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Wings below altogetlier paler ; the blackisli basal area restricted 

 to a central band, very narrow on primaries ; basal area spotted here 

 and tbere with dusky ; central band much broader ; transverse lines 

 of disc more undulate ; outer margin bounded internally by a diffused 

 white line ; legs clothed with oehreous insteatl of blackish-brown 

 hairs. Expanse of wings, 4 inches. 



Japan (W. B. Pryer). B. M. 



DESCEIPTIOyS OF THEEE NEW SPECIES OF RHOPALOCERA FROM 



AJS'GOLA. 



Br W. C. HEWITSOX, r.L.s. 



I have just received from Mr. Rogers 2333 butterflies in 

 beautiful condition, collected by him during two months of hard work 

 in the mountainous district of Angola, and from which I select the follow- 

 ing species (there are several more that are new) for description. In 

 this collection there are many specimens of several species {Junonia 

 Westermanni amongst them) which have hitherto been very rare. It 

 may be interesting to those who study the geographical distribution 

 of insects to learn, that previous collections sent home by Mr. Rogers 

 from the banks of the river Coanza contained very few butterflies 

 which we have not already had from the Cape of Good Hope and 



Natal. 



Chaeaxes Ptthodoeis, sp. n. 



Upper-side : (^ . Blue-black, crossed by a broad, common, pale blue 

 band, increasing in breadth from the second branch of the median 

 nervure of the anterior wing to the inner margin of the posterior 

 wing, preceded on the anterior wing by a double series (and a single 

 spot within the cell) of pale blue spots. Posterior wing with a sub- 

 marginal series of minute pale blue spots : without tails. 



Under-side : rufous, pale. The basal half of both wings crossed 

 between the nervures by several dark blue lines, bordered (some on 

 both sides) with pale bhie. Anterior wing with a dark blue spot near 

 the inner margin before its middle, and a bifld spot of the same colour 

 near the anal angle, both bordered with pale blue. Posterior wing 

 with a sub-marginal series of pale blue spots. 



Exp. 3i inches. 



A very distinct sj^ecies, most nearly resembling O. Cucitthis, but 

 in colour only on the upper side. 



AcBiEA ROGEESI, Sp. 11. 



Upper-side: $. Anterior wing semi-transpareni, dark bi'own. 



