( 398 ) 



better with the ? than with the S of impertalis, inasmnch as in both sexes of 

 j»ltho(hru» and in the ? of imperialis, the discal interstitial spots are present. 



The differences between the two geographical races of pijthodoru» are not 

 conspicuous, but seem to be pretty constant. 



a. Ch. pjrthodoms pythodoms. 



Chamxes jnjthodorus Hewitson, Ent. Mo. Mag. X. p. 57 (1873) (Angola) ; Kirby, Cat. Diurn. Lpp. 



p. 748. n. 77 (1877) ; Dewitz, Xm-. Act. Leap. Car. Ak. Nalurf. L. 4. p. 371. (1887) (Miikenge) ; 



Auriv., Kongl. Sv. AI-. Haiidl. XXXI. 5. p. 239. n. 39 (1899) (Mukenge ; Angola ; L. Merc). 

 Charaxes pitlmloi-vs (!), Hewitson, Ex. Butt. V. Charoxes. t. 5. f. 18. 19. (J (1874) ; Bull., Prw. 



Zonl. Soc. Land. p. 649. n. 22 (1893) (Rhodesia, L. Mweru, June) ; id., Jmirn. Linn. Sue. Loud. 



XXV. p. 375. n. 69 (1896) (L. Mweru ; Angola) ; Lanz, /W.s- IX. p. 142 (1896) (Plateau north 



of Tanganyka). 



c?. Wings, upper&ide. Forewing : pale blue postdiscal spots M" (SM^) 



completely merged together with the blue discal patch, blue scaling of discal 

 spots R^ — M^ more or less extended distad, generally reaching the postdiscal 

 spots. Hindwing : black outer area about lO mm. broad at R'. 



Underside, : submedian costal bar more or less straight, situated in front of 

 snbbasal bar C — SC^. 



? . See above. The blue scaling on upperside of forewing between veins 

 R' and M- much less extended. 



Ilab. Angola (t'jpe, Brit. Mns.) : $ ? from Pungo Andongo (Home3'er) iu the 

 Berlin Museum ; Lake Mweru (Brit. Mns.) ; plateau north of Lake Tanganyka (this 

 form, or nesaea ?). In the Tring Museum 2 c? c? labelled " Congo " and Lukolele, 

 Congo. 



b. Ch. pytliodorus nesaea. 



Charaxes nesaea Grose-Smith, Ann. Mag. N. B. (6). III. p. 132 (1889) (Mombasa). 

 Charaxes pythodorus, Aurivillius, I.e. (1899) (Germ. E. Afr.). 



(J. Wings above. Forewing : postdiscal spot M^ — (SM') more or less 



separate from blue discal patch, sometimes also spot (SM') — SM- isolated, spots 



R3 — M^ not connected with the respective discal spots by pale blue scaling. 



Hindwing : black outer area about 14 mm. broad at R\ 



Underside,: subbasal costal bar curved distad, more distal than in the preceding 

 form, standing between subbasal and submedian bars C — SCI 



?. Unknown. 



Ilab. British E. Africa : Mombasa (coll. Grose-Smith). In the Tring Museum 

 2 (?<? from Ran, Nandi country, caught on the 13th and 14th of March, 1898 

 (Dr. Ansorge) ; Germ. E. Afr. 



rf". Hindwing below with a rufous chestnut baud across middle. 



42. Charaxes hadrianus (Nov. Zool. VII. t. 7. f. 4. S). 



Charaxes hadrianus Ward, Ent. Mo. Mag. VIII. p. 120 (1871) (CamerooDs) ; Kirby, Cat. Diurn. 

 Lep. p. 748. n. G8 (1877) (Cameroons) ; Butl., Jovrn. Linn. Soc. Lond. XXV. p. 381. n. 88 

 (1896) (Gaboon ; cit. partim /aha) ; Auriv., Kcigl. Vet. Ahid. Haiidl. XXXI. 5. p. 240. n. 48 

 (1899) (Kamerum ; Gaboon ; Ogowij ; Bangasso, Upp. XJbanghi). 



