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  LYC^NiD^ 
  (African). 
  — 
  axiocerses. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Moyabamba, 
  East 
  Africa. 
  

  

  In 
  the 
  Collection 
  of 
  Mr. 
  Grose-Smith. 
  

  

  This 
  species 
  diiiers 
  chiefly 
  in 
  the 
  much 
  more 
  restricted 
  area 
  of 
  the 
  rufous 
  baud 
  on 
  the 
  

   uj^perside 
  of 
  the 
  anterior 
  wings, 
  which 
  is 
  much 
  narrower 
  than 
  in 
  A. 
  Horijax, 
  or 
  in 
  A. 
  Amanga, 
  

   Westw., 
  and 
  the 
  shape 
  of 
  the 
  wings 
  is 
  also 
  different 
  from 
  eitlier 
  of 
  those 
  species. 
  

  

  n._AXIOCEESES 
  I^IENDECHE. 
  i. 
  Figs. 
  12,13. 
  S. 
  Fig. 
  14. 
  

  

  Clinisnnjcltia 
  Mendccre, 
  Grose-Smith, 
  " 
  Annals 
  and 
  Magazine 
  of 
  Natural 
  

   History," 
  Ser. 
  6, 
  Vol. 
  III., 
  p. 
  135 
  (1889). 
  

  

  Exp. 
  IJ 
  inches. 
  

  

  Male. 
  IJppERSiDE. 
  Both 
  wings 
  fuscous. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  with 
  an 
  orange- 
  

   red 
  discal 
  band, 
  broad 
  at 
  the 
  apex, 
  which 
  is 
  situate 
  above 
  the 
  upper 
  median 
  

   nervule, 
  and 
  two 
  spots 
  in 
  the 
  cell 
  of 
  same 
  colour 
  ; 
  shoulder 
  broadly 
  orange-red. 
  

   Posterior 
  wings 
  same 
  colour, 
  except 
  near 
  the 
  base, 
  which 
  is 
  fuscous. 
  

  

  Underside. 
  Both 
  wings 
  reddish-brown. 
  Anterior 
  wings 
  paler 
  beneath 
  the 
  

   cell, 
  and 
  thence 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  ; 
  costa 
  on 
  the 
  shoulder 
  broadly 
  pale 
  

   yellowish-brown 
  ; 
  cell 
  crossed 
  by 
  two 
  spots, 
  two 
  beyond, 
  two 
  near 
  the 
  base 
  on 
  

   the 
  inner 
  margin, 
  all 
  gold 
  bordered 
  with 
  black 
  ; 
  a 
  submargiual 
  row 
  of 
  dark 
  

   spots, 
  another 
  towards 
  the 
  middle, 
  slightly 
  golden, 
  below 
  which, 
  half-way 
  

   between 
  it 
  and 
  the 
  two 
  gold 
  spots 
  at 
  end 
  of 
  cell, 
  is 
  another 
  spot, 
  slightly 
  golden, 
  

   as 
  are 
  also 
  several 
  spots 
  along 
  the 
  costa. 
  Posterior 
  wings 
  with 
  numerous 
  dark 
  

   spots 
  and 
  markings, 
  not 
  metallic, 
  except 
  the 
  line 
  above 
  the 
  anal 
  excavation. 
  

  

  Fi'inale. 
  Upperside. 
  Light 
  orange-brown, 
  with 
  a 
  broad 
  brown 
  band 
  along 
  

   the 
  outer 
  margin, 
  slightly 
  wider 
  towards 
  the 
  apex 
  ; 
  costal 
  margin 
  brown 
  ; 
  

   shoulder 
  pale 
  brown 
  ; 
  a 
  dark 
  brown 
  spot 
  in 
  the 
  cell, 
  an 
  elongated 
  transverse 
  bar 
  

   at 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  the 
  cell 
  ; 
  the 
  space 
  below 
  the 
  cell 
  to 
  the 
  inner 
  margin 
  dark 
  brown. 
  

   Posterior 
  wings 
  light 
  orange-brown 
  with 
  dark 
  veins, 
  dusky 
  at 
  the 
  base, 
  anal 
  lobe 
  

   also 
  dusky. 
  Underside 
  as 
  in 
  the 
  male, 
  but 
  rather 
  paler. 
  

  

  Hab. 
  Mombasa 
  (Last). 
  

  

  In 
  Mr. 
  Grose-Smith's 
  Collection. 
  

  

  Near 
  to 
  A. 
  Har^jax, 
  Fabr., 
  and 
  J.. 
  Amanga, 
  Westw. 
  

  

  