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run two diminishing dusky streaks along hind-margin, the 

 outer as far as second median nervule, the inner indistinctly 

 to inner-margin : sjoot on anal angle, with that above it 

 (which is large), centred with white ; a third, conspicuous, 

 subquadrate, orange, black-dotted spot between second and 

 third median nervule. Under-side. — Quite like that of $ , 

 save for the absence of any grey patch on inner-margin of 

 fore-wing ; and the spots on hind-wing being less conspicuous. 

 (Descr. from single specimen.) 



The $ is readily distinguished from $ I. Silas by its 

 smaller size, less glittering blue surface, strongly and doubly 

 streaked under-surface, with its orange edging, and more 

 conspicuous circular patch on upper-side of hind -wing. The 

 front of the head and bases of pterygodes, which are both 

 black (the former being white-striped) in Silas, are ferrugi- 

 nous-red in Sidus. The fringe of hairs on inner-margin of 

 fore-wing, which is yellow in Silas, is black in the hitter 

 species. The ? is very different in the two species. 



Mr. Bowker supplies me with the following note on this exquisitely 

 beautiful lolaus : " Very rare and local : I have only met with them at one 

 spot — a s7ieezewood-tree at the edge of a forest. December to April." 



Bashee River, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker). Natal (W. 

 Guienzius).— Coll. Tri. et Coll. S. A. Mus. 



130. lolaus Bowkeri. N. Sp. 



lolaus Bowkeri, mihi. 

 Expands 1 in. 5 lin. 



? . Pale-fuscous, suffused from bases ivith light-hlue, toith 

 a transverse, macular, white hand heyond middle. Fore-iving : 

 blue extends along inner-margin to near anal angle, covers 

 bases of median nervules, and almost fills discoidal cell ; 

 closing cell, a fuscous streak, bounded on either side by a 

 white space ; white band consisting of six spots, of which the 

 two central are much smaller than the rest, and the two lower 

 the largest and subquadrate, the lowest spot joining extremity 

 of inner-marginal blue. Ilind-ioing : blue suffusion h'inf 

 between subcostal and submedian nervures, a narrow line of 

 ground-colour separating its superior portion from the white 

 band, the nervules crossing which are clouded with blue ; 

 white band more even and continuous than in fore-wing, 

 commencing on costa, and consisting of seven spots, the last 

 being merged with the blue suffusion ; beyond band a parallel 

 lunular bluish-white streak, united to it by clouded nervules. 



