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conspicuous than on upper-side, whiter. Hind-wing : basal 

 black containing four rather large, very conspicuous spots of 

 the ground-colour, and dusted with blue scales, which form a 

 transverse streak between costal and subcostal nervures near 

 extremity of black ; whitish-bluish lunules, in hind-marginal 

 border, large and very conspicuous ; row of black spots as 

 on upper-side ; inner-marginal region stained with ochre- 

 yellow. 



This species, witli its sli^htly-angulated fore-wings, and generally vrell- 

 dentated hind-margins, seems to unite the group of Jmionia to which (Enone 

 and Clelia belong, to those more markedly angulated and falcate-winged 

 species that follow. Its colouring, though not brilliant, is rich and effective ; 

 and the soft creamy smoothness of the under-side is very beautiful. It 

 does not seem to be common in the Natal country — Boioduval remarking 

 that he had only seen three specimens from that region. 



Natal.— Coll. mihi, et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



Zoolu. South Africa. Sierra Leone. — Coll. Brit. Mus. 



" Moselekatze's Country." — Boisd. 



78. Junonia Ceryne. 



Salamis Ceryne Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 592, n. 68. 



Expands 2 m.- — 2 in. 1 lin. 



Brotvn ; a broad, pale-ochreous, reddish-tinged hand cross- 

 i7jg both toings. Fore-icing : two short, pale-ochreous striae 

 cross discoidal cell, the outer of the two extending a little 

 below median nervure ; the broad, pale-ochreous band, tinged 

 with reddish externally , occupies wing from about middle, is 

 bifid on costa — being divided by a brown, curved mark, con- 

 taining a row of four white spots ; this row of spots continued 

 towards inner-margin by three small black spots in ochreous 

 band ; a row of small blue crescents along brown hind-margin ; 

 fringe brown, spotted with white. Hind-wing : ochreous 

 band oi fore-wing continued across this wing to inner-margin 

 before anal angle, and containing a row of five black spots ; 

 blue crescents and fringe as in fore-ioing. Under-side. — 

 Deep, rich ochre-yelloiv. Fore-wing: transverse striae in 

 discoidal cell white margined with black ; broad band white 

 on its inner edge, which is also bordered with black ; spots in 

 banciall white-centred ; hind-marginal crescents white, instead 

 of blue. Hind-wing : two white, black-ringed spots near 

 base ; band as in fore-wing, but its black spots not white- 

 centred ; hind-marginal crescents white. 



This very prettily-coloured Butterfly has only been, hitherto, found at 

 Natal. Its wings are angulated and dentated similarly to those of 

 /. Octavia. Boisduval's description of the species, though brief, is very 

 correct. 



Port Natal.— Coll. Brit. Mus. 

 " Amazoulu Country." — Boisd. 



