMANI. Charaxes bohemani, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. 321, pi. 6. fig. 3 (1859). 3 3, Zomba. One of the specimens obtained by Mr. McClounie at Zomba is of interest, inasmuch as on the upper surface it is distinctly blue, instead of green shading into blue; the outline of the basal blue area on the primaries is also irregular, a large quadrate black patch, bounded externally by three blue spots, filling the end of the cell; underneath, the ground-colour is decidedly more rufous than usual. These differences are clearly individual. 21. CHAEAXES VAEANES. Papilio varanes, Cramer, Pap. Exot. ii. pi. clx. figs. D, E (1779). 3 3, Zomba. 22. EUEALIA WAHLBEBGI. Diadema wahlbergi, Wallengren, Kongl. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl., Lep. Ehop. Caffr. p. 27 (1857). Euralia anthedon, var. marginalis, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. ser. 4, vol. xvi. p. 395 (1875). 2, Zomba. |