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white spots on the hind-marginal border are more strongly pronounced ; a grey shading 

 also above the marginal border, crossing the median nervules. 



Underside. — The central upper area of the primaries white ; the costa and apex 

 sandy-buff, the orange band very brilliant ; a dusky line along the inner margin 

 terminating in a black spot near the centre of the wing ; the usual minute black dot 

 visible at the end of the cell ; a narrow dusky line traversing the discal area from the 

 costa to the inner margin. Secondaries entirely sandy-buff, rather deeper in colour 

 on the hind-margin and at the base ; a brownish line, more or less connected, crossing 

 the discal area ; the orange spot at the end of the discoidal cell, and relieved by a 

 minute black dot, large and bright in colour, as well as the costal streak. 



Expanse 1"4 inches. {Spec, ex Grahamstoiou, Cape Colony; Godman-Salvin Coll.; 

 Mus. Brit.) 



" Dry-season " form of Female. — Central area of the primaries creamy-white > 

 the apical area and hind-margin brownish-black, relieved with five orange spots, more 

 or less obsolete ; the brown border on the inner margin strongly marked, as well as 

 the discoidal spot; the upper half of the basal area suffused with sand3'-buff'. 

 Secondaries similar to those of the female above described (fig. 2b), the broad 

 hind-marginal border much broken up by the row of white spots, which vary in size ; 

 a broad suffusion of sandy-buff over the inner marginal half of the wing. 



Underside. — Similar to that of the female (fig. 2c) in spots and markings. The 

 secondaries sandy-buff, thickly dusted with greyish-brown specklings ; a light streak 

 visible between the third median nervule and the first radial nervule. 



Expanse 1"3 inches. {Pair, iyii.; Ilewilson Coll.; Mus. Brit.) 



Habitat. — From S.E. Africa to Nj^asa Land, and thence to Equatorial Africa 

 and the interior of the Abyssinian sub-region. 



North-east Africa. — Atbara Eiver [Mus. Brit.). 



Equatorial Africa. — Kandera {End a PasJia ; Mus. Brit.). 



German East Africa. — Magwangware, Kipperere, January {Dr. Ansorye; Mus. 

 Rothschild). 



British Central Africa. — Nyasa Land {Sir II. H. Johnslvn ; Mus. Brit.). 

 Lake Nyasa {Godman-Salvin Coll. ; Mus. Brit.). 



South-west Africa. — 'Ngami country (/S'/> F. D. Luyard ; Mus. Brit.). Fovira, 

 Unyoro, May {Dr. Ansorye ; Mus. Rothschild). 



South-east Africa — Delagoa Bay {Godman-Salcin Coll.; Mus. Brit.; el Mies. 

 Rothschild). Lorenzo Marquez {C. C. Kenrick; Mus. Brit.). Natal {E. C. Biuvlon ; 

 .Uus. Brit.). Bushman's lliver, Natal (7. M. Hutchinson ; Mus. Brit.) Grahams- 

 town {Godman Salvin Coll.; Mus. Brit.). 



Tliis species is certainly very close to the following T eioue, and Dr Butler dues 



