PAPILIONIDaE.-PIEKIN^. 



MYLOTHRIS. II. 



v.— MYLOTHPJS PRIMULINA. <?.Figs. 1, 2. 



Mijlothris rn'iiiiilliKi, Butler, "Annals and Magazine of Natural History," 

 Ser. 6,'yol. XIX., p. C.-iT (1897). 



Exp. 2-| inches. 



il/rt/c. " Above milk-white, the costa and the basal area of primaries to 

 end of cell liright cowslip-yellow, changing at base and on the basal half of 

 costa to bright cadmium-yellow ; a smoky black apical patch, rather broader 

 than in M. Sitlphumi, Auriv., a large spot almost confluent with the latter at 

 end of second median Ijranch, and a dot at end of first median branch also 

 black ; secondaries bright cowslip-yellow at base, six small black marginal 

 spots. Body above greenish-grey ; abdomen creamy-white at the sides. 

 Primaries below with the cadmium-yellow at the base, more extended, and the 

 apical third of the wing traversed ])y greenish-yellow internervular streaks ; 

 apical patch only visible through the wing, but seven black marginal spots ; 

 secondaries with the yellow at base slightly more extended and the base of 

 costa cadmium-yellow, the outer border faintly tinted with primrose-yellow, the 

 black marginal spots rather larger than above. Body below creamy-white, the 

 pectus with a feeble tint of primrose." 



Hab. Ondo Country, Lagos (Sir G. Carter). 



La the Collection of the British Museum, from the Godman aud Sakiu Colleetiou. 

 "Intermediate iu character between M. Asphodelus, ButL, and M. Siilphurea from the 

 Cameroons." 



VI.— MYLOTHRIS NARCISSUS. $ . Figs. 3, 4. * . Fig. 5. 

 Mijlotlms Narcissus, Butler, " Proceedings Zoological Society," p. 95(1888). 

 Exp. Nearly 2 inches. 

 Male. Upperside "nearest to M. Triiiienia, Bntlev, of the same colours, 



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