214 RHOPALOCERA AFRICA AUSTRALIS. 



Genus HYPANIS. 



Hypanis, Boisd., E. Douhl. 

 Biblis (pars), Godt. 



Imago. — Eyes smooth ; club of antennce rather longer 

 and stouter than in Eurytela. IVings not so markedly 

 dentate, especially fore-wing, which has a slightly-convex 

 hind-margin without any approach to angulation. Abdomen 

 considerably longer, but not reaching to anal angle of 

 hind-wings. 



As M. Chenu remarks, Hypanis has much of the aspect of 

 the Nymphalideous genus Melitcea, Fab., in colour and 

 marking. It is spread throughout Africa, and also occurs in 

 South-Eastern Asia. No less than five species have been 

 described and figured by Authors, but I feel convinced that 

 Hopfier is right in referring them all to one, originally figured 

 by Drury under the name of Ilithyia. 



124. Hypanis Ilithyia. 



Papilio Ilythia, Dru., Ill Nat. Hist, II, pi. 17, f 1,2. 

 „ „ Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 213, f. A, B ; and 



[214, f. C, D. 

 „ Ilithuia, Fah., Ent. Syst., Ill, 1, p. 131, n. 403. 

 „ „ Herhst, Ins. — Schmett., IX, pi. 258, f. 



[5, 6. 

 Biblis Ilithyia, Godt., Enc. Meth., IX, p. 327, n. 7. 

 Hypanis Ilythia, Boisd., App. Voy. de Deleg., p. 591. 

 „ Ilithyia, Douhl., Westw., Hewits., Gen. Diiirn. 



[Lep., pi. 68, f. 1. 

 Var. — Papilio Polinice, Cram., Pap. Exot., pi. 375, f. 



[G, H. 



Hypanis „ Boisd., Sp. Gen. Lep., pi. 9, f. 6. 



„ „ Douhl., Westio., Hewits., Gen. 



[Di7irn. Lep., p. 411. 

 Papilio Goetzius, Herhst, Nat. Bek., Inst. — Schmett., 



[IX, pi. 258, f. 1—4. 



Hypanis Anvatara, Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad., pi. 7, f. 5. 



„ Cora, Feisthamel, Ann. Soc. Ent. de France, Ser. 



[II, VIII, p. 249. 

 „ ,, Chenu, Enc. dHist. Nat., f. 516. 



„ Acheloia, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. 29. 

 • Exp. 1 in. 8 lin.— 2 in. 3 lin. 



Warm orange -ochreous, with variahle black markings : 

 cilia black, spotted with white. Fore-wing : a broad black 

 band on costa (sometimes enclosing an ochreous longitudinal 



