HESPERID^. 313 



206. Nisoniades Motozi. 



Pterygospidea Motozi, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr.y p. b^. 

 Nisoniades Pato, Trimen, Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond., 3rd 



[Series, I, p. 401'. 



Exp. 1 in. 3 lin. 



Shining grey-hrown, indistinctly varied with yellotvish ; 

 marked loith vitreous spots. Fore-wing : a renirorni vitreous 

 spot closing discoidal cell ; a smaller, rounded spot just 

 above it ; three minute, contiguous spots forming a short 

 transverse line, on subcostal nervules near apex ; between 

 first and third median nervules, two good-sized spots, the 

 lower one the larger. Hind-xoing : an ovate vitreous spot 

 closing discoidal cell. On the inner edge of the vitreous 

 spots, and at apex of both wings, some darker brown cloud- 

 ing, in one example very strongly marked. Under-side. — 

 Vitreous spots as on upper-side ; yellow variegation much 

 more conspicuous, especially in hind-wing. Fore-wing : 

 base yellows-dusted ; an indistinct yellow mark immediately 

 above spots on median nervules ; along hind-margin a yellow, 

 submacular band. Hind-wing : two or three yellowish 

 spots near base ; about middle, an irregular, macular, yellow 

 streak ; beyond it, another similar streak, merged with 

 hind-marginal yellow except near apex. 



"April 4th, 1861."— D'Urb. in litt. 



Belongs to the same group as iV^. Ophion, Dm., and Sahadius, Boisd., 

 but is readily distinguished by the yellow variegation aud vitreous spot in 

 hind-wing. It appears to be rare, Mr. D'Urbau having only met with a 

 single specimen, aud Mr. Bowker's collection coniaiuiug but two or lliree 

 examples. The latter notes it as "rare, found in forest, near waier, 

 lighting with open wings upon long grass, sedges, or I'erus ; February." 



Pluto's Vule, Fish River Bush.— Coll. W. D' Urban. 

 Bashee River, Kaffraria (J. H. Bowker).— Coll. Tri. et 

 Coll. S. A. Mus. 



" Natal (Coll. W. C. Hewitson)."— W. D'Urb. in litt. 



207. Nisoniades Ophion. 



Papilio Ophion, Bru., 111. Nat. Hist., Ill, pi. 17, f. 1, 2. 



„ „ Stoll, Suppl. Cram., pi. 26, f. 4. 



Thymele Ophion, Boisd., Faune Ent. de Mad., pi. 9, f. 4. 

 Pterygospidea Ophion, Wallgr., Lep. Rhop. Caffr., p. o'3. 



Exp. 1 in. 63 lin. 



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