234 EAST AFRICAN LEPIDOPTERA—HOLLAXD. vol. xviii. 



submecliau nerves. The secondaries are broadly jiale ochreous, of the 

 same tint as tlie primaries, with the outer margin broadly and evenly 

 bordered with black. There is a small black spot on the costa near 

 the base, iind another near its middle, followed beneath by two minute 

 spots, the three forming a short transverse series. Under side: The 

 base, the costal margin, and the outer margin of the primaries are 

 grayish fuscous. The nervules at their extremities are shaded with 

 blackish, and between them there is a series of marginal greenish 

 ochreous triangular spots, the apices of which pointing inwardly are 

 surmounted each with a short blackish ray or dash. A narrow black 

 line crosses the cell near its middle, and at its end there is a broad 

 subai)ical bar of black, which extends from the costa, where it is widest, 

 about two-thirds of the distance to the outer margin, and is slightly 

 excised upon its inner margin. The secondaries are bordered with 

 black as upon the upper surface, and have a marginal series of whitish 

 triangular spots upon the interspaces, and a few small black spots near 

 the base, viz: upon the costa, one at the base, one just beyon<l it, and 

 one at the middle; one in the middle of the cell, and five or six quite 

 small ones disposed in a semicircular series near the middle of the 

 inner margin. The bodj- is black, spotted with yellow; the antenme 

 are black. The lower side of the palpi and of the thorax and abdomen 

 are pale gray. 



Female. — The female does not differ materially from the male, except 

 that upon the upper side there is an additional black s[)ot situated 

 between the submedian and first median nervule, and the small spots 

 upon the costal area of the secondaries are obsolete except the two 

 immediately upon the costa. The under side is as in the male, with 

 the exception of the presence of the additional spot between the sub- 

 median and the first median nervule. 



Expanse of wings: Male, 38 mm.; female, 45 mm. 



The National Museum collection contains one male and two females, 

 one of which is lighter upon the under side than the other. 



Family NYMPHALIN^, Bates. 



Genus LACHNOPTERA, Doubleday. 

 LACHNOPTERA AYRESII, Trimen, var. ABBOTTII, new variety. 



Female. — Differs from typical L. ayresii. Trimen', in having the 

 under side of both wings broadly tinged with lilac instead of "brassy 

 greenish." In other respects it appears to be very much as the South 

 African insect except that the markings are somewhat more distinct. 



The National Museum collection contains one slightly damaged 

 female of this interesting form. 



1 South African Butterflies, I, p. 197. 



