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posteriorly approachiug, or joining, snbmedian bar SM^ — SM', this latter much more 

 l)asal than the other snbmedian bars, anteriorly joined to median bar (SM') — SJP 

 by means of an irregular longitndiual line, tlie interspace limited by these median 

 and snbmedian bars as well as the cellnle beyond SM' and part of the area between 

 median and discal bars (SM') — SM^ ecrn drab ; median bars continuous down to 

 (SM'), the line crossing M at, or a little distal of, base of M'-, regularly convex ; 

 costal median bar variable in position, always more basal than the other median bars, 

 which are almost continuous to (SM'), this line convex in middle, nearly parallel 

 to snbmedian line, interspaces between the two lines white proximally, cinnamon butf 

 distally ; discal bars all continuous representing a very irregular line, which forms 

 nearly a half-ring between costal margin and internervular fold K' — R'-, tlien runs 

 obliquely distad to beyond It", turns sharply back, forming a concave curve down 

 to beyond M", where it forms a right angle ending at SM'^ about 5 mm. from anal 

 angle ; at W the line comes close to the median one ; distally the line is broadly 

 bordered with white, which colour is very much extended between SC^ and IV ; post- 

 discal and submarginal bars not sharply defined, brown, the former distally, the latter 

 proximally bordered with creamy butf, curved towards each other, the upper ones 

 meeting to form rings, the rings filled up with brown and grey scaling, ring C — SC* 

 very conspicuous on account of its heavy tawny outer border and its regular shape; 

 irregular ring-spots R' — R' and the anal ones the smallest, spot R^ — M', wliich is 

 the least well-defined, the largest ; submarginal area and outer margin cinnamon, 

 varying in shade, admarginal bars thin, transverse, slightly curved, bordered with 

 white proximally and with whitish bine distally ; tail R' 8 to 12 mm., rather broad, 

 not pointed, generally slightly turned backwards, tail M' 5 to 8 mm. long, straight, 

 slightly pointed, tail M' 7 to 10 mm. long, somewhat curving frontad, slightly 

 pointed. 



?. Not essentially different from d. 



Clasper not essentially different from that of C/i. raranes ; penis-funnel much 

 shorter, and broader apically, than in that species ; penis with one solitary tooth 

 iibont 1^ mm. before apex. 



Length of forewing : cj, 38 — 47 mm. 

 „ ,, S , 40 — 50 mm. 



Hab. Madagascar, in forest country. In the Tring Museum, ~ 6 S. 



B. Forewing below with single rows of scales before C. 

 26. Charaxes candiope. 



Nymphalis candiope Godart, Enc. Mith. IX. p. 353. n. 10 (1813) (hab. ?). 



Chariixes viriilicostatiis Aurivillius, Offers. Vel. Akad. Fijrh. XXXVI. 7. p. 41 (1879) (Damaraland). 



S ? . Body abate : varying from tawny to ochraceous, head, pronotum, and 

 anterior part of mesonotum deeper in tint than rest of upperside, dots on head and 

 pronotum vestigial or absent, palpi with a black dorso-lateral stripe ; uiu/erside 

 creamy buff, sides of breast slightly tawny. 



c?. Wings : veins (and membrane) green ; upperside tawny or orange tawny, 



basal area slightly paler or pale ochre yellow. Forewing rather falcate ; three 



cell-bars vestigial, bar 3 mostly black at SC ; snbmedian and median bars M' — M' 

 showing through from below, or the median one clearly marked behind M', median 

 bars SC — M' present, bar R' — M' halfmoon-shaped, occasionally nearly extending 

 to base of M', bar R^ — R' often fused with bar D, which latter is dilated in front, 



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