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Show 1893.] BRITISH CENTRAL AFRICA. 649 or lunules being well defined; a submarginal series of small blue spots edged internally with white ; an irregular marginal border, the first three divisions of which are brick-red and the remainder golden-bronze, shading into white on centre of tails; extreme margin steel-black with scarcely perceptible white fringe. Below the usual markings prevail, but the ground-colour has the rufous character of that of the female. Expanse of wings 73 millim. Ngama's, Kakoma, Aug. 5, 1892 (R. C.); Zomba, Jan. 1893. 20. CHARAXES WHYTEI, sp. n. (Plate LX. fig. 2.) c?. Belongs to the C. ethalion group, but is very distinct, more nearly approaching G. talagugce, Holland, in pattern than any other species. Above blue-black, with a submarginal slightly sinuous series of seven greenish-grey spots, tapering from inner margin to last subcostal branch near the outer margin : secondaries with costa greyish ; an opaline bluish-white belt changing in certain lights to grey or pale green, narrow at costa, gradually widening to third median branch, nearly of uniform width to just below first median branch, and then abruptly narrowed to inner margin; this belt leaves a rather narrow black outer border, enclosing a submarginal series of small white dashes, touched with blue near anal angle, and a marginal grey-greenish irregular stripe, streaked with dull golden buff and brick-red; extreme margin black. Body as usual; under surface having the usual character, somewhat reddish and sericeous, with a straight white transverse central band bounding the outer series of black lines forming the limit of the almost central belt, and which in this species are united into one almost unbroken line ; the ordinary discal lunules united into an irregular, internally black-edged band of greenish, shading into clay-reddish. Expanse of wings 61 millim. Zomba, December 1892 and January 1893. 21. CHARAXES BOHEMANI. Charaxes bohemani, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. 1859, p. 321, pi. 6. fig. 3. ' Ngama's, August 5, 1892 (R. G.). 22. CHARAXES PITHODORIS. Charaxes pithodoris, Hewitson, Exot. Butt, v., Charaxes, figs. 18, 19 (1876). Rhodesia, Lake Mweru, June 12,1892. 23. CHARAXES CITH^RON. Charaxes cithceron, Felder, Wien. ent. Monatschr. iii. p. 308, pi. 8. figs. 2,3 (1859). 2 , Zomba, January 1893. 24. CHARAXES TIRIDATES. Papilio tiridates, Fabricius, Sp. Ins. ii. p. 11, n. 43. 3, Lake Mweru. 44* |
