NYMPHALID^. — NYMPHALIN^. — CHARAXES. 



IV.— CHARAXES NEPENTHES. Figs. 3, 4. 



Charaxes Nepenthes, Henley Grose Smith, Entomologist's Monthhj Magazine, 

 XX., p. 58 (1883). 



Exp. 3^ inches. 



" Upperside straw colour. Anterior wing with the costa and apical portion 

 of the wing as in Etidamippiis, Doubl., dark brown with a submarginal row of 

 small spots, inside of which is another row of larger spots, with two still larger 

 spots between the subcostal ncrvules, all straw colour. A quadrangular dark 

 brown spot at the end of the cell, the lower end of the spot on the outside 

 extending down the upper and middle disco-cellular nervule. Posterior wing 

 with a double row of submarginal black spots, the outer row elongate, the inner 

 row hastate, distinct from it, not joined as in Eudamippus, Doubl., and Dolon, 

 Westw., two tails bluish-grey; outer margin black. 



" Underside silvery-white. Anterior wing with a fulvous band, irregularly 

 marked outside with black, extending from the costa beyond the middle to near 

 the inner angle ; beyond which is a row of indistinct dark marks, and a fulvous 

 band on the outer margin ; two black spots within the cell ; two black lines on 

 the upper and middle disco-cellular nervules, the inner one sinuate, raider 

 which are two black spots : near the costa, about half-way between the cell and 

 the first fulvous band, are two more small black spots. Posterior wing with the 

 double row of submarginal spots as above, the inner row bordered inside with a 

 fulvous band, which, near the anal angle, joins an irregular fulvous band, 

 extending down the wing along the abdominal fold from the costa, near the 

 base, to the anal angle, where it joins a marginal fulvous band bordered witli 

 grey. On either side of the band down the wing are several black lines and 

 spots, and two transverse black elongate spots on the abdominal fold, a little 

 above the anal angle. 



"Near to Eudamippus, Doubl., and Doluii, Westw., but quite distinct." 

 (H. G. S., /. c.) 



The posterior wings are tinged with yellow above, between the black mar- 

 ginal line, and the outer row of submarginal spots. On the under surface the 

 double row of submarginal spots are strongly marked on the posterior wings ; on 

 the anterior wings they are much less distinct, and those of the outer row are 

 scarcely visible, except towards the anal angle. 



Hab. Siam (Beck). 



In the Collection of Henley Grose Smith. 



