NYMPHALID^,. 



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ivings more ovate than in Nymphalis, less prominent in apical 

 region : hind-margin very slightly scalloped, tailed only at 

 extremity of first median nervule— the tail being short, but 

 broader than in Nymphalis, sub-spatulate, and somewhat 

 inclining outwards; anal angle more marked, being less 

 rounded ; inner-margins as in Nymphalis. Legs stout, and 

 of moderate length. Abdomen small, slender, short, ovate 



in ? . . , 



This limited African Genus has a smgle representative 



South of the tropic of Capricorn. 



This Butterfly is a large and handsome insect, inhabiting 

 the outskirts of woods, and is by no means uncommon where 

 it occurs. The possession of but one tail on the hind-wing, 

 at the extremity of the first median nervule, at once dis- 

 tinguishes it from the species of Nymphalis; for although 

 the male of N, Neanthes, Hewits. (and probably also of ^ N. 

 Zoolina, Westw.) has, as already described, but one tail- 

 that appendage is situated at the extremity of the third 

 median nervule. 



105. Philognoma Varanes. 



Papilio Varanes, Cram., Pom. Exot., pi. 160, f. D, E ; 

 ^ [pi. 388, f. A, B. 



Drury, III. Nat, Hist., Ill, pi. 31, f. 1, 2. 

 „ „ Fah., Spec, his., II, p. 14, n. 55. 



Herbst, Nat. Bek. Ins.—Schmett., IV, 

 [pi. 56, f. 3, 4, 5. 

 Fab., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 66, n. 206. 

 Coea Varanessa, Hiibn., Verz. Bek. Schmett., n. 442. 

 Nymphalis Varanes, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 304, n. 48. 

 Expands 3 in. 2 lin.— 3 in. 8 lin. 



Rich-ferruginous, spotted with warm orange-ochreous ; basal 

 portion of fore-iving pale-yellowish shading into orange- 

 ochreous, of hind-icing, silky-white. Fore-wing: narrowly 

 white on inner-margin, gradually shading through dull-yellow 

 into orange-ochreous, which latter colour occupies middle ; 

 three short, transverse, ferruginous marks, on the ochreous 

 portion — one just beyond extremity of discoidal cell — another 

 between first and second median nervules, belotv, and slightly 

 beyond, the first mark— the third between second and third 

 median nervules, vertically in a line with the first mark ; 

 outer half of wing dark-ferruginous, which colour com- 

 mences abruptly just beyond the three marks described, 

 indenting the orange-ochreous between median nervules; 

 beyond middle, two transverse rows of orange-ochreous 



