1895. 



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a (lark, rich brown, as in A. Madagascar iensis, aud tlie basal area of the 

 primaries is soinewliat narrowly, and of tlie secondaries very bi-oadly, 

 glossed with greenish fuscous. The characteristic markings of the 

 wings are broader and darker than in any other species of the genus. 

 The black marginal borders of the ])rimaiies and secondaries are not 

 interrupted as in .4. phalanta by the extension of the pale lunulate 

 markings outwardly, these lunulate markings being represented by 

 narrowlinear marks. On the secondaries the basal half is separated 

 from the outer half by an irregularly curved black fascia, which with 

 the submarginal fascia of heavy black intraneural markings forms a 

 girdle about the four limbal black spots, of which two are located one on 

 either side of the second median nervule, and the other two are located 

 one on either side of the second subcostal nervule. On the under side 

 the ground color is pale ochraceous, not washed with purplish as in A. 

 phalanta. The spots and markings of the upper surface reappear upon 

 the lower side, but far less distinctly than in A. phalanta, and the black 

 lines on the mesial area of the secondaries are reproduced as pale 

 silvery blue lines, the four black mesial spots appearing as reddish 

 ocelli pupiled with black. 



Expanse of wings, 48 mm. 



The species is very distinct, and placed in my collection, which 

 includes long suites of the hitherto described species with the excep- 

 tion of A. egestina, Quoy, reveals itself as totally separate from any of 

 them. The description of A. egestina given by Godart does not tally 

 with this insect. 



Type in the National Museum collection. 



Genus JUNONIA, Hlibner. 

 JUNONIA CLELIA, Cramer. 

 rapilio clelia, Cramer, Pap. Esot., I, pi. 21, tigs. E, F. 

 One male specimen from Aldabra. 



Genus HYPOLIMNAS, Hubner. 

 HYPOLIMNAS MISIPPUS (Linnaeus). 

 Papilio misippiis. Linn.ecs, Mus. Ulr., p. 264. 

 Four males and one female from Aldabra, and one male from Gloriosa. 



Family LYC^FNID.E, Stephens. 



Genus LYC^^NA, Fabricius. 

 LYCiENA ASOPUS, Hopffer. 

 Liictnia asojms, Hopffeu, Mouatsb. K. I'iimiss. Akad. Wiss., 18.55, p. 642, No. 22; 



Pcters's Keise Mossamb., Ins., p. 410, pi. xxvi. figs. U-ln. 

 Ltjcivna kama, 9 Tri.mvcn, Trans. Ent. Soc. Loiul., Sev. III. 1, p. 408. 

 Lijrdiia amtpiis, TiUMEX, S. Afr. IJutt., II, p. 16. 

 Five examples from Aldabra in rather poor condition and notably 

 smaller than specimens from the Cape and from the tropical west coast 

 of Africa. 



