NYMPHALID^. 159 



moderately arched from base to apex ; hind-margin slightly 

 excavate about m.iddle, but convex a little above anal angle, 

 slightly sinuate ; anal angle rounded ; inner-margin almost 

 straight ; discoidal cell closed. Hind-wings rather large : 

 costa strongly convex at base, but thence nearly straight ; 

 hind-margin moderately scalloped, anal-angular portion con- 

 siderably produced, but rounded at extremity ; inner-margins 

 forming a very complete channel for abdomen, and contiguous 

 throughout their extent. Legs rather short and stout. Ab- 

 domen short, rather slender. 



Of this Genus, two species are known as natives of South 

 Africa. They are insects rather below the middle size, and 

 rather peculiar than handsome in colouring and marking. 

 H. Alcimeda, Godt., Sp., the larger of the two, is marked 

 with white bands and spots on a blackish ground ; while H. 

 Hupithes, Doubl., is of a curious, pale greenish-ochreous 

 tint, with brownish markings. Both Butterflies frequent 

 woods. 



94. Harma Alcimeda. 



Nymphalis Alcimeda, 6^od^^., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 384, n. 112. 



Adolias Alcimeda, E. Doubl., List. Lep. Brit. Mus., p. 102. 



Expands 2 in. 4 lin. — 2 in. 5 lin. 



Broionish-black, spotted and transversely striped toith white. 

 Fore-wing : in discoidal cell, beyond its middle, a moderately- 

 wide, transverse, white bar, angulated externally; beyond 

 cell, and beyond middle, a short, macular, white stripe from 

 costa, joining, on first median nervule, a broad white stripe 

 (deeply scalloped along its outer edge), which, commencing 

 very narrowly and indistinctly on costa not far fi'om apex, 

 abruptly widens on first median nervule, and thence extends 

 to inner-margin beyond middle ; beyond band, nearly parallel 

 to hind-margin, a row of six white, small, oval spots, the 

 third, fourth, and fifth of which are situate in hollows of in- 

 dentations of white band; beyond these, a parallel row of 

 somewhat triangular, sublunular marks, slightly darker than 

 ground-colour, and edged outivardly with lighter streaks. 

 Hind-wing : broad, white band of fore-wing continued across 

 this wing to submedian nervure, narrow at costa, gradually 

 widening, and less deeply scalloped externally than in fore- 

 wing ; row of white dots and dark markings likewise con- 

 tinued, the pale streaks outwardly bordering the latter more 

 distinct than in fore-wing ; orange-ochreous dots along hind- 

 margin, one at extremity of each nervule, the largest on 

 third median nervule. Fringes very narrow, chequered with 

 white. Under-side. — Pale brownish-grey, mingled loith 



