88 SOITTH-AFRTCAX BUTTERFLIES. 



nating at upper part of extremity of discoiclal cell, which is less than 

 half length of wing. 



^ White, ivith h'ight-red, rosy-glossed, moderate-sized apical patch, 

 hordered outwardly hy Hack, u^hich radiates hroadly on nervules, and 

 imvardly hy narrmuer Mack (sometimes evanescent or obsolete) ; 07'di- 

 nary longitudinal hlackish stripes on inner margin of fore-ivings and 

 costa of hind-ivings usiially p)rescnt, moderately developed. $ with red of 

 apical loatch duller, much m,ore widely Uach-hord erect outwardly, and 

 traversed or inwardly hordered hy a hroad hlach ray ; longitudinal sti'ipes 

 (especially that on inner m.argin of fore-wings) very much hroader, and 

 hind-marginal border and discal ray often widened so as to meet. 

 Under side white, whitish, or tinged with creamy-yellow or creamy- 

 reddish, traversed in $ by a common blackish or brownish discal ray ; 

 neuration sometimes black. 



6 Species. — Achine, Cram.; Gavisa, Wallengr. ; Antevipp)e, Boisd.; 

 Simplex, Butl. ; Lais, Butl. ; Halycdtes, Butl. 



Range. — Tropical Africa and Extra-Tropical South Africa. 



Section XVI. — Representative : Evippe, Linn. 



Like Group XV., hut fore-wings with hind-margin in ^ C07ivex, in 

 $ very convex or cdmost hluntly elhowcd about third and second median 

 7iervides. 



$ White, with hriglU-red {not rosy-glossed) curved apiccd jmtch, 

 outwardly hordered hroadly hy hlack, which docs not deeply or hroadly 

 radiate on ncrmdcs, and inwardly hy hlach varying from very hroad to 

 very narrow ; hlach longitudinal stripes sometimes wanting, sometimes 

 moderately developed, or very heavily marked; discal ray (lower part) 

 of hind-wings equally variable. $ White, ycllouish, or yellow, with 

 apical red much duller, narrower, more curved, — sometimes wanting, heing 

 replaced hy hlack; longitudinal hlack stripes (as well as disced ray in 

 hind-iDings) cdiuays present, sometimes exceedingly hroad. Under side 

 white, yellowish, or faint pinkish-creamy ; discal ray usually well- 

 marked, especially in $. 



5 Species. — Evippe, Linn. ; Omphcde, Godt. ; Theogonc, Boisd. ; 

 Loandieus, Butl. ; Microcale, Butl. 



Range. — Tropical Africa and Extra-Tropical South Africa. 



Section XVII. — Representative : Celimene, Lucas. 



Fore-wings in ^ apically considerahly produced ; apex itself mode- 

 rately acute ; hind-margin superiorly convex and inferiorly concave ; 

 liind-wings with anal angular portion slightly produced. % with these 

 characters much less pronounced. Neuration as in Section XIV., 

 except that in hind-wings second subcostal nervule originates a little 

 before extremity of discoidal cell. 



^ White, with very large purplish-lahe, violet-glossed apical patch, 

 hordered outwardly and intvardly with hlach, traversed hy a hlach ray, 

 and crossed hy hlach ncrvidcs ; hind-margin of hind- wings spotted or 



