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2'^. Aphneus drucei spec. nov. (PI. I. f. (i.) 



<S. Fuscous, with liasul iircu ot' both win<rs glossy lilue. White subapical 

 spots in forewing. 



Allied to ^1. hutchini<oni Trim. 



rpiH'rside. Forewing : bine area occupies base of wing, cell for two-thirds 



of its length, and whole of area between second median nervnle and inner margin, 

 with the exception of a moderate border near the iiosterior angle. At extremity 

 of cell a liiir-sized circular white spot. There is a subapical and snbmargiiial 

 row of five white spots, of which the third is considerably and fourth slightly 

 out of line and nearer the distal margin. <_'osta from base to about extremity of 

 cell broadly ferruginous. A well-marked stripe of the same colour accompanies 

 distal margin, interrupted by fuscous nervules. Actual margin black and linear, 



with a black and white fringe. Hindwing: blue occupies cellular and discal 



area of wing. Costal margin fuscous, inner margin greyish. Distal margin as on 

 forewing, ferruginous colour widening at anal angle with trace of orange spots. 

 Anal angle apparently bears two tails, the outer smaller and black, the larger and 

 inner one ferruginous at base, but anal angle is wanting in one wing and damaged 

 in the other. 



Underside of a buff-brown colour covered with silver spots outlined in dark 



ferruginous. Forewing has the following silver spots and markings : Touching 



costal border, a small oval one at base above subcostal nervure, two elongated 

 spots, one crossing middle of cell to median nervure, another broader one at 

 extremity of cell, and a shorter one nearly halfway between last mentioned 

 and apex. Near apex, but not touching costa, two much smaller confluent 

 spots. A small spot within discoidal cell at its base. Three somewhat 

 confluent hiudmargiual spots coincident with but larger than the three lowest 

 spots of the row on the upperside. Upon inner margin a ratlier indefinite 

 large spot somewhat triangular in shape, its apex just reaching second median 



nervule and not at all confluent with the markings above it. -Hindwing with 



the following silver spots : at base within precostal nervure a rather small 

 semicircular spot ; between costal and subcostal nervnres a fair-sized rather oval 

 spot ; within cell at base a very small circular spot. Upon inner margin a 

 small elongate spot. At extremity of cell a large and irregularly circular 

 spot, a very small one below it, and a large irregular one touching costal 

 margin above it. Beyond and around extremity of cell an irregular row of five 

 spots, the first two very small, the third composed of tliree confluent spots 

 of which the middle one is largest; the fourth considerably out of line and 

 nearer anal angle, the fifth elongated and-«irrei!ular in shape, touching inner 

 margin. Below this last another irregular elongated streak. At junction of 

 inner margin and anal angle a ferruginous streak outlined near margin with 

 orange. Distal margins of both wings narrowly edged with black, with a black 

 and white fringe. 



Expanse, 34 mm. 



One damaged c? from Mwanza, Unyamwezi, German E. Africa. 



The main points of difference between this species and A. hiitckin,wiii Trim, 

 are the ferruginous costa and distal marginal markings on upjierside and the 

 absence of a ferruginous streak following distal margin on underside. Also 



