2o6 SOUTH-AFRICAX BUTTERFLIES. 



the fourth hj median nervurc, and the seventh is much reduced and 

 attenuated (rarely obsolete), being immediately 'preeeded hy a conspi- 

 cuous crimson-red lunulc (additional to the inferior one also present in 

 Policencs) ; spots of subniarginal series much larger and broader, espe- 

 cially the upper non-lunulate ones ; hoary-grey scaling beyond three 

 lower spots of this series more conspicuous and of a mere pronounced 

 lunulate form. Under side. — Much pcder, glistening dull-hroum or 

 yellou-ish-hrou-n, with a slight violaceous lustre ; nearly all the greenish- 

 white markings somewhat enlarged; no 2}crceptihle hoary-grey suffusion 

 hetiveen discal and subniarginal series of spots. Fore-wing : on costa, 

 at base, a narrow edging of crimson-red ; frst and third disco-cellular 

 bars outwardly, and second inwardly, edged vntli black ; a series of black 

 lunules inwardly edging submarginal series of spots ; inner-marginal 

 area, on both sides of broad lower portion of discal band, blackish ; 

 along hind-margin a series of very indistinct small blackish nervular 

 marks. Hind-wing : a very narrow crimson-red mark at base ; a black 

 spot on costa between sub-basal stripe and broad commencement of 

 discal macular band, and a black diffused outer border to the same 

 band in its upper part ; between costal and subcostal nervures, on inner 

 side of disced macular band, a conspicuous elongated black sjjot, imcardly 

 edged tuith crimson-red ; below this, in discoidal cell, a very much 

 smaller similar spot, usually ill-defined ; spots of submarginal series 

 distinct, all lunulate, inwardly edged with black (densely bluish-scaled 

 between third and first median nervules) ; on hind-margin a series of 

 black sub-lunulate marks, the three lower ones large, conspicuous, 

 inwardly bounded by bluish ; crimson-red anal-angular mark inwardly 

 white-edged and bounded by black on both sides, immediately sur- 

 mounted by a narrower similarly-coloured mark. 



Abdomen black above, white beneath ; on sides transversely striped 

 with cream-colour and black, — the two creamy stripes next base tinged 

 with crimson-red. 



$ Like $ ; but (as in ^ Policenes) with the basal stripe in hind- 

 wing enlarged and forming a rather wide inner-marginal border. 



The large size of Antlicus, its want on the under side of the 

 hind-wings of all but the two uppermost and lowermost of the long 

 series of crimson-red marks, and the transverse striping of the abdo- 

 men, are conspicuous features which at once distinguish the species 

 from Policenes} The very nearly allied P. Pvombar, Boisd., from 

 JMadagascar, may be readily recognised by the confluence in both 

 wings (in the fore-wings only on inner margin) of the enlarged central 

 band and the sub-basal stripe, and the absence of any crimson spot on 

 the upper side of the hind-wings. It should, however, be noted that 



■* I have not seen P. Lurliiius, Butl. (Ann. and Mag. Nat. Uid., 5th Ser., xii. p. 106, 

 1883), from Victoria Nyauza, but from Mr. Butler's description (of tiie <J only), its differ- 

 ences from Antheus appear to be very slight, consisting chiefly in its larger size (exp, about 

 4 in.) and greater width of all the green markings. 



