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in S , extending a little beyond first median nervule ; tail at 

 extremity of this nervule much shorter than in $ , and the 

 tail on third median only indicated by a short projection of 

 outline; two rows of ochreous lunules, thickly sprinkled 

 with metallic-bluish scales, border hind-margin between first 

 median nervule and anal angle — the lunules next anal angle 

 being wholly bluish ; within lunules, two deep-black, blue- 

 centred spots, in very indistinct ochreous-dotted rings — one 

 between first and second, the other between second and third, 

 median nervules, the latter containing a purplish-crimson 

 lumile, bordering the blue centre inwardly. Under-side. — 

 Differs in several respects from that of $ . Fore-iving : costa 

 between base and commencement of band transversely striped 

 with white ; spot near base in discoidal cell not so round or 

 large, wanting ferruginous centre, its white edges not en- 

 circling it — the outer white edge commonly united at its 

 upper end to inner white edige oi outer disco-cellular spot ; 

 transverse band very pale, zuhitish on costa ; a thin bluish 

 streak from costa a little before, and parallel to, the bluish 

 streak described in $ , the two lines enclosing a blue-dusted 

 space ; apical colouring paler and duller, not so widely- 

 spread, the white markings clear and conspicuous ; hind- 

 margin whitish-ochreous, varied with black lunules, as far as 

 second median nervule, where this colouring ceases abruptly 

 — black occupying the remainder of the margin. Hind-wing : 

 nervures mostly ivhitlsh before middle ; the principal mark- 

 ings thinly edged with whitish ; spots in, and on the edge of, 

 discoidal cell as in ^ , but more contracted ; a conspicuous, 

 irregular, whitish marking on costa about middle ; and a 

 smaller, quadrate, creamy-white spot on costa before it, 

 touching costal nervure ; inner-marginal portion, covering 

 abdomen, thickly irrorated with bluish-grey and ochreous, 

 and crossed by irregular, strongly-sinuate black-edged white 

 streaks, that become obliterated towards middle of wing ; 

 only one ocellate spot visible, between second and third 

 median nervules, coloured as above, but the thin yellow ring 

 more distinct ; a row of four sub-ocellate, metallic-green- 

 dusted spots in a line with the ocellate spot, between nervules, 

 parallel to hind-margin, as far as first subcostal nervule ; 

 hind-marginal band indicated by pale whitish-brown ; me- 

 tallic-bluish, or bluish-green, lunules, bordering hind-margin 

 between first median nervule and anal angle, more confluent 

 than on upper-side. 



Boisduval's figure of the female differs a little from the South African 

 specimens of that sex in mj possession. It is considerably larger, and with 

 longer tails to the hind-wings. On the under-side of fore-wing the costa is 



